{"id":55343,"date":"2022-06-20T02:14:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T10:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/06\/20\/senate-hearing-on-cannabis-and-tribes-newsletter-june-20-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-06-21T08:46:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T16:46:19","slug":"senate-hearing-on-cannabis-and-tribes-newsletter-june-20-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/06\/20\/senate-hearing-on-cannabis-and-tribes-newsletter-june-20-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate hearing on cannabis and tribes (Newsletter: June 20, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-78.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Study: CO youth marijuana use declined; KS medical cannabis committee formed; AMA backs marijuana expungements<\/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>Your good deed for the day:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Dugald Campbell:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cHaving followed the cannabis industry for 7+ years I think it is fair to say that Marijuana Moment is the most plugged in place to go for the latest news on cannabis reform and the overall cannabis industry\u2026.without exception. It is quoted by politicians, CEOs, advocates, journalists, industry councils and investors alike. I think it is fair to say that Marijuana Moment may be the most influential source of cannabis news globally. \u201c<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Support our work 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\/senate-committee-hears-from-indian-tribes-on-marijuana-issues-at-listening-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Indian Affairs Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a listening session to hear what tribal leaders have to say about their interest in joining the marijuana industry and concerns about cannabis policy.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/teen-marijuana-use-dropped-dramatically-in-colorado-in-2021-state-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a study showing that teen marijuana use dropped significantly in the state in 2021\u2014and underage students say they have a harder time accessing cannabis now than before legal, regulated sales for adults launched.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/kansas-lawmakers-create-special-medical-marijuana-committee-to-prepare-issue-this-summer-for-2023-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas lawmakers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> voted to create a Special Committee on Medical Marijuana that will work to prepare reform legislation this summer that can potentially pass when the legislature returns early in 2023.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/american-medical-association-approves-marijuana-expungements-resolution-and-addresses-over-medicalization-of-cannabis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Medical Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> adopted a measure supporting expungement of marijuana records. The doctors group, which opposes legalization, also approved resolutions criticizing CBD marketing and the \u201cover-medicalization\u201d of 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:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/system\/files\/256\/SSBCI_Sample_Certifications_June_2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Treasury Department<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reiterated that marijuana businesses are not eligible for State Small Business Credit Initiative assistance.<\/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.justice.gov\/usao-ma\/pr\/associate-former-fall-river-mayor-sentenced-extorting-marijuana-vendor-and-making-false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">federal judge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sentenced to probation a co-conspirator of a former Fall River, Massachusetts mayor who was convicted of extorting marijuana businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/senate-bill\/4358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and three cosponsors filed a bill to require the federal government to launch an awareness campaign about the risk of marijuana and other drugs being contaminated with fentanyl.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorHick\/status\/1537917922009436161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cA decade after legalization, teen marijuana use in Colorado continues to fall. We are the model for nationwide legalization.\u201d<\/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\/?520938-1\/drs-walensky-fauci-testify-federal-response-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> suggested during a hearing that marijuana is being laced with fentanyl.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/congressional-record\/2022\/6\/13\/house-section\/article\/h5472-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said in a House floor speech about Juneteenth that \u201cit was Black men who bore the brunt of the failed war on drugs and the failure of so-called lock \u2019em up and throw away the key sentencing schemes, all of which didn\u2019t make us safer, as people were banished, often for nonviolent drug offenses.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Democratic Senate candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LucasKunceMO\/status\/1537897844559908864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lucas Kunce<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted photos of himself visiting a medical cannabis dispensary, saying, \u201cAs a Marine veteran, I know so many fellow veterans rely on medical marijuana to manage pain, PTSD, and even opioid addiction.\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\/JoshShapiroPA\/status\/1537940822070415361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro, currently the attorney general, tweeted, \u201cAs Governor, I\u2019ll legalize recreational marijuana \u2014 and it\u2019s going to deliver millions of dollars back to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.\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.kxlh.com\/news\/montana-lawmakers-proposing-cleanups-for-states-marijuana-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Economic Affairs Interim Committee is preparing draft legislation to amend marijuana laws.<\/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.arkleg.state.ar.us\/Calendars\/Attachment?committee=000&amp;agenda=5151&amp;file=Exhibit+F.07+-+ALC+Report+Medical+Marijuana+Oversight+Subcommittee+6-17-22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Medical Marijuana Oversight Subcommittee discussed telemedicine issues.<\/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:\/\/ncpolicywatch.com\/2022\/06\/13\/sen-natalie-murdock-weighs-in-on-medicaid-expansion-gun-violence-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator said she is hopeful about enacting medical cannabis legislation even if she is disappointed by how restrictive the current bill is.<\/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\/Adam_Morfeld\/status\/1537827257108123649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator tweeted that a new study showing reduced youth cannabis use in Colorado is \u201cwhy thoughtful marijuana legalization and regulation improves public safety and health!\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.wlbt.com\/2022\/06\/16\/high-court-upholds-life-sentence-forrest-co-man-convicted-marijuana-possession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court upheld a life sentence for a man found guilty of possessing 43.71 grams of marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/06\/17\/investor-advocates-sue-florida-medical-marijuana-regulator-00040265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are being sued for allegedly failing to provide public records and improperly approving an investment firm\u2019s request to own more medical cannabis business licenses than is allowed.