{"id":53208,"date":"2022-02-25T03:12:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T11:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/02\/25\/nj-cannabis-sales-to-start-soon-gov-says-newsletter-february-25-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-02-25T13:46:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T21:46:05","slug":"nj-cannabis-sales-to-start-soon-gov-says-newsletter-february-25-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/02\/25\/nj-cannabis-sales-to-start-soon-gov-says-newsletter-february-25-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ cannabis sales to start soon, gov says (Newsletter: February 25, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-123.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>SD gov could veto legalization bill; CO psychedelics ballot text approved; Study: Marijuana consumers are motivated<\/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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Phil Murphy (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he expects recreational marijuana sales to launch at existing medical cannabis dispensaries \u201cwithin weeks\u201d\u2014as soon as March. He also said he\u2019s open to allowing consumers to grow their own at home.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/south-dakota-governor-wont-rule-out-vetoing-marijuana-legalization-bill-that-passed-the-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> isn\u2019t ruling out vetoing a marijuana legalization bill that passed the Senate. She also suggested voters don\u2019t back legal cannabis\u2014even though they already approved it in a ballot measure that was later overturned in court through a lawsuit her administration funded.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/colorado-officials-clear-psychedelics-legalization-ballot-language-bringing-activists-closer-to-signature-gathering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado\u2019s secretary of state<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cleared the language of activists\u2019 latest proposed psilocybin legalization ballot initiatives. Now the campaign must decide which of the four separate measures they\u2019ve filed they\u2019ll actually collect signatures for.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new study found that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/college-students-who-use-marijuana-show-signs-of-greater-motivation-compared-to-non-users-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">marijuana consumers show signs of greater motivation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> than people who don\u2019t consume and are \u201cmore likely to expend effort to obtain reward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThese results do not support the amotivational syndrome hypothesis.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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\/usda_nass\/status\/1496892708207607815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a blog post on floral hemp production.<\/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\/GovernorTomWolf\/status\/1496160356519010305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Tom Wolf (D) tweeted, \u201cPennsylvania is ready and waiting for legalized marijuana. Let\u2019s get it done.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MurielBowser\/status\/1496817376939102212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) tweeted about the medical cannabis tax holiday bill she signed into law.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DougGansler\/status\/1496620100920782855\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Gansler, a former state attorney general, tweeted that lawmakers\u2019 consideration of a marijuana legalization bill \u201cis an important step toward legalizing cannabis, which in turn will make Maryland a more just and equitable place.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zkXnGYwcyfc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic State Board of Regents candidate Wanda James highlighted her experience as a marijuana business owner in a campaign ad.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2022\/02\/23\/wisconsin-lawmakers-take-up-legalizing-kratom-over-objection-cops-doctors\/6907304001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Assembly speaker pulled a scheduled vote on a bill to legalize kratom.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keloland.com\/keloland-com-original\/house-leader-says-marijuana-bill-faces-tough-path\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House majority leader said a Senate-passed marijuana legalization bill is \u201cgoing to have a decently tough path going forward.\u201d Separately, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-marijuana-medical-marijuana-south-dakota-sd-state-wire-107394d820a280113ac43f9d7cfe45ea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House lawmakers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> revived a bill to gut affirmative defense protections for medical cannabis patients.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitsnews.com\/2022\/02\/23\/south-carolina-medical-marijuana-opponents-outnumbered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House leaders are reportedly working on a strategy to try to slow down and block a Senate-passed medical cannabis bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenLouiseLucas\/status\/1496632883037057024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate president pro tempore, who co-owns a cannabis store, tweeted about Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) declaring state holidays in honor of certain people, saying, \u201c\u200b\u200bHe\u2019s saving me for 4\/20.\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:\/\/twitter.com\/wvhouse\/status\/1496904971811389443\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">West Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House of Representatives preliminarily approved a bill on security and surveillance requirements for medical cannabis businesses.<\/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.1011now.com\/2022\/02\/24\/ne-leg-medical-marijuana-bill-hits-wall-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Judiciary Committee held a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowt.com\/2022\/02\/24\/nebraska-medical-marijuana-bill-flails-judiciary-committee-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hearing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on a 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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/bill-seeks-to-expand-georgia-medical-marijuana-program-and-end-delays\/HUXNT3SIFBHIRFVECAMXSWTEPI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Low THC Subcommittee held a hearing on a bill to increase the number of medical cannabis business licenses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocrusader.com\/breaking-news\/rep-evans-urges-congress-to-decriminalize-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative discussed his resolution calling on Congress to remove marijuana from Schedule I. <\/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.concordmonitor.com\/My-Turn-Marijuana-legalization-45215901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Hampshire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative authored an op-ed expressing concerns about marijuana legalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginislandsdailynews.com\/news\/cannabis-board-to-unveil-proposed-medical-rules-monday\/article_e138a816-0860-51c0-a8dd-5d11c0a57a16.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Virgin Islands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are expected to unveil proposed medical cannabis rules on Monday.<\/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:\/\/cdphe.colorado.gov\/medical-marijuana-registry-rulemaking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board of Health adopted rules changes in line with a medical cannabis restriction bill.<\/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.cdtfa.ca.gov\/news\/22-01.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of Tax and Fee Administration reported that the state generated $308.56 million in quarterly marijuana tax revenue.<\/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\/Bulletins\/Compliance-2022-01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent a compliance bulletin about marijuana retesting, remediation and destruction of failed packages.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/utilityreporter\/status\/1496673782555033605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arizona<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators reached a settlement with a cannabis testing lab over alleged violations.<\/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-122.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:\/\/sf.gov\/news\/mayor-breed-and-city-administrator-chu-announce-appointment-nikesh-patel-lead-office-cannabis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">San Francisco, California\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor appointed a top marijuana regulator.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlosAlvQ\/status\/1496978465513484298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Costa Rican<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Carlos Alvarado Quesada tweeted, \u201cThe approval in the 1st debate of the Medicinal Cannabis and Industrial Hemp project with the changes that we had suggested means that we are very close to it becoming law. I thank the deputies who voted in favor of the new text, which will be of great benefit to <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1f1e8-1f1f7-1.png\" alt=\"&#x1F1E8;&#x1F1F7;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mjbizdaily.com\/health-canada-seized-more-than-35-million-grams-of-cannabis-7800-plants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canadian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators seized more than 35 million grams of cannabis products as well as thousands of plants from licensed businesses due to violations during the 2019-20 fiscal year.<\/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 on cannabis in sports \u201cconfirms that CBD and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) do not enhance performance\u201d and that \u201cCBD possesses <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/imj.15724\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anti-inflammatory and analgesic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> properties which have not been adequately evaluated in the area of sport.\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 nematodes suggested that \u201ccannabidiol protects against <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0014299922000905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/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><b>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION &amp; 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