{"id":52651,"date":"2022-02-01T03:23:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T11:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/02\/01\/schumer-talks-cannabis-timetable-and-banking-newsletter-february-1-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-02-01T13:46:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T21:46:11","slug":"schumer-talks-cannabis-timetable-and-banking-newsletter-february-1-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/02\/01\/schumer-talks-cannabis-timetable-and-banking-newsletter-february-1-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer talks cannabis timetable and banking (Newsletter: February 1, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><em>Marijuana employment protections in federal climate bill; CO psychedelics ballot measure; Congressman \u201coutraged\u201d by NJ cannabis licensing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe<\/a>\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It\u2019s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day.<\/p>\n<p>(function() {<br \/>\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {<br \/>\n\t\tlisteners: [],<br \/>\n\t\tforms: {<br \/>\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t{<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t);<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t}<br \/>\n\t}<br \/>\n})();<br \/>\n<!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.8.6 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\">\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t<label>Email address: <\/label>&#013;<br \/>\n\t&#013;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t&#013;\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><label>Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-response\" \/><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin --><\/p>\n<p><b>Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Hold on, just one second before you read today\u2019s news. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have you thought about giving some financial support to Marijuana Moment? If so, today would be a great day to contribute. We\u2019re planning our reporting for the coming year and it would really help to know what kind of support we can count on.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Thien-Phuc Vo: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI really appreciate what you\u2019re doing. I know that it took a lot of work for you guys.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check us out on Patreon and sign up to give $25\/month today:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><b>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/schumer-gives-update-on-federal-marijuana-legalization-and-banking-in-meeting-with-equity-advocates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> discussed the timeline for his marijuana legalization bill\u2014including hearings\u2014and ways to make banking legislation more palatable in a meeting with cannabis reform advocates last week. Marijuana Moment spoke to three people who attended.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/climate-workforce-would-be-protected-from-marijuana-employment-testing-under-new-congressional-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and 30 cosponsors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a new climate workforce bill that would protect workers in some legal marijuana states from being fired or losing access to jobs training over cannabis drug tests.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/colorado-activists-file-competing-psychedelics-legalization-ballot-initiative-for-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">second team of Colorado activists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a ballot initiative to legalize possession, cultivation and gifting of psychedelics like psilocybin, ibogaine, mescaline and DMT. This comes as another campaign with backing from major funders is advancing separate own measures.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congressman-is-outraged-over-lack-of-diversity-in-marijuana-license-approvals-in-new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he\u2019s \u201coutraged\u201d that \u201cBlack-owned businesses have been shut out of the state\u2019s cannabis marketplace.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/virginia-psilocybin-decriminalization-bill-defeated-in-senate-committee-after-top-gop-lawmaker-flips-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> rejected a bill to decriminalize psilocybin, even after amending it with a medical focus. The Republican minority leader, who recently indicated support for the measure, ultimately voted to block it from advancing.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ FEDERAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrGupta46\/status\/1487133224249798656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Rahul Gupta<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> discussed substance use issues with North Dakota\u2019s first lady.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2022\/01\/26\/2022-01517\/government-owned-inventions-availability-for-licensing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Institutes of Health<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is making available for licensing and commercial development certain cannabinoid receptor modulating compounds.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nc\/charlotte\/news\/2022\/01\/26\/could-marijuana-decriminalization-happen-in-2022-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said her federal marijuana legalization bill can appeal to people who love and hate cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana Democratic Senate candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/MSNBCW_20220128_190000_Katy_Tur_Reports\/start\/2940\/end\/3000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Luke Mixon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he supports legalizing marijuana but criticized rival Gary Chambers for smoking a blunt in an ad.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio Democratic congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ninaturner\/status\/1487590666599284736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nina Turner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cLegalize marijuana, erase records, and make the cannabis industry equitable for communities that have been torn apart by its criminalization.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky Democratic congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Compton4KY2022\/status\/1487609447937683457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">William Compton<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cMarijuana should be legal in all states, not some. Tax revenue, alone, would bring in the needed money that Kentucky could use to fund public schools! It\u2019s time to legalize it!\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ STATES<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnBKing\/status\/1487452014682546176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic\u00a0 gubernatorial candidate John King, a former federal education secretary, tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s past time to legalize adult-use cannabis in Maryland and expunge records for nonviolent offenders. I look forward to equitably implementing this transformative legislation as governor.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grownin.com\/2022\/01\/31\/illinois-ag-makes-unusual-motion-to-allow-more-plaintiffs-in-dispensary-supercase-while-il-supremes-deny-motion-to-award-craft-grow-licenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general filed a motion to allow more rejected marijuana license applicants to join a consolidated lawsuit.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kivitv.com\/news\/political\/inside-the-statehouse\/bill-to-legalize-cannabis-derived-pain-relief-spray-passes-idaho-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Idaho<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House of Representatives approved a bill to allow the cannabis-derived spray nabiximols to be used by patients with multiple sclerosis or other neurological conditions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keloland.com\/news\/capitol-news-bureau\/counties-cities-get-no-say-on-medical-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House of Representatives defeated a bill to allow local governments to ban medical cannabis businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mnisready\/status\/1486505015627980806\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House majority leader and Senate minority leader discussed the prospects for marijuana legalization legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2022\/01\/30\/virginia-marijuana-legalization-legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator who sponsored the enacted marijuana legalization bills said he\u2019s \u201chopeful\u201d that lawmakers will pass required reenactment legislation this session.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rules.utah.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/b20220201.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Utah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed corrections to a rule on out-of-state medical cannabis patients.