{"id":58886,"date":"2022-12-05T03:13:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T11:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/05\/doj-shares-cannabis-banking-concerns-with-congress-newsletter-december-5-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T05:45:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T13:45:24","slug":"doj-shares-cannabis-banking-concerns-with-congress-newsletter-december-5-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/05\/doj-shares-cannabis-banking-concerns-with-congress-newsletter-december-5-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ shares cannabis banking concerns with Congress (Newsletter: December 5, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1f917-1.png\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Biden signs marijuana research bill; HHS sec\u2019s scheduling review update; FL gov pushed on cannabis pardons; NJ social consumption rules<\/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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But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Christine Mooncat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMarijuana Moment helps me stay current on the swiftly growing and changing landscape of cannabis and psychedelic legalization in the United States and abroad. Reading the newsletter helps me keep a finger on the pulse of this shifting cultural moment as we witness the crumbling of prohibition and racist drug policy. As an educator, this is an invaluable resource for me. I am happy to support the efforts of Tom in this wonderful and comprehensive endeavor. Thank you!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you value Marijuana Moment, invest in our success on Patreon so we can expand our coverage and more readers can benefit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><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-signs-marijuana-research-bill-a-historic-first-for-federal-cannabis-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Joe Biden<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> signed a marijuana research bill\u2014the first standalone federal cannabis reform legislation in history ever to be sent to a president\u2019s desk or enacted into law.<\/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\/doj-has-concerns-about-marijuana-banking-bill-newly-surfaced-memo-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department of Justice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> issued a memo laying out concerns that pending marijuana banking legislation could \u201ccomplicate\u201d enforcement against other drug and money laundering crimes\u2014though it believes it can \u201ceffectively implement\u201d the bill with changes. Senate sources told Marijuana Moment that the issues raised by the memo have already been addressed during ongoing bipartisan negotiations on the \u201cSAFE Plus\u201d package.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bidens-health-secretary-gives-update-on-marijuana-scheduling-review-directed-by-the-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Health and Human Services Sec. Xavier Becerra<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> gave an update on the federal marijuana scheduling review directed by President Joe Biden, saying it and other drug policy decisions are being guided by \u201cwhat science tells us and what the evidence tells us.\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\/new-jersey-marijuana-regulators-approve-rules-for-public-cannabis-consumption-areas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved proposed rules for public marijuana consumption areas.<\/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-blasts-governor-over-cancelled-clemency-meeting-that-couldve-involved-marijuana-pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is criticizing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for a \u201cdereliction of duty\u201d in canceling a Clemency Board meeting at which she wanted members to consider approving mass marijuana pardons.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/democrats-focus-on-social-justice-marijuana-bills-has-blocked-achievable-progress-on-reform-op-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Maryland GOP delegate and current Marijuana Leadership Campaign lobbyist Don Murphy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> argues in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed that Democrats have blown the opportunity to enact achievable cannabis reform by focusing on \u201cmessaging bills and tweets\u201d instead of crafting bipartisan compromises. Republicans, he says, can pick up the other party\u2019s \u201cfumble\u201d on cannabis by passing achievable incremental reforms next Congress.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/USDA_NIFA\/status\/1598316079759196162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s National Institute of Food and Agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about efforts to create a public hemp germplasm collection.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A witness at a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?524498-1\/hearing-mental-health-care-teens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Children and Families<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hearing discussed problems associated with synthetic cannabinoid use.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJeffMerkley\/status\/1598806741386502157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cAs 2022 comes to a close, I\u2019m continuing to pursue every possible strategy to get SAFE Banking passed. It\u2019s way past time we stop forcing the cannabis industry to operate in cash, creating enormous opportunity for organized crime and assault.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorHick\/status\/1598722581858770945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cRT if you think marijuana should be legal <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1f917.png\" alt=\"&#x1F917;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ STATES<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/MIEOG\/bulletins\/33b2154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) named the acting head of the Cannabis Regulatory Agency as the agency\u2019s executive director.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovLauraKelly\/status\/1598749839025504256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Laura Kelly (D) tweeted, \u201cThis legislative session, we need to legalize medical marijuana so that Kansans with severe illnesses no longer have to suffer. Providing this relief is long overdue, so let\u2019s work together to get this done!\u201d<\/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.nj.com\/marijuana\/2022\/12\/gov-murphys-buy-legal-campaign-entangled-with-big-weed-contradicting-pledge-to-boost-small-businesses.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Phil Murphy (D) defended his involvement in an industry-led campaign urging people to buy marijuana from licensed businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A claim by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2022\/dec\/02\/tony-evers\/evers-right-majorities-wisconsin-voters-support-re\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Tony Evers (D) that \u201can overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites support restoring #Roe and legalizing marijuana\u201d was ruled \u201cmostly true\u201d by PolitiFact.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaHouseHub\/status\/1598683855019544578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker appointed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeshaMainor\/status\/1598495968370081792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lawmakers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to serve on the new House Study Committee on Cannabis Waste Disposal and Recycling.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/washington\/dem-2023-legislative-preview-drugs-police-pursuit-energy-abortion\/article_637f00f4-71d1-11ed-849a-cb0c112b3705.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate deputy majority leader said she\u2019s \u201chighly skeptical\u201d that drug decriminalization legislation can pass.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaSenateDems\/status\/1598408456784019485\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Democrats touted efforts to support \u201cimproved access and distribution of medical marijuana.\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:\/\/ohiohouse.gov\/committees\/criminal-justice\/video\/ohio-house-criminal-justice-committee-12-1-2022-185999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Criminal Justice Committee held a perfunctory <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiohouse.gov\/committees\/criminal-justice\/meetings\/cmte_h_criminal_justice_1_2022-12-01-1000_1574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hearing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on a bill to legalize possession and personal cultivation of marijuana.