{"id":55412,"date":"2022-06-23T02:25:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T10:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/06\/23\/congressional-cannabis-cbd-hemp-and-psychedelics-provisions-newsletter-june-23-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-06-23T08:45:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T16:45:59","slug":"congressional-cannabis-cbd-hemp-and-psychedelics-provisions-newsletter-june-23-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/06\/23\/congressional-cannabis-cbd-hemp-and-psychedelics-provisions-newsletter-june-23-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressional cannabis, CBD, hemp and psychedelics provisions (Newsletter: June 23, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-90.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>State AGs push action on marijuana \u201ccopycat\u201d foods; MLB allows CBD sponsorships; NE medical cannabis ballot push<\/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>Jeffrey M. Zucker, host of the People are the Answer podcast:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cMarijuana Moment has long been my go-to source for cannabis news, especially on policy. Tom does an incredible job being thorough, yet concise. I decided to increase my support due to the consistency Marijuana Moment has demonstrated in providing value to me, my business, and my non-profit endeavors. Tom has truly been an innovator in impact with the creation and operation of Marijuana Moment.\u201d<\/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\/congress-tackles-hemp-industry-challenges-cbd-marketing-marijuana-research-and-psychedelics-in-spending-legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Appropriations Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> posted spending bill reports that include provisions on hemp industry challenges, CBD marketing, medical cannabis for veterans and research on the therapeutic benefits of marijuana and psychedelics.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/23-state-attorneys-general-call-on-congress-to-address-marijuana-copycat-products-that-resemble-common-food-brands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Twenty-three state attorneys general<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter calling on Congress to pass legislation allowing major food brands to take action against unlicensed marijuana sellers who \u201cmarket illicit copycat THC edibles to children.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/mlb-teams-can-now-be-sponsored-by-cbd-companies-baseball-league-official-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MLB is now reportedly allowing baseball teams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to be sponsored by CBD companies.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/nebraska-medical-marijuana-activists-beg-for-signatures-as-deadline-to-put-legalization-on-ballot-approaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska activists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced they\u2019ve collected 120,000 signatures to put medical cannabis initiatives on the November ballot, but are \u201cbegging\u201d voters to help get the tens of thousands more they need to qualify before a deadline in the next two weeks.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a new Marijuana Moment op-ed, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/can-marijuana-industry-ma-activity-help-social-equity-entrepreneurs-op-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ari Hoffnung of Bridge West Consulting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> argues that New York should fund programs to aid social equity businesses through a new Cannabis License Transfer fee to be applied on high-dollar mergers and acquisitions.<\/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:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/06\/21\/white-house-mistake-kept-brittney-griner-from-calling-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> acknowledged that an \u201cunfortunate mistake\u201d by U.S. officials prevented American basketball player Brittney Griner, who is being detained in Russia after allegedly being caught with cannabis vapes at an airport, from being able to call her wife.<\/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\/tomangell\/status\/1539730369649512449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department of Justice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and attorneys for a proposed safe consumption site for illegal drugs have once again agreed to a delay on the deadline for the Biden administration to reveal its position in the case as \u201cproductive\u201d negotiations continue. The government\u2019s response is now due August 8.<\/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.nytimes.com\/2022\/06\/21\/health\/fda-nicotine-cigarettes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Food and Drug Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is preparing a proposed rule to establish a maximum nicotine level in cigarettes and other tobacco products. It is also reportedly preparing to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/fda-to-order-juul-e-cigarettes-off-u-s-market-11655904689?mod=djemalertNEWS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">take<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Juul products off the market.<\/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:\/\/cannabiswire.com\/2022\/06\/22\/cannabis-and-isomers-like-delta-8-in-spotlight-at-federal-testing-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration\u2019s Drug Testing Advisory Board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> discussed cannabis testing issues at a meeting.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Carolina Democratic congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnieAndrewsMD\/status\/1539367869703766019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Annie Andrews<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cI support legalizing cannabis. But unlike @NancyMace, I believe it should be legal, taxed, and regulated in all 50 states. Her proposal would do absolutely nothing for SC. But that\u2019s what she always does.\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:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2022\/06\/21\/governor-newsom-issues-legislative-update-6-21-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill on cannabis beverages. Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sd11.senate.ca.gov\/news\/20220622-senator-wiener%E2%80%99s-legislation-stop-cities-banning-medicinal-cannabis-passes-assembly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Assembly Business and Professions Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved legislation requiring cities to allow medical marijuana delivery.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-announces-major-progress-toward-advancing-equity-cannabis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) named new members to the Cannabis Advisory Board. Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LtGovDelgado\/status\/1539705741472403457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lieutenant governor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cIt is incumbent upon us to create a socially responsible cannabis industry here in NYS that ensures jobs and opportunity for minorities who have long been subject to unfair enforcement when it comes to cannabis use.\u201d\u00a0 And <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wnLbyg53Meg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">regulators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced that a firm run by former basketball player Chris Webber will co-manage the state\u2019s $200 million Cannabis Social Equity Investment Fund.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/hemp-legalization-stalled-by-game-of-political-chicken\/20342720\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Agriculture Committee leaders removed provisions to permanently legalize hemp from the Farm Bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grownin.com\/2022\/06\/21\/a-bill-regulating-herbal-stimulant-kratom-looked-different-after-a-pa-house-panel-got-done-with-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Health Committee amended a kratom regulation and consumer protection bill to instead simply lower the legal age for purchase from 21 to 18.