{"id":58184,"date":"2022-11-18T03:13:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T11:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/psychedelics-movement-in-congress-newsletter-november-18-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T05:45:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T13:45:23","slug":"psychedelics-movement-in-congress-newsletter-november-18-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/psychedelics-movement-in-congress-newsletter-november-18-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychedelics movement in Congress (Newsletter: November 18, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-55.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Medical marijuana gun suit appealed; CRS explains Biden\u2019s cannabis pardons shortcomings; Senator seeks research report update; Big tobacco pushback<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe<\/a>\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. 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While this newsletter is proudly sent without cost to you, our ability to send it each day depends on the financial support of readers who can afford to give it. So if you\u2019ve got a few dollars to spare each month and believe in the work we do, please consider joining us on Patreon today.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Albert Angel:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cAlthough I\u2019m not related to you, I benefit everyday from your insightful and timely news. Keep up the EXCELLENT WORK.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/cory-booker-and-rand-paul-file-bill-to-reschedule-psychedelic-breakthrough-therapies-and-remove-research-barriers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a bipartisan bill that would require the Drug Enforcement Administration to reschedule psychedelics like psilocybin and MDMA when they are deemed breakthrough therapies by the Food and Drug Administration. It would also ease research restrictions on Schedule I drugs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bipartisan-lawmakers-form-new-psychedelics-caucus-in-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reps. Lou Correa (D-CA) and Jack Bergman (R-MI)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> formed a new bipartisan psychedelics caucus in Congress.<\/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\/congressional-researchers-lay-out-six-key-limitations-of-bidens-marijuana-pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congressional Research Service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a new report that details six key limitations of President Joe Biden\u2019s marijuana pardons. It also examines other recent cannabis policy developments at the federal and state levels.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/senator-presses-federal-agency-for-update-on-marijuana-research-barriers-and-impaired-driving-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter asking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for an update on a report it is required to complete on barriers to research on marijuana and impaired driving. The report, which will also include recommendations on letting researchers study cannabis from dispensaries, was mandated as part of an infrastructure bill signed by President Joe Biden a year ago.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/florida-ag-commissioner-appeals-dismissal-of-medical-marijuana-patients-gun-rights-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> appealed a federal judge\u2019s dismissal of her lawsuit on gun rights for medical cannabis patients.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/how-to-ruin-marijuana-legalization-put-big-alcohol-and-tobacco-corporations-in-charge-op-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Parabola Center\u2019s Shaleen Title <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">argues in a new op-ed for Marijuana Moment that Big Tobacco and Big Alcohol\u2019s quiet efforts to put themselves in charge of federal cannabis policy must be stopped.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/missouri-marijuana-regulators-are-hiring-an-equity-officer-to-oversee-the-new-voter-approved-microlicense-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri marijuana regulators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will soon hire a chief equity officer to oversee the new microlicense program that\u2019s included in the state\u2019s voter-approved legalization ballot initiative.<\/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.kcur.org\/news\/2022-11-16\/feds-abruptly-drop-effort-to-seize-legal-weed-profits-being-transported-from-kansas-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Federal prosecutors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are giving up an effort to retain cash that was seized from a van carrying the proceeds of legal marijuana sales.<\/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.federalregister.gov\/public-inspection\/2022-23873\/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-cy-2023-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> adopted rules adding a recommendation to providers to \u201cassess patient\u2019s usage of cannabis\/cannabidiol\/etc., as use of these drugs can affect the metabolization of other medications but is often not included in the medical record.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1592919887458205696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about the difference between marijuana pardons and expungements. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AyannaPressley\/status\/1592989119189487616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe legal cannabis industry is booming, but less than 2% is owned &amp; operated by Black folks. We must ensure the communities most harmed by the War on Drugs aren\u2019t excluded from the economic benefits of this growing business.\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 resolution <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">urging the U.S. government to push for international marijuana policy changes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got one new cosponsor for a total of two.