{"id":54437,"date":"2022-04-20T02:13:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T10:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/04\/20\/mo-legal-cannabis-bill-heads-to-floor-vote-newsletter-april-20-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-04-20T09:47:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T17:47:39","slug":"mo-legal-cannabis-bill-heads-to-floor-vote-newsletter-april-20-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/04\/20\/mo-legal-cannabis-bill-heads-to-floor-vote-newsletter-april-20-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"MO legal cannabis bill heads to floor vote (Newsletter: April 20, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1f601-1.png\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Marijuana banking sponsor pleads for Senate vote; Study: Legalization reduces Rx drug use; FL wants student hemp inventions; SC medical cannabis poll<\/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>Before you dig into today\u2019s cannabis news,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I wanted you to know you can keep this resource free and published daily by subscribing to Marijuana Moment on Patreon. We\u2019re a small independent publication diving deep into the cannabis world and rely on readers like you to keep going. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us at <\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/gop-led-bill-to-legalize-marijuana-in-missouri-heads-to-house-floor-as-key-deadline-approaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri House Rules \u2013 Legislative Oversight Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a GOP-led marijuana legalization bill, which now heads to a floor vote.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the one-year anniversary of the House approving his standalone marijuana banking bill, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congressman-urges-senate-to-pass-marijuana-banking-bill-as-icebreaker-to-broader-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter asking Senate leaders to pass the legislation as they continue to craft a broader legalization plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe cannot let our fight for comprehensive cannabis reform stall progress this year.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/nyc-mayor-says-city-will-seek-federal-waiver-for-marijuana-greenhouses-on-public-housing-rooftops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> acknowledged there\u2019s a \u201cfederal hurdle\u201d to his idea of growing marijuana on public housing rooftops\u2014but says his administration will talk to federal agencies about getting a waiver to allow the innovative cannabis strategy.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/florida-officials-invite-students-grades-4-12-to-invent-new-uses-for-hemp-as-part-of-essay-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida\u2019s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is inviting 4th-12th grade students to brainstorm new inventions made of hemp for an essay contest.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new poll found that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/three-in-four-south-carolina-gop-voters-support-medical-marijuana-as-house-floor-debate-approaches-poll-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">three out of four South Carolina Republican primary voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> support legalizing medical cannabis. The survey comes as a Senate-passed bill is on its way to the House floor.<\/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 concluded that legalizing recreational marijuana is tied to \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/marijuana-legalization-tied-to-significant-reductions-in-prescription-drug-use-researchers-find\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">significant reductions in the volume of prescriptions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2026for pain, depression, anxiety, sleep, psychosis and seizures,\u201d and that the \u201csubstitution away from prescription drugs\u201d toward cannabis could lead to \u201ccost savings for state Medicaid programs.\u201d<\/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:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fcavLzrAEh4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> heard oral arguments in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehia.org\/News\/hia-v-dea-iv-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cases<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cadc.uscourts.gov\/recordings\/recordings.nsf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">challenging<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Drug Enforcement Administration hemp rules.<\/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:\/\/nifa.usda.gov\/about-nifa\/blogs\/nifa-joins-other-usda-agencies-establish-expand-industrial-hemp-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> National Institute of Food and Agriculture published blog posts about its work to collect data about the hemp industry and how it is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nifa.usda.gov\/about-nifa\/blogs\/nifa-hemp-research-building-foundational-knowledge-exploring-new-frontiers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">funding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> research on the crop.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1516492291539619854\" 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 vast majority of Americans support legalizing the adult use of cannabis. I\u2019m working with @SenBooker and @RonWyden to end the federal prohibition and ensure equity for the communities most harmed by the War on Drugs. As Senate Majority Leader\u2014this is a Senate priority.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClyburnSC06\/status\/1516220978589753353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Jim Clyburn (R-SC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cSC ranks 2nd in marijuana poss. arrest rate in the US. Futures ruined. It\u2019s time for real criminal justice reform. The MORE Act I helped pass, not only decriminalizes marijuana, but also expunges marijuana-related charges for non-violent offenders, etc.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnFetterman\/status\/1516562552502820877\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John Fetterman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, currently the lieutenant governor, tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s almost Legal Weed o\u2019clock and we\u2019re running out of time so I gotta ask \u2013\u00a0 Can you help yours truly reach 420K followers by 4\/20? <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1f601.png\" alt=\"&#x1F601;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> We\u2019re only like 1.3K away and there\u2019s a Legal Weed for PA shirt with your name on it <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2705-15.