{"id":52946,"date":"2022-02-15T03:24:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T11:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/02\/15\/irs-walks-back-cannabis-tax-deduction-comment-newsletter-february-15-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-02-15T13:46:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T21:46:09","slug":"irs-walks-back-cannabis-tax-deduction-comment-newsletter-february-15-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/02\/15\/irs-walks-back-cannabis-tax-deduction-comment-newsletter-february-15-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS walks back cannabis tax deduction comment (Newsletter: February 15, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-64.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>MD legalization process gets underway; NY marijuana licensing bill; Sha\u2019Carri Richardson calls out sports double standard<\/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. 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Participating businesses would need to meet certain equity, labor and sustainability requirements.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/shacarri-richardson-suspended-over-marijuana-suggests-racist-double-standard-after-olympics-lets-russian-skater-compete-amid-doping-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. runner Sha\u2019Carri Richardson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, who was suspended from the Olympics over marijuana, is suggesting there may be a racist double standard after a Russian skater who tested positive for a performance enhancing drug is being allowed to compete.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/washington-lawmakers-accused-of-breaking-promise-to-expand-marijuana-licensing-to-address-equity-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State lawmakers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are being accused of reneging on promises to back legislation to expand marijuana business licensing to address equity concerns. Some existing cannabis operators\u00a0 have opposed the proposal.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/if-bars-and-restaurants-can-sell-alcohol-they-should-also-be-allowed-to-serve-marijuana-op-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Winery president Doug Frost<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014who says he is one of only three people in the world to be certified as both a master sommelier and a master of wine\u2014writes in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed that if bars and restaurants can sell the \u201cmore hazardous drug\u201d alcohol, they should also be allowed to serve cannabis.<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeptVetAffairs\/status\/1492128908677951491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department of Veterans Affairs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> posted a podcast excerpt explaining its policies on marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomangell\/status\/1493324442251972610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter to constituents, saying he is \u201ccommitted to making federal marijuana reform a priority\u201d and is \u201cworking to finalize this legislation and to pass the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act in the near future.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBowman\/status\/1493314858795864064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about how officials reacted differently to U.S. runner Sha\u2019Carri Richardson\u2019s marijuana test and a Russian skater testing positive for a performance enhancing drug, saying, \u201cCannabis use needs to be destigmatized and federally legalized, especially when it\u2019s used to hinder Black people due to unequal standards like this.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepPerlmutter\/status\/1492252352862167050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cCannabis businesses &amp; employees are put in harm\u2019s way everyday despite being recognized as legal, legitimate businesses in 47 states. It\u2019s long overdue to fix this problem, get cash off our streets &amp; protect our communities.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/morgangriffith.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=402602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> discussed his support for \u201creducing barriers to research of cannabis and Schedule I drugs\u201d in a newsletter.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?517709-3\/washington-journal-rep-earl-blumenauer-d-or-discusses-president-bidens-legislative-agenda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said marijuana legalization is an issue that doesn\u2019t need to be partisan.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/commodities\/video?jwsource=cl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> encouraged South Carolina lawmakers to pass a medical cannabis bill this year.<\/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\/1491810616352272385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nina Turner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cLegalizing cannabis without making the cannabis market equitable for Black and brown communities would be an injustice. This country has spent years locking Black and brown people up for cannabis at much higher rates than white people. Communities have been destroyed.\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\/1492652511827746816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">William Compton<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThis may be controversial, but I truly believe we should legalize Marijuana nationwide, and that is something I will fight for in congress.\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\/1493307466767081483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate John King, a former federal education secretary, tweeted, \u201cBlack Marylanders are disproportionately incarcerated for cannabis possession to a massive extent. We must legalize recreational cannabis in Maryland, but we also have to expunge records, and ensure opportunity for Black owned businesses.\u201d Separately, Democratic attorney general candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatieforMD\/status\/1493223507173392385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Katie Curran O\u2019Malley<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> testified in favor of a legalization bill before state lawmakers.<\/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:\/\/richmondbizsense.com\/2022\/02\/14\/bill-that-speeds-launch-of-recreational-marijuana-market-up-for-senate-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate is expected to vote on marijuana sales legislation this week.<\/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\/pierremercer\/status\/1493319259354812420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House of Representatives declined to take up a bill on medical cannabis recommendations via telehealth. Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/listen.sdpb.org\/politics\/2022-02-14\/house-panel-to-consider-recreational-marijuana-tax-structure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Taxation Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will hear a bill to set\u00a0 up a taxation structure for recreational marijuana sales on Tuesday.<\/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:\/\/nmpoliticalreport.com\/2022\/02\/14\/senate-committee-approves-cannabis-law-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to increase production limits for microbusinesses and to make other changes to the marijuana law.