{"id":58422,"date":"2022-11-23T03:12:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T11:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/11\/23\/feds-revising-cannabis-questions-for-job-applicants-newsletter-november-23-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T05:45:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T13:45:25","slug":"feds-revising-cannabis-questions-for-job-applicants-newsletter-november-23-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/11\/23\/feds-revising-cannabis-questions-for-job-applicants-newsletter-november-23-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds revising cannabis questions for job applicants (Newsletter: November 23, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-73.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Biden cheers OR marijuana pardons; FDA warns CBD companies; RI legal sales starting next week; Colombian legalization vote; Poll: SC reform support<\/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 v4.8.11 - 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><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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/biden-cheers-oregon-for-following-his-lead-with-marijuana-pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Joe Biden<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and top White House officials cheered Oregon\u2019s governor for following his lead on issuing mass marijuana pardons.<\/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\/feds-revise-marijuana-use-questions-for-job-applicants-due-to-changing-societal-norms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Office of Personnel Management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is proposing to revise marijuana questions that people applying for federal jobs must answer \u201cin recognition of changing societal norms\u201d as more states move to enact legalization. The move may \u201cimprove the pool of applicants,\u201d a Federal Register notice says.<\/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\/fda-sends-warning-letters-to-companies-selling-cbd-infused-foods-and-beverages-as-hemp-industry-awaits-regulations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Food and Drug Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent warning letters to companies that sell CBD-infused foods and beverages.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/rhode-island-recreational-marijuana-sales-will-start-next-week-governor-announces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced that recreational marijuana sales will begin next week. Five existing medical cannabis dispensaries have been awarded \u201chybrid retail licenses.\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.marijuanamoment.net\/colombian-senators-approve-marijuana-legalization-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colombian Senate First Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a marijuana legalization bill for the first time, weeks after the legislation advanced in the country\u2019s Chamber of Representatives.<\/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 shows that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/medical-and-recreational-marijuana-legalization-have-majority-support-in-south-carolina-poll-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a majority of South Carolina adults<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> support legalizing marijuana and that 78 percent\u2014including supermajorities of Republicans and Democrats\u2014back allowing medical cannabis.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) told Marijuana Moment that lawmakers who oppose popular cannabis reforms are \u201con the wrong side of history.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-jersey-officials-take-public-input-on-how-to-spend-marijuana-social-equity-fee-revenue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey\u2019s Cannabis Regulatory Commission<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held three hearings to take public input on how marijuana social equity fees should be spent.<\/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\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/subcommittees\/investigations\/hearings\/mistreatment-of-women-in-ice-detention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> report on the medical mistreatment of women being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement notes the cases of several women who were arrested for possessing marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBooker\/status\/1593688875335041024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cStudies suggest some Schedule I substances such as MDMA &amp; psilocybin could serve as potential lifesaving drugs. My bill would remove regulatory red tape that impedes researchers from studying &amp; patients from accessing these potential drugs.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJeffMerkley\/status\/1594786781198749697\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201c@GovKateBrown, thank you for building on @POTUS\u2019s executive action to pardon federal marijuana possession charges. This is a hugely important action that will open employment and housing opportunities for so many folks. Pardoning cannabis possession charges federally and in Oregon is an important step forward. I will keep working to make sure that all of our cannabis reforms are rooted in restorative justice.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcrightnow.com\/news\/oregon-senator-reacts-to-pardons-for-marijuana-offenses\/article_337258a4-6a18-11ed-81ba-c3daa30f809f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said Gov. Kate Brown\u2019s (D) move to issue marijuana pardons \u201cis the proper use of [the] governor\u2019s clemency powers and I hope that every governor and state legislature will follow suit.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gregwalden\/status\/1593661945059606528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted that the passage of a marijuana research bill is \u201canother common-sense cannabis move by Congress.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PJK4brainhealth\/status\/1594709000804831234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cAfter the legalization of sports betting and the commercialization of marijuana how can we be surprised by the levels of addiction in our country?\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:\/\/missoulacurrent.com\/governors-budget-withholds-marijuana-tax-funds-from-fwp-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Greg Gianforte\u2019s (R) proposed budget seeks to withhold marijuana revenue from Department of Fish, Wildlife &amp; Parks programs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovAndyBeshear\/status\/1594761098607083527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Andy Beshear (D) tweeted, \u201cThe mother of a veteran sat next to me at a baseball game and shared the struggles her son had faced with treatment following an IED explosion. Medical cannabis was the only thing that helped. Providing access to medical cannabis is simply the right thing to do for these heroes.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/indypolitics.org\/org-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker said he remains \u201cskeptical\u201d of marijuana legalization, while the Senate president said he thinks \u201cyou\u2019ll see us talk about that\u201d this session.