<\/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\/GovAndyBeshear\/status\/1593210427697422338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Andy Beshear (D) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/whopam.com\/2022\/11\/17\/gov-beshear-confident-medical-marijuana-orders-would-stand-up-to-legal-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">spoke<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about his medical cannabis executive order. Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpsdlocal6.com\/news\/ag-commissioner-kys-online-hemp-portal-open-application-comes-with-caveats\/article_fe64d044-6687-11ed-be6a-8fd303659f19.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Agriculture Department<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> began accepting 2023 hemp license applications.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-marijuana-maine-legislature-medical-marijuana-a7794e0e0852c8e68ca95f07f52b0d65\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dafs\/ocp\/sites\/maine.gov.dafs.ocp\/files\/inline-files\/Memo%20from%20OAG%20to%20OCP%20re%20Pre-Rolls_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> he won\u2019t enforce restrictions on selling pre-rolled medical cannabis products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasDeptofAg\/status\/1593348324865855488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> agriculture commissioner tweeted, \u201cI was honored to speak at the Texas Hemp Summit last week. As your commissioner, I say it\u2019s time for all of us to have an honest conversation about #cannabis and #hemp and the fantastic potential of both in Texas!\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/madison.com\/news\/local\/govt-and-politics\/madison-sen-melissa-agard-to-lead-senate-democrats-as-gop-holds-supermajority\/article_3f4c4215-0898-53ed-b519-605c18df7b8a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> new Senate minority leader said Democrats will continue to push for marijuana legalization.<\/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.journal-news.com\/local\/bills-on-medical-marijuana-gun-crimes-and-voting-get-hearings\/UY7U7PM4ZZEQFMQFDU3KUVI3H4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Government Oversight Committee added an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiohouse.gov\/committees\/government-oversight\/meetings\/cmte_h_govt_1_2022-11-17-0900_1514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">amendment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to a medical cannabis bill concerning testing standards.<\/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:\/\/dakotafreepress.com\/2022\/11\/17\/republican-legislator-not-keeping-party-chairmans-marijuana-out-of-south-dakota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative said he is getting a lot of \u201cthank you\u201d notes for his work to defeat a marijuana legalization ballot initiative.<\/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\/jwaldstreicher\/status\/1593252473870856194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator tweeted, \u201cI\u2019m also proud to partner with the President as we join together to protect the right to choose, crack down on gun violence, &amp; implement his national pardon of those convicted of simple possession of cannabis. No malarkey\u2013we are in the midst of a historic presidency!\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/news\/article\/marijuana-cannabis-draft-license-rules-preview-NY-17592888.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will consider draft marijuana rules at a meeting on Monday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flrules.org\/Faw\/FAWDocuments\/FAWVOLUMEFOLDERS2022\/48222\/48222doc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed proposed changes to hemp rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccb.vermont.gov\/sites\/ccb\/files\/2022-11\/Advertising.Guidance_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published guidance on marijuana advertising.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2022\/11\/17\/thc-edibles-surge-in-minnesota-but-safety-rules-are-loose-regulators-arent-ready\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators\u2019 emails obtained via a public records request reveal confusion about how to implement a law legalizing THC edibles.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2022\/nov\/17\/plaintiff-in-medical-marijuana-lawsuit-contends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are being accused of misleading a judge in a case challenging their medical cannabis licensing decisions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHDHHSPIO\/status\/1593235082994765824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Hampshire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued a request for proposals to create a medical cannabis registry system.<\/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\/Disciplinary-Actions\/2022\/DAR-2022\/Disciplinary-Action-Report-October-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a monthly marijuana business disciplinary action report.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PAHealthDept\/status\/1593289819463233536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Marijuana Advisory Board will meet 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracking more than 1,500 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\/11\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-54.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:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/news\/illegal-marijuana-shop-raided-in-brooklyn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Sheriff\u2019s Department conducted a raid on a store accused of illegally selling marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/local12.com\/news\/local\/prosecutor-warns-of-unintended-effects-arrests-under-beshears-medical-marijuana-order-pot-weed-possession-holding-litigation-consequences-carrying-charges-kenton-county-kentucky-ohio-cincinnati\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kenton County, Kentucky\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> commonwealth\u2019s attorney said Gov. Andy Beshear\u2019s (D) medical cannabis executive order is \u201cgoing to be hell on prosecutors and courts.