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dos.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2022\/01\/012622_0_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Office for People with Developmental Disabilities is proposing to remove administration of medical cannabis from the list of reportable incidents.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.texas.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/feb-2022-pciac-agenda-item-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council is considering a proposal to allow hospital staff to store medical cannabis and facilitate patients\u2019 use of it.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oedit.colorado.gov\/press-release\/cannabis-business-office-announces-partnership-with-make-green-go-for-technical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators launched a partnership to implement a technical assistance program for new cannabis ventures.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/masscannabiscontrol.com\/2022\/01\/public-comment-now-open-regarding-changes-to-the-commissions-disproportionately-impacted-areas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana regulators are accepting public comment on possible changes to the list of disproportionately impacted areas.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/K_Schallhorn\/status\/1487912965982638087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top medical cannabis regulator spoke about the growth of the program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov\/Documents\/Dispensaries\/RFA%20II%20RESULTS\/2021%20Request%20for%20Dispensary%20Applications%20(RFA%20II)%20-%20Dispensary%20Drawing%20FAQs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a ranked <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov\/Documents\/Dispensaries\/RFA%20II%20RESULTS\/RFA%20II%20-%20Drawing%20Results%20-%20PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">list<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the results of a medical cannabis dispensary license lottery. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/olcc\/marijuana\/documents\/approved_retail_licenses.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a list of active marijuana retail licenses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ LOCAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/621b600182b1\/cityacceptingproposalscannabissocialequity-technical-assistanc-4994997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials will hold a live demonstration of the city\u2019s online marijuana licensing platform on Tuesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/entertainment\/the-standard\/2001435817\/prof-george-wajackoyah-promises-to-legalise-marijuana-if-elected-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kenyan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> presidential candidate is pledging to legalize marijuana if elected.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/tory-mp-adam-afriyie-investigated-for-not-declaring-drug-firm-job-df0zlp30s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> member of Parliament is being investigated by the parliamentary commissioner for standards for allegedly failing to declare a job at a medical cannabis firm.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tga.gov.au\/consultation\/consultation-potential-reforms-medicinal-cannabis-manufacturing-labelling-and-packaging-requirement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Australia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Therapeutic Good Administration sent an update on changes to medical cannabis manufacturing, labeling and packaging requirements.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ SCIENCE &amp; HEALTH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A review concluded that \u201cCBD exhibits <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/bcpt.13710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">multiple therapeutic effects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, including neuroprotective, antiepileptic, anxiolytic, antipsychotic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-cancer properties\u201d and \u201ccould also be applied to treat or prevent COVID-19 and its complications.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study of web searches found that \u201cthere has been rapid growth in interest in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ajph.aphapublications.org\/doi\/abs\/10.2105\/AJPH.2021.306586?journalCode=ajph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">delta-8 THC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d and that \u201cstates where recreational cannabis is illegal had higher relative queries than did states with legalized recreational cannabis.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION &amp; ANALYSIS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A poll found that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouGov\/status\/1487000714916343809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">London, England adults<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> support the mayor\u2019s plan to replace some cannabis arrests with education and counseling for young people, 63 percent to 19 percent.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SoDakDems\/status\/1488304251872948228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cHB 1095, which would have allowed local government to prevent Medical Cannabis dispensaries, failed on the House Floor today. Our Democratic Representatives stood with the voters to make sure Medical Marijuana is accessible to everyone.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ BUSINESS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amazon_policy\/status\/1487155584344498181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amazon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> posted about its support for marijuana legalization legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmarketreport.com\/high-times-ceo-resigns-extends-offering-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hightimes Holding Corp.\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> CEO resigned.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2022\/01\/31\/2375586\/0\/en\/HEXO-Provides-Nasdaq-Listing-Update.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HEXO Corp<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> received a notification from Nasdaq that it is not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement to list.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/4front-ventures-corp-further-strengthens-massachusetts-footprint-closes-accretive-acquisition-of-new-england-cannabis-corporation-301471156.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4Front Ventures Corp.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> closed its acquisition of \u200b\u200bNew England Cannabis Corporation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ CULTURE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cannabis-focused comic <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxbrown.com\/press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legalization Nation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has been signed for syndication by Heart\u2019s King Features.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make sure to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">subscribe<\/a> to get Marijuana Moment\u2019s daily dispatch in your inbox.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(function() {<br \/>\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {<br \/>\n\t\tlisteners: [],<br \/>\n\t\tforms: {<br \/>\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t{<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t);<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t}<br \/>\n\t}<br \/>\n})();<br \/>\n<!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.8.6 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\">\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t<label>Email address: <\/label>&#013;<br \/>\n\t&#013;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t&#013;\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><label>Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-response\" \/><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin --><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo courtesy of Chris Wallis \/\/ Side Pocket Images.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/schumer-talks-cannabis-timetable-and-banking-newsletter-february-1-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">Schumer talks cannabis timetable and banking (Newsletter: February 1, 2022)<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\" target=\"_blank\">Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nRead More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/schumer-talks-cannabis-timetable-and-banking-newsletter-february-1-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Schumer talks cannabis timetable and banking (Newsletter: February 1, 2022)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marijuana employment protections in federal climate bill; CO psychedelics ballot measure; Congressman \u201coutraged\u201d by NJ cannabis licensing Subscribe\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. 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