<\/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.journal-news.com\/local\/medical-marijuana-in-ohio-bill-could-add-conditions-eligible-how-it-can-be-taken\/XANISVVF2RCULMITSYDEMKEI2E\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator spoke about his bill to expand 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\/thericeman\/status\/1595150715517014020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are asking a federal judge to limit the scope of an injunction on issuing marijuana dispensary licenses to just one area of the state instead of five.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/DCP\/News-Releases-from-the-Department-of-Consumer-Protection\/2022-News-Releases\/Consumer-Protection-Provides-Update-on-Medical-Marijuana-License-Conversion-Process\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators said several existing medical cannabis retailers and producers have completed necessary steps to serve the recreational market. Separately, they <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/DCP\/News-Releases-from-the-Department-of-Consumer-Protection\/2022-News-Releases\/Consumer-Protection-Announces-Product-Packager-Transporter-Applicants-Selected-in-General-Lottery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">selected<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cannabis product packager and transporter licenses in a lottery.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.oregon.gov\/forms\/Pages\/marijuana-pardon.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Judicial Department posted resources about Gov. Kate Brown\u2019s (D) marijuana pardons.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/MEDACF\/bulletins\/3393119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are accepting public comments on proposed hemp cultivation rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A spokesperson for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksmu.org\/news\/2022-11-22\/missouri-health-authorities-gear-up-for-recreational-marijuana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators said it is likely that recreational marijuana business licenses can be issued by early February.<\/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\/bulletin\/4Tips-for-Licensees\/Advisory-Bulletin---Criminal-Activity-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued an advisory bulletin about increased criminal activity against marijuana businesses.<\/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.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2022\/nov\/22\/judge-rejects-second-attempt-by-former-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> judge rejected a rejected medical cannabis cultivation license applicant\u2019s move to join a lawsuit challenging the validity of regulators\u2019 award process.<\/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:\/\/nixle.us\/E42GK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> State Bureau of Investigation said four people <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/marijuana-homicide-oklahoma-city-861f93d0761e6a23f79da8fe1c2f5564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">found dead<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at a marijuana growing operation were executed.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonwealth.virginia.gov\/va-government\/boards-and-commissions\/appointment-openings\/detail\/?id=197e3533-61a7-eb11-a318-00505682481f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials will be seeking to replace a member of the Cannabis Control Authority Board of Directors.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dshs.texas.gov\/medical-advisory-board\/pdf\/MAB-Physician-Meeting-Agenda-December-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Advisory Board will consider \u201cguidelines for drug use\/abuse as it pertains to the Compassionate Use Act and low potency cannabis\u201d on December 1.<\/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-72.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\/NYCMayor\/status\/1595187207714775041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor cheered the state\u2019s approval of the first recreational marijuana dispensary licenses.<\/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.startribune.com\/st-cloud-passes-buffer-free-zoning-ordinance-for-thc-cbd-retailers\/600228753\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">St. Cloud, Minnesota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council rejected buffer zones for THC and CBD retailers around schools and parks that had been recommended by the Planning Commission.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/EUCourtPress\/status\/1594981978364940290\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Court of Justice of the European Union<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ruled that The Netherlands cannot deport a Russian man who uses medical cannabis, which is not legally available in his home country.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tna.mcot.net\/english-news-1062613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thailand\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> public health minister said he is confident that cannabis won\u2019t be relisted as a narcotic.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consalud.es\/politica\/ministerio-sanidad\/sanidad-trabaja-ya-en-encaje-cannabis-medicinal-en-normativa-espanola_123029_102.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spain\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ministry of Health is working on medical cannabis regulations.<\/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\/MHRAgovuk\/status\/1594962048852574208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency published a guide on manufacturing cannabis-based medicines.<\/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 indicated that \u201cinhaled THC-rich therapy is more effective than CBD-rich sublingual extract therapy for treating <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmmj.org.il\/issues\/55\/articles\/1518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">low back pain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and that cannabis therapy is safe and effective for chronic low back pain.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A case study of a woman with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Article\/Abstract\/528069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hypophosphatasia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> showed that \u201ctreatment with a cannabidiol-predominant, full-spectrum, prescription cannabis extract led to a clinically meaningful pain reduction to 2.5\/10 NRS, a discontinuation of opioids, and a recent resumption of employment as a physician.\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:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-progressive-paradox-on-marijuana-new-york-weed-kathy-hochul-john-hickenlooper-11669072860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Wall Street Journal editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> criticized Democratic politicians for celebrating marijuana reform.<\/span><span 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Research Council and the Drug Free America Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter urging senators to oppose passage of marijuana banking legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/us17.campaign-archive.com\/?u=1b61b28eae54b8d51e883a3f8&amp;id=69be7abd95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The U.S. Hemp Roundtable<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> submitted comments to the Virginia Hemp Task Force in response to a draft report.<\/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\/20221122005315\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 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