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox61.com\/article\/news\/local\/new-london-county\/waterford-prohibits-recreational-marijuana-sales-other-towns-vote-allow\/520-03f49592-50de-4e7b-a3f0-0a082c1e0b1f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Waterford, Connecticut\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Planning and Zoning Commission voted to ban recreational marijuana sales or production.<\/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=\"http:\/\/www.senado.gov.py\/index.php\/noticias\/noticias-generales\/10903-presentan-documento-sobre-regulacion-del-autocultivo-y-produccion-de-cannabis-medicinal-2022-11-17-15-15-22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paraguayan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers filed a marijuana legalization bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Member countries on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rappler.com\/nation\/universal-periodic-review-countries-urge-drug-war-justice-philippines-duterte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">United Nations Human Rights Council<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are pushing the Philippine government to address violations perpetrated in the nation\u2019s bloody \u201cwar on drugs.\u201d<\/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\">The MAPS Public Benefit Corporation announced the completion of its second Phase 3 study of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mapspublicbenefit.com\/press-releases\/mapp2-completion-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MDMA-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a key step in preparing it to seek Food and Drug Administration approval.<\/span><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 \u201cCBD may provide a potentially efficacious and safe management strategy in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seizure-journal.com\/article\/S1059-1311(22)00260-6\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">refractory status epilepticus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, including patients with new-onset refractory status epilepticus and febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome.\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><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KyDems\/status\/1592929649591734272\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Kentucky Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cRepublicans like Daniel Cameron and Jason Nemes know it\u2019s 100% constitutional for @GovAndyBeshear to use his pardon power to allow medical cannabis use. They\u2019re focused on one thing only: tearing down a governor who is taking action instead of ignoring Kentuckians.\u201d It also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KyDems\/status\/1593331043666300928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cWhen the Republican supermajority ignored the nine out of 10 Kentuckians who support legal medical cannabis, Gov. @AndyBeshearKY listened. Now, it\u2019s time for the GOP to do their jobs and pass a full legalization bill to allow sales and purchases.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The chairman of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedakotascout.com\/p\/gop-chairman-doubling-as-marijuana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota Republican Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reportedly runs a medical cannabis cultivation business.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/decriminalizenature\/posts\/pfbid02nPEQMBaRNQyL4rVrszBXijscJ3FJTcZjFAAUKmMfJipE1G2horXf2LdkcKMYDhG3l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Decriminalize Nature<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> admitted that it based its opposition to Colorado\u2019s psychedelics legalization ballot initiative on a misunderstanding of its provisions and is now <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/decriminalizenature\/posts\/pfbid02CV83iZ5ow1wiq1wqUSVzrgKmp5uX3SsKc7oUgjGE73LhB7cR88jiaaHJGEFLX7Eql\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">congratulating<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the sponsors for drafting a \u201cpretty damn good bill.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASAMorg\/status\/1593267761706303489\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The American Society of Addiction Medicine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cheered Congress\u2019s passage of a marijuana research bill.<\/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\/11\/16\/2556954\/0\/en\/Terrapin-launches-first-of-its-kind-automated-cannabis-vending-solution-ACE-at-MJBizCon-2022.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Terrapin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched a cannabis digital vending kiosk.<\/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\">American basketball player <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/11\/17\/europe\/brittney-griner-russia-prison-colony\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brittney Griner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, who was convicted of possessing cannabis vapes in Russia, has been transferred to a penal colony.<\/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 v4.8.11 - 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\/psychedelics-movement-in-congress-newsletter-november-18-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">Psychedelics movement in Congress (Newsletter: November 18, 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\/psychedelics-movement-in-congress-newsletter-november-18-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Psychedelics movement in Congress (Newsletter: November 18, 2022)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical marijuana gun suit appealed; 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