<\/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:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/2022\/12\/1\/23488925\/state-licensed-drug-injection-sites-illinois-fight-opioid-crisis-hit-cook-county-hard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative held a press conference to build support for his bill to legalize safe consumption sites for illegal drugs.<\/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.ktnv.com\/news\/supreme-court-ruling-boosts-medical-marijuana-user-employment-protections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court ruled that workers have a right to sue their former employers if they are fired for off-duty medical cannabis use.<\/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:\/\/arktimes.com\/arkansas-blog\/2022\/12\/01\/supreme-court-stays-ruling-against-fort-smith-marijuana-cultivator-will-expedite-review-of-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court stayed a lower court ruling that put a medical cannabis cultivation business at risk of having its license revoked.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abc17news.com\/news\/missouri\/2022\/12\/01\/amendment-3-expungements-start-december-8th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana expungements will begin on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/olcc\/Docs\/news\/news_releases\/2022\/nr120222-Cannabis-Product-Recall-Pesticide-Bobsled-QuantumAlchemy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued a mandatory recall for several marijuana products due to the potential presence of pesticides.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnyc.org\/story\/legal-cannabis-latest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top marijuana regulator spoke about ongoing efforts to launch recreational sales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.state.co.us\/CCR\/RegisterPdfContents.do?publicationDay=11\/25\/2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed rules to implement Gov. Jared Polis\u2019s (D) executive order providing professional licensing protections for workers who use marijuana in compliance with state law.<\/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\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-12.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\">A former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebaltimorebanner.com\/opinion\/commentary-on-marijuana-legalization-lets-embrace-change-with-caution-7E7MP5GKLNAFXEHWBSXIF2XS2Q\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Baltimore, Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor who made headlines by calling for an end to the war on drugs in 1988 authored an op-ed praising the state\u2019s move to legalize marijuana.<\/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.beaconjournal.com\/story\/opinion\/letters\/2022\/12\/01\/akron-man-running-for-mayor-opposes-marijuana-arrests\/69682392007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Akron, Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayoral candidate wrote about his support for marijuana decriminalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mjbizdaily.com\/los-angeles-marijuana-social-equity-program-latest-to-be-challenged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles, California\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana social equity program is being challenged in a federal lawsuit.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailtribune.com\/top-stories\/2022\/12\/01\/county-commissioners-restrict-psychedelic-mushroom-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jackson County, Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> commissioners voted to enact restrictions on psilocybin services businesses.<\/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:\/\/unctad.org\/webflyer\/commodities-glance-special-issue-industrial-hemp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a report on hemp as a commodity.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thaipbsworld.com\/boy-seen-smoking-weed-using-a-pipe-stage-managed-public-health-minister\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thailand\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> public health minister said he thinks a photo of young boys smoking marijuana was staged to discredit the government.<\/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.rte.ie\/news\/analysis-and-comment\/2022\/1204\/1339672-analysis-politics-drugs-decriminalisation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Irish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmaker filed a drug decriminalization resolution.<\/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.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-isle-of-man-63807783\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Isle of Man<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> medical cannabis dispensing pilot program launched.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A pilot program in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nltimes.nl\/2022\/12\/03\/regulated-cultivated-cannabis-experiment-delayed-start-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Netherlands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on regulated cannabis cultivation is being delayed again.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Berlin, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbb24.de\/panorama\/beitrag\/2022\/11\/auszubildender-berliner-polizei-cannabis-entlasstung-gericht.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Germany<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> court upheld the firing of a police officer for off-duty marijuana use.<\/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 found that \u201coral cannabinoid therapy seems to be safe and mildly effective in patients with\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/ejp.2054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">treatment refractory chronic pain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study examining cannabis policies and attitudes towards immigrants suggested that \u201clegalizing cannabis itself actually improves <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/02\/marijuana-policy-immigration-hispanics-latinos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">attitudes toward undocumented immigrants<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, especially Latinos.\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:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_Bv7cwRRhRIOhigRrJCNXng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marijuana Moment, Marijuana Policy Project, BOWL PAC and BillTrack 50<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are hosting a webinar on cannabis policy developments on Wednesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lucid.news\/maps-liable-in-wrongful-death-lawsuit\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=maps-liable-in-wrongful-death-lawsuit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was found partially liable for the death of a woman who passed away after receiving services from members of the organization\u2019s Zendo Project at a music festival. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscc.org\/AAMA-and-USCC-jointly-call-on-congress-to-address-public-safety-and-racial-equity-in-the-cannabis-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The African American Mayors Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is calling on Congress to pass cannabis banking and equity legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/opinion\/editorials\/3-things-for-congress-to-prioritize-before-control-of-the-house-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Seattle Times editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is urging Congress to pass marijuana banking legislation by the end of the session.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dccta.org\/dc-cannabis-trade-association-dccta-proposes-changes-to-medical-cannabis-amendment-act-of-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The DC Cannabis Trade Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is proposing changes to a pending medical cannabis expansion 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.bizjournals.com\/denver\/news\/2022\/12\/01\/vangst-layoffs-cannabis-industry-startup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vangst<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> laid off nine employees.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a 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