<\/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.lex18.com\/news\/lawmakers-doubt-governor-beshear-can-legalize-marijuana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative who is sponsoring a medical cannabis bill said he doesn\u2019t believe Gov. Andy Beshear (D) has the authority to legalize it by executive order.<\/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:\/\/mtcannabisreview.substack.com\/p\/senator-small-vows-to-fight-legislative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator spoke about how lawmakers may address marijuana legislation in 2023.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westword.com\/marijuana\/new-colorado-law-better-protects-marijuana-industry-employees-14314822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> law allows marijuana industry workers to receive responsible-vendor designations.<\/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\/OrinKerr\/status\/1539668293874618368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Court of Appeals ruled that in light of decriminalization, the odor of marijuana does not provide probable cause but only reasonable suspicion.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statehousenews.com\/?login=yes&amp;trial=yes&amp;path=cms\/content.aspx&amp;db=briefs&amp;select=2022836\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cannabis regulators and staff will meet with a mediator to discuss issues related to the governance of the agency.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/cra\/-\/media\/Project\/Websites\/cra\/advisory-bulletin\/ADVISORY_BULLETIN_-_Employee_Background_Checks.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published an advisory bulletin on changes to the marijuana business employee background check process.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/oklahoma\/oklahoma-medical-marijuana-authority-expecting-budget-growth-ahead-of-autonomy\/article_8eaf4148-f0e0-11ec-899e-7b14b4fc6168.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators said they expect their medical cannabis oversight budget request to increase for fiscal year 2023.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medicalcannabis.utah.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CMC-Update-June-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Utah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent an update on the medical cannabis program.<\/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-89.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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lebanon-express.com\/corvallis\/news\/local\/govt-and-politics\/linn-county-voters-could-ban-psilocybin-facilities-this-november\/article_8fb31c9b-4674-563f-aaef-93d62f5407c8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Linn County, Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board of Commissioners voted to place a measure on the November ballot to ban psilocybin production, manufacturing and service centers.<\/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.wfmz.com\/news\/area\/western-newjersey\/2-months-after-nj-legalized-recreational-marijuana-hunterdon-co-sheriff-says-there-s-concern-in\/article_8b4725b8-f1a6-11ec-8256-83e5b0c7f750.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hunterdon County New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sheriff said he wants to ban police officers from using marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorSheehan\/status\/1538884373071659010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Albany, New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is promoting a cannabis event city officials are holding with state regulators on Monday.<\/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:\/\/journaltimes.com\/news\/local\/crime-and-courts\/advocates-say-legalizing-marijuana-could-prevent-opioid-overdoses\/article_b82263be-ef66-11ec-9335-0f04d13fb67e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Racine County, Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> supervisor said marijuana is safer when it\u2019s legal and regulated.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.admin.ch\/gov\/de\/start\/dokumentation\/medienmitteilungen.msg-id-89372.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Swiss<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Federal Council voted to remove the requirement for physicians to have a special permit to prescribe medical cannabis.<\/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.ilfattoquotidiano.it\/2022\/06\/21\/coltivazione-domestica-di-cannabis-ok-della-commissione-giustizia-alla-camera-il-23-giugno-a-roma-levento-per-la-legalizzazione\/6633626\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Italian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Chamber of Deputies Justice Commission approved a bill to allow home cultivation of up to four cannabis plants.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thethaiger.com\/hot-news\/drugs\/thailands-former-pm-thaksin-compares-marijuana-to-opium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thai<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra compared marijuana to opiates, saying that while it has medical uses, it can be misused.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Members of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hemptoday.net\/two-uk-groups-are-off-cbd-advisory-board-amid-turmoil-over-guidance-for-the-sector\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> All-Party Parliamentary Group on CBD were removed or resigned, according to conflicting statements.<\/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 \u201cthere is promising evidence that [medical cannabis] may have a beneficial effect on the onset and duration of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fneur.2022.871187\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">migraine headaches<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in adults.\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 found that \u201cpsilocybin has long-lasting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-022-14165-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">antidepressant-like effects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in flies.\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\">Prohibitionist organization <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.votervoice.net\/SAM\/Campaigns\/95800\/Respond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Smart Approaches to Marijuana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is asking its supporters to contact Attorney General Merrick Garland about their concerns with cannabis reform.<\/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.bnnbloomberg.ca\/aurora-cannabis-to-layoff-12-of-workforce-amid-reorganization-1.1782522?taid=62b3726291e1ec0001c82c0a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aurora Cannabis Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is laying off 12 percent of its workforce.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/sundial-growers-enters-into-a-bid-agreement-for-zenabis-global-inc-s-assets-837409090.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sundial Growers Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> entered a \u201cstalking horse bid\u201d to acquire Zenabis Global Inc.<\/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\/charlottes-web-appoints-greg-gould-chief-financial-officer-and-chief-administration-officer-301571359.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charlotte\u2019s Web Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has a new CFO and chief administration officer.<\/span><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\/06\/22\/2466966\/0\/en\/Tilray-Medical-Welcomes-Government-of-Luxembourg-Delegation-Visit-to-European-Campus-in-Portugal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tilray Brands, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hosted a delegation from the Luxembourg Ministry of Health at its facility in Cantanhede, Portugal.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An explosion at an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wearecentralpa.com\/news\/local-news\/5-injured-in-fulton-county-marijuana-plant-explosion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ilera Healthcare<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> facility in Taylor Township, Pennsylvania left several people injured.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span 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