<\/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:\/\/blog.wvlegislature.gov\/headline\/2022\/02\/14\/house-judiciary-meets-twice-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">West Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Judiciary Committee approved a bill allowing no more than two licensed laboratories to perform medical cannabis testing.<\/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.al.com\/news\/2022\/02\/alabama-legislators-to-consider-reducing-marijuana-possession-penalties-to-fines-only.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Judiciary Committee will consider a bill to decriminalize marijuana and expunge past records on Wednesday.<\/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:\/\/plattevalley.newschannelnebraska.com\/story\/45861976\/sen-groene-to-expand-medical-marijuana-proposal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator is working to expand his limited medical cannabis bill.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/GASenatePress\/status\/1492974910108536835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator filed a bill to allow people with certain past convictions to participate in the hemp market.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/CameraForSenate\/status\/1491541536626126851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator tweeted, in response to someone\u2019s suggestion that legalizing marijuana can raise revenue, \u201cDumbasses like you actually think that selling weed would bring in the billions we need every year to pay for outrageous spending.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/170.94.37.152\/REGS\/007.33.22-013P-22069.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators proposed rules changes to allow doctors to issue recertification of medical cannabis recommendations via telehealth.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grownin.com\/2022\/02\/14\/missouri-regulator-says-delta-8-sales-and-cannabis-market-forces-not-part-of-purview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top medical cannabis regulator said his department doesn\u2019t have authority to regulate delta-8 THC products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<strong>\u2014<br \/>\n<strong>Marijuana Moment is already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracking more than 1,000 cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills<\/a> in state legislatures and Congress this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon supporters<\/a> pledging at least $25\/month get access to our interactive maps, charts and hearing calendar so they don\u2019t miss any developments.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9128 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-63.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Learn more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marijuana bill tracker<\/a> and become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supporter on Patreon<\/a> to get access.<br \/>\n\u2014<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\/ LOCAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/news\/cannabis-decriminalization-could-end-up-on-november-city-of-denton-election-ballot-13397855\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denton, Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> activists are launching an effort to place a marijuana decriminalization measure on the local ballot.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chicagosmayor\/status\/1492230619639820293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chicago, Illinois\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor tweeted about a program to help people with past cannabis convictions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorSheehan\/status\/1493302546487726083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Albany, New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor tweeted about a marijuana discussion being hosted by state regulators 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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/politics\/labour-drugs-steve-reed-name-b2014746.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Labour Party\u2019s shadow justice secretary said his party would consider enacting a policy of \u201cnaming and shaming\u201d people convicted of buying illegal drugs if it were to control the government.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/JosephMooneyMP\/status\/1493156003424063490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Zealand<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmaker posted pictures of himself touring a hemp facility.<\/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 study of patients with insomnia suggested that \u201cthe formula CBD-melatonin could be competitive with the classic hypnotic synthetic drugs\u201d and that \u201cCBD, reducing chronic pain perception, helps to complete the neuromuscular relaxation and to relieve anxiety fulfilling a very balanced sensation of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35147654\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wellbeing during the sleep<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The New Jersey State Policy Lab at Rutgers University released a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rutgers.edu\/news\/rutgers-releases-study-marijuana-usage-help-guide-state-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">baseline report on marijuana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ahead of the launch of legal sales in the state.<\/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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaineDems\/status\/1493293975486279685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about a federal hemp reform bill from Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The executive director of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/opinion\/2022\/02\/legalizing-marijuana-could-compromise-public-health-and-safety-opinion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> authored an op-ed expressing concerns about legalizing marijuana.<\/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:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/northern-lights-acquisition-corp-announces-entering-into-a-business-combination-agreement-with-safe-harbor-financial-the-leading-provider-of-financial-services-and-access-to-banking-solutions-for-the-us-cannabis-industry-301481232.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Safe Harbor Financial<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is going public through a merger with Northern Lights Acquisition Corp.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/investors.awholdings.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/awh-announces-promotion-frank-perullo-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has a new president.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The CEO of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/themicrodose.substack.com\/p\/5-questions-for-david-bronner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Bronner\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about the company\u2019s support for psychedelics reform.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/02\/14\/snoop-dogg-smokes-weed-ahead-of-super-bowl-2022-halftime-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Snoop Dogg<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was, unsurprisingly, seen appearing to smoke marijuana just prior to his Super Bowl halftime show performance.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timheidecker\/status\/1491982324526841861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tim Heidecker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cLegalize drugs you monsters.\u201d<\/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 - 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