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California Democratic congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShahidForChange\/status\/1516501220491337730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shahid Buttar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cPsychedelics should be legal. Their criminalization has always been constitutionally suspect, because acts that don\u2019t threaten others should not be crimes. That\u2019s one reason why we aim in Congress to end the failed\u2014and racist\u2014war on drugs. Happy Bicycle Day!\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The House bill to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/4020\/cosponsors?loclr=cga-bill&amp;pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">decriminalize drugs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got one new cosponsor for a total of 18.<\/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:\/\/www.nj.com\/marijuana\/2022\/04\/will-gov-murphy-consume-weed-once-nj-legal-sales-start-thursday-heres-his-take-on-toking.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Phil Murphy (D) indicated that he doesn\u2019t plan to use marijuana when legal sales begin this week, saying that it \u201chas never been an animating thing for me.\u201d Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danieljhan_\/status\/1516452208891596800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate president<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> opposes calls to allow police departments to punish officers for off-duty cannabis use.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenJ_Caruso\/status\/1516567004165152777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Republican gubernatorial candidates discussed marijuana at a debate.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelWatsonMS\/status\/1516485342651727873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> secretary of state issued a statement expressing concerns about a bill that grants temporary exemptions to several state laws while agencies are implementing the medical cannabis program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adam_Morfeld\/status\/1516451175071195147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> activists put out a call for \u201cangel donors\u201d to fund a signature gathering drive to place medical cannabis initiatives on the ballot.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/0bc078ada249\/legal-missouri-2022-citizens-initiative-petition-tops-200000-signatures-makes-final-push-to-qualify-for-ballot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> activists said they have collected more than 200,000 signatures for a marijuana legalization ballot measure, but the deadline to turn in petitions is approaching soon.<\/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\/joycecutler\/status\/1516135908294103045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee approved a bill on interstate cannabis agreements.<\/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.theadvertiser.com\/story\/news\/2022\/04\/19\/medical-marijuana-more-pharmacies-home-delivery-louisiana\/7362769001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Health and Welfare Committee approved several medical cannabis reform bills.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradopolitics.com\/opinion\/it-s-no-time-to-play-politics-with-people-s-lives\/article_318d2d60-bc54-11ec-8649-2fe77fa78d9f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representatives coauthored an op-ed criticizing a law that defelonized drug possession.<\/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\/PatBurkeNY\/status\/1516392433612902401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> assemblymember tweeted, \u201cPassing my medical psilocybin bill will go a long way in relieving the suffering that so many are facing.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wibc.com\/news\/local-indiana\/its-coming-where-indiana-is-on-pot-on-the-eve-of-4-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator said the state should formally study legalizing marijuana.<\/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:\/\/tulsaworld.com\/news\/local\/marijuana\/marijuana-state-questions-can-proceed-oklahoma-supreme-court-rules\/article_e2b5e0ca-bffe-11ec-bcc3-9b6ce901a06f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court cleared two proposed marijuana ballot initiatives to move forward.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/local\/the-first-cannabis-consumption-lounge-in-the-state-of-new-mexico-opens-in-las-cruces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators awarded the state\u2019s first cannabis social consumption business license.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abc3340.com\/news\/local\/alabama-medical-cannabis-commissionclearing-the-way-for-medical-marijuana-dispensing-next-year-whats-legal-alabama-licensing-cultivator-medicare-medicaid-recreational\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top medical cannabis regulator said it will probably be \u201ca year or more\u201d before products are available in dispensaries.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grownin.com\/2022\/04\/19\/vt-control-board-votes-to-close-pre-qualification-window-on-may-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators voted to close the pre-qualification window for marijuana licenses on May 31.<\/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.law360.com\/consumerprotection\/articles\/1484991\/ark-medical-pot-regulator-can-t-exit-suit-over-license-denial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> judge ruled the regulators cannot avoid a lawsuit claiming they acted in a discriminatory manner when issuing medical cannabis business licenses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MNagriculture\/status\/1516411032482328581\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent a reminder about an April 30 deadline to apply for hemp cultivation and processing licenses.<\/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\/04\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-52.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:\/\/twitter.com\/CityofDetroit\/status\/1516456599765897218\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Detroit, Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials will begin accepting applications for marijuana business licenses on Wednesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2022\/04\/19\/denver-420-fest-2022-consumption-prohibited\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> official social media accounts <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityofDenver\/status\/1516529805822291971\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">clarified<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that marijuana use is not allowed at a 4\/20 rally following criticism and confusion caused by earlier posts.