{"id":59013,"date":"2022-12-07T03:12:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T11:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/07\/cannabis-banking-left-out-of-ndaa-newsletter-december-7-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T05:45:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T13:45:32","slug":"cannabis-banking-left-out-of-ndaa-newsletter-december-7-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/07\/cannabis-banking-left-out-of-ndaa-newsletter-december-7-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis banking left out of NDAA (Newsletter: December 7, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-25.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>DOJ wants safe consumption case delay; Colombian Senate votes to legalize marijuana; CT cannabis record clearings; OR gov touts pardons<\/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 v4.8.12 - 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>Hold on, just one second before you read today\u2019s news. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have you thought about giving some financial support to Marijuana Moment? If so, today would be a great day to contribute. We\u2019re planning our