{"id":53721,"date":"2022-03-21T02:13:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T10:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/03\/21\/senator-admits-he-was-wrong-about-cannabis-newsletter-march-21-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-03-21T13:46:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T21:46:36","slug":"senator-admits-he-was-wrong-about-cannabis-newsletter-march-21-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/03\/21\/senator-admits-he-was-wrong-about-cannabis-newsletter-march-21-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator admits he was wrong about cannabis (Newsletter: March 21, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-120.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Congressional marijuana measure to pressure UN; RIP to Cannabis Caucus co-chair; CT psychedelics bill vote; CO treasurer talks banking<\/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 v4.8.7 - 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>Free to read (but not free to produce)!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We\u2019re proud of our newsletter and the reporting we publish at Marijuana Moment, and we\u2019re happy to provide it for free. But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you value Marijuana Moment, invest in our success on Patreon so we can expand our coverage and more readers can benefit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><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\/bipartisan-congressional-lawmakers-want-biden-to-push-un-to-end-international-marijuana-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reps. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Barbara Lee (D-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> teamed up on a bipartisan resolution calling on the Biden administration to \u201cuse the voice, vote, and influence of the United States\u201d to deschedule marijuana from an international drug treaty and treat it \u201csimilar to other agricultural commodities.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bipartisan members of Congress honored <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/gop-congressman-who-fought-for-marijuana-legalization-dies-and-is-honored-by-bipartisan-colleagues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cannabis Caucus co-chair Rep. Don Young (R-AK)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, who passed away on Friday. He was one of just five Republican House members to vote for a cannabis legalization bill in 2020.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/senator-who-previously-opposed-marijuana-legalization-says-he-was-wrong-about-increased-youth-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> acknowledged that the fears he had that led him to campaign against Colorado\u2019s legalization of marijuana when he was governor were misplaced.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI was pretty surprised that the data overwhelmingly showed again and again\u201d that youth use didn\u2019t increase.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/connecticut-lawmakers-approve-bill-to-fund-psilocybin-and-mdma-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut legislature\u2019s Public Health Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a bill to create a system to provide certain patients with access to psychedelic-assisted treatment with substances like MDMA and psilocybin.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/colorado-treasurer-discusses-need-for-federal-marijuana-banking-reform-and-impact-of-senate-inaction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado Treasurer Dave Young (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke to Marijuana Moment about the need to pass cannabis banking legislation and the conversations he had with fellow state treasurers and members of Congress about the issue during a trip to Washington, D.C. last week.<\/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:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/alabama-bill-would-force-women-who-want-medical-marijuana-to-show-negative-pregnancy-tests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama senator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a bill that would require women to provide a negative pregnancy test in order to purchase medical 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/west-wing-playbook\/2022\/03\/18\/bidens-slow-walk-on-weed-00018609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">White House Domestic Policy Council senior policy advisor for criminal justice Erin Murphy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reportedly met with a cannabis industry official to discuss possible marijuana reforms.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1504838260685688838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe War on Drugs has been a war on people\u2014particularly people of color. Our bill will end the federal prohibition, make criminal justice reforms, and invest in the communities most impacted by the War on Drugs.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorDurbin\/status\/1504893367108390915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe Senate can and must right the wrongs of the war on drugs by passing the EQUAL Act and finally ending the crack &amp; powder cocaine sentencing disparity.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJackyRosen\/status\/1505221308543430656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cIt was great to see the @USCannabisCncl &amp; discuss how Nevada\u2019s cannabis industry continues to create new businesses and jobs, bringing millions in revenue for our state. I\u2019ll continue to work at the federal level to allow this industry to reach its full potential.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chelliepingree\/status\/1505176490157170691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> described a bill she filed as a \u201cstraightforward approach to make the hemp industry more profitable and more equitable.\u201d<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/GaryChambersJr\/status\/1504590244800311298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gary Chambers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about the economic potential of legalizing marijuana.<\/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:\/\/news.sd.gov\/newsitem.aspx?id=30011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Kristi Noem (R) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.argusleader.com\/story\/news\/2022\/03\/18\/south-dakota-medical-marijuana-laws-change-after-new-cannabis-bills-signed-governor-kristi-noem\/7096454001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">signed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> six medical cannabis and hemp reform bills into law, including a measure to place a limit on medical marijuana home cultivation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/mmb-stat\/documents\/budget\/operating-budget\/gov-rec\/mar22\/govrev22-budget-agency-item.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Tim Walz (D) included revised fiscal projections associated with marijuana legalization provisions in his supplemental budget recommendations.<\/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=tImDvmO1UBY&amp;t=2m35s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Hampshire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said he\u2019s \u201cnot fully committal\u201d on his position against legalizing marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2022\/03\/17\/governor-newsom-announces-appointments-3-17-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) appointed a new deputy director of public affairs for the Department of Cannabis Control. Separately, a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sd11.senate.ca.gov\/news\/20220317-senator-wiener-introduces-legislation-create-tax-credit-commercial-cannabis-retailers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">senator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a bill to establish a tax credit for marijuana retailers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WaTreasurer\/status\/1504624487592996889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> treasurer blamed robberies on marijuana businesses on Congress\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepPerlmutter\/status\/1503849016018317319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">failure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to enact cannabis banking legislation. He <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WaTreasurer\/status\/1504202470888812546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cThis is exactly why I am in DC this week to urge Congress to pass #cannabisbanking this year. This was preventable and we all agree on the solution. Congress cannot delay in passing cannabis banking reforms any longer.