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/cannabis.ca.gov\/rulemaking-alert_fee-waivers-and-deferrals_2022-0617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are proposing rulemaking action on cannabis equity fees, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/cannabis.ca.gov\/rulemaking-alert_large-cultivation-licenses_2022-0617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cultivation licenses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/99978ac74f3c\/rulemaking-alert_cannabinoid_test_methods_2022-0617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cannabinoid testing<\/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:\/\/nmpoliticalreport.com\/2022\/06\/17\/nm-cannabis-regulation-director-resigns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top marijuana regulator resigned.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.iowa.gov\/docs\/aco\/bulletin\/06-15-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iowa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators adopted rules changes for the medical cannabidiol program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dos.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2022\/06\/061522.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are accepting public comments on proposed rules on marijuana packaging, labeling, advertising and testing.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medicalcannabis.ky.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee will hold its first meeting on Monday<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oksenate.gov\/committees\/meeting-notices\/omma-medical-marijuana-advisory-counsel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Marijuana Advisory Council will meet on Monday. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.acuityscheduling.com\/schedule.php?owner=19370905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana regulators are resuming in-person appointments on Tuesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dhhr.wv.gov\/News\/2022\/Pages\/Office-of-Medical-Cannabis-to-Host-Patient-Sign-Up-Event-June-29-in-New-Martinsville.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">West Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will hold a medical cannabis patient signup event on June 29.<\/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\/06\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-77.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:\/\/gazette.com\/premium\/campaign-to-put-recreational-marijuana-sales-on-colorado-springs-ballot-collects-98-000-signatures\/article_7bdce022-ee5e-11ec-b19d-4b352b98a52e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado Springs, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> activists turned in more than twice the amount of signatures needed to place measures on the ballot to legalize and tax recreational marijuana sales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.douglascountyks.org\/depts\/district-attorney\/county-news\/2022\/06\/14\/district-attorney-suzanne-valdezs-statement-delta-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Douglas County, Kansas\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> district attorney is serving notices to businesses that sell delta-8 THC products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/engagesac.org\/blog-civic-engagement\/2022\/6\/10\/g2pcuh3zlhmf8ecq509grg8p8g0okj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sacramento, California\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor and city council members are supporting an effort to put a measure on the ballot that would allocate at least 40 percent of cannabis business operations tax revenue to fund youth development and violence prevention programs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrooklynDA\/status\/1537824388535525376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brooklyn, New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> district attorney posted a video about a cannabis town hall he hosted.<\/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.bangkokpost.com\/learning\/easy\/2327593\/pot-to-be-banned-from-most-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thailand\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ministry of Education plans to issue a directive prohibiting cannabis in schools.<\/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.rferl.org\/a\/russia-american-medical-marijuana-prison\/31902563.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Russian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> court sentenced a former employee of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to 14 years in prison after he was caught possessing medical cannabis he says he was recommended by a doctor after undergoing back surgery.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ SCIENCE &amp; HEALTH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A review concluded that \u201ctopical cannabis has anti-inflammatory, anti-itching, analgesics, wound healing and anti-proliferative <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/safpj.co.za\/index.php\/safpj\/article\/view\/5493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">effects on the skin<\/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\">A review of research on the role of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/chapter\/10.1007\/7854_2022_327\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">psychedelics in treating addiction<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> concluded that there are \u201chigh success rates in preliminary studies\u201d and that \u201cgeneral anti-addiction efficacy across a variety of classes of addictive drugs is consistent with the notion that the persisting positive behavior change prompted by psychedelic therapy is due to amplification of psychotherapeutic processes.\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\/KyDems\/status\/1538234837684854784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cRepublican politicians like Robert Stivers and Damon Thayer have blocked medical cannabis for too long. This week, @GovAndyBeshear appointed his medical cannabis advisory panel as he explores options for moving this issue forward and helping Kentuckians.\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.cann-ra.org\/news-events\/bwkx2vq475ptrs7olgil0p91yfhvyf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cannabis Regulators Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> elected new board members.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advocacy tactics by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazettenet.com\/Amherst-puts-off-vote-on-psychedelic-drugs-46824710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bay Staters for Natural Medicine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to build support for a proposed Amherst, Massachusetts psychedelics decriminalization measure rubbed some Town Council members the wrong way.<\/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.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20220616005181\/en\/Flora-Growth-Corp.-Announces-5-Million-Share-Repurchase-Program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Flora Growth Corp.\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> board authorized the repurchase of up to $5 million of its outstanding common shares.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ CULTURE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Actress and Jeopardy host <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1503702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mayim Bialik<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a lawsuit over companies falsely claiming she has endorsed CBD products.<\/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\/senate-hearing-on-cannabis-and-tribes-newsletter-june-20-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">Senate hearing on cannabis and tribes (Newsletter: June 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\/senate-hearing-on-cannabis-and-tribes-newsletter-june-20-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Senate hearing on cannabis and tribes (Newsletter: June 20, 2022)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Study: CO youth marijuana use declined; KS medical cannabis committee formed; AMA backs marijuana expungements Subscribe\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. 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