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/04\/15\/1093101630\/student-loan-pause-helps-borrowers-safe-drug-injection-sites-in-rhode-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhode Island municipalities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are considering banning safe consumption sites for illegal drugs that will be allowed under a state law enacted last year.<\/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.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/society\/health-office-paves-way-for-test-with-recreational-cannabis\/47527102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Switzerland\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Federal Office of Public Health approved a pilot program in Basel for legal marijuana recreational sales through local pharmacies.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/8768223\/saskatoon-board-of-police-commissioners-drug-decriminalization-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board of Police Commissioners is scheduled to discuss the potential decriminalization of drugs on Thursday.<\/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 medical cannabis use in people with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/17151635221089617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">insomnia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> found that \u201c15 patients (39%) were able to reduce or completely discontinue a prescription medication indicated for sleep,\u201d that \u201con follow-up, 27 patients (71%) reported a subjective improvement in their sleep or related condition\u201d and that \u201conly 8 patients (21%) reported any adverse effects from medical cannabis use, and these were manageable and did not require discontinuation of cannabis.\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 concluded that \u201cthe potential annual <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4086927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tax revenue from adult-use cannabis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the state of Ohio ranges from $276 million in year five of an operational cannabis market to $374 million in year five of operations.\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\/aldemocrats\/status\/1516451557390184448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cAcross party lines, Americans agree that it is time to legalize recreational cannabis. Even in Montana and South Dakota, states with majority GOP leadership, legalization efforts passed with strong majorities. <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2705-16.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>\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.timesunion.com\/opinion\/article\/Editorial-End-this-cannabis-nonsense-17089430.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Albany Times Union editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is calling on Congress to pass federal marijuana reform.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lucid.news\/decriminalize-nature-growing-pains-local-groups-clash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Decriminalize Nature\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> national leadership has clashed with local chapters, leading to some activists splitting with the organization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota cannabis activist <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/st-paul-marijuana-activist-sentenced-to-prison-for-threatening-nancy-pelosi-with-pain-in-every-way\/600166070\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jason R. Karimi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for threatening to inflict \u201cpain in every way\u201d on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).<\/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.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-04-18\/chicago-pot-cartel-by-pritzker-wrigley-families-alleged-in-suit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Akerna Corp., Green Thumb Industries Inc. Verano Holdings Inc. and Surterra Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are facing a federal lawsuit from a group called True Social Equity in Cannabis that claims the companies collude to keep cannabis prices high as part of a \u201cChicago Cartel\u201d involving the Pritzker and Wrigley families.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codot.gov\/safety\/impaired-driving\/druggeddriving\/campaign-news\/4-20-safe-driving-pledge-madd-and-native-roots-unite-cannabis-industry-and-traffic-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Native Roots, Wana Brands, kindColorado, Terrapin Care Station<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and other cannabis industry operators are teaming up with Colorado officials and Mothers Against Drunk Driving to ask people to take a 4\/20 safe driving pledge.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/willyakowicz\/2022\/04\/17\/godaddy-billionaire-bob-parsons-believes-psychedelics-can-heal-trauma-and-hes-putting-his-money-and-brain-on-the-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GoDaddy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> founder Bob Parsons is funding research on the therapeutic potential of psychedelics after seeing the benefits for himself.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubiconorganics.com\/news\/rubicon-organics-reports-fourth-quarter-2021-financial-results-and-operational-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rubicon Organics Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly net revenue of C$6.8 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marijuana from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/utilityreporter\/status\/1516196594684596230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grow Sciences<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was found to be contaminated with pesticides in a media investigation.<\/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:\/\/www.laweekly.com\/woody-harrelson-judges-emerald-cup-and-preps-the-woods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Woody Harrelson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is preparing to open a marijuana dispensary in West Hollywood.<\/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 - 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>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/mo-legal-cannabis-bill-heads-to-floor-vote-newsletter-april-20-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">MO legal cannabis bill heads to floor vote (Newsletter: April 20, 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\/mo-legal-cannabis-bill-heads-to-floor-vote-newsletter-april-20-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MO legal cannabis bill heads to floor vote (Newsletter: April 20, 2022)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marijuana banking sponsor pleads for Senate vote; Study: Legalization reduces Rx drug use; FL wants student hemp inventions; SC medical cannabis poll Subscribe\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. 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