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ILAttyGeneral\/status\/1504549590934114311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general will host an information session on cannabis expungements and social equity opportunities on Monday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nc_tribune\/status\/1504824796961464321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker said he would be surprised if the Senate passed a medical cannabis bill. A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatashaMarcusNC\/status\/1504810649305686017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">senator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> responded by tweeting, \u201cMedical marijuana is a very popular idea. These powerful right wingers do not represent the people of NC. They consistently block progress.\u201d A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GraigMeyer\/status\/1504814165411700737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">representative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cNorth Carolinians are ready for legal, regulated, and taxed marijuana. Opposition to medical marijuana is harming our citizens in so many ways.\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.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uku9oISsu4o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee held several <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z9-x_aIpdfo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hearings <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on a medical cannabis bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hempgrower.com\/article\/pennsylvania-senator-to-introduce-legislation-to-allow-hemp-in-animal-feed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers plan to file legislation to allow hemp in animal feed.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/klin.com\/2022\/03\/18\/74845\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> activists hosted more than 100 signature gathering events for a pair of proposed medical cannabis ballot measures in over 35 cities and towns.<\/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:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/daily-tax-report-state\/colorado-entitled-to-restitution-for-evaded-pot-excise-taxes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Court of Appeals ruled that the state Department of Revenue can be considered a \u201cvictim\u201d entitled to restitution when a defendant has evaded marijuana excise taxes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eregulations.ct.gov\/eRegsPortal\/Search\/getDocument?guid=%7B8082997F-0000-CC51-88AB-04187A7230AC%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed changes to proposed medical cannabis testing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eregulations.ct.gov\/eRegsPortal\/Search\/getDocument?guid=%7BA0C8997F-0000-C813-9390-57CD58F69626%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rules<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/local_news\/new-mexico-gets-ready-for-recreational-cannabis-sales\/article_6a9db5a6-a3a5-11ec-807c-bb12d6df9a49.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are readying for the launch of recreational marijuana sales on April 1.<\/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:\/\/bladenonline.com\/cannabis-in-north-carolina-discussed-by-officials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of Justice held the first in a series of cannabis webinars it plans to host.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/a455794e962e\/ccb-weekly-meeting-announcement-week-of-15926714\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will consider draft guidance on marijuana packaging requirements on Monday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/notices.guam.gov\/notice_detail\/1215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guam<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will consider marijuana banking and other issues on Monday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NevadaCCB\/status\/1502436139667365890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will hold a public workshop about marijuana consumption lounges on Tuesday.<\/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\/03\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-119.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.chicagotribune.com\/opinion\/commentary\/ct-opinion-equal-act-crack-cocaine-sentencing-disparity-20220317-jot4ktauyjallanbx2g44yaqei-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cook County, Illinois\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sheriff authored an op-ed calling on Congress to eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine.<\/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.westword.com\/marijuana\/colorado-springs-title-board-accepts-recreational-marijuana-sales-petition-13680051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado Springs, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ballot measure to allow recreational marijuana sales has been approved for signature gathering.<\/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:\/\/www.fbcnews.com.fj\/news\/work-continues-to-legalize-industrial-hemp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fiji\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> minister for economy said the government is cautiously considering the legalization of hemp.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingbelizenews.com\/2022\/03\/19\/senate-revises-cannabis-regime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Belize\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate amended and approved a cannabis and hemp bill.<\/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 \u201chighlights an apparent association between cannabidiol-based products and relief from motor symptoms in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s42238-022-00119-y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Huntington\u2019s disease] and [Parkinson\u2019s disease]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and an apparent association between synthetic cannabinoids and relief from behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia across [Alzheimer\u2019s disease], PD, and HD.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A review suggested that \u201cpsilocybin may be used as an alternative <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu\/ngresearchconf\/2022\/psychology\/5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">treatment for depression<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in some individuals.\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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INDems\/status\/1504915543874162690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cWhat should happen next year: Indiana legalizes cannabis. More than 80% of Hoosiers support this idea in some form, and @INDems are ready to campaign on this economic issue across the state for the 2022 elections (and beyond).\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.aclu-md.org\/en\/press-releases\/27-md-based-groups-ga-leaders-we-are-united-racial-justice-centered-marijuana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ACLU of Maryland, NAACP Maryland State Conference, League of Women Voters of Maryland, Maryland Office of the Public Defender<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and other organizations sent a letter urging legislative leaders to advance racial justice-focused marijuana legalization.<\/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.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2022\/03\/18\/2405925\/0\/en\/hexo-reports-second-quarter-2022-results-embarks-on-transformative-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HEXO Corp.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly net revenue of C$52.8 million and a net loss of C$690.3 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianthus.com\/news-events\/press-releases\/detail\/217\/ianthus-reports-fiscal-fourth-quarter-full-year-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of $47.7 million and a net loss of $25.7 million.<\/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\/jointly-raises-5-million-in-seed-funding-301504314.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jointly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> completed a $5 million round of seed funding.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newcannabisventures.com\/canadian-cannabis-sales-declined-2-in-january-sequentially\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canadian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> retailers sold C$347.2 million worth of cannabis products in January.<\/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:\/\/hightimes.com\/news\/houseplant-launches-mentorship-program-for-cannabis-entrepreneurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seth Rogen\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana company Houseplant launched a mentorship program for cannabis entrepreneurs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Basketball player <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KDTrey5\/status\/1504807648344121351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kevin Durant<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shouted out a Weedmaps cannabis strain competition modeled after the March Madness college basketball tournament.<\/span><\/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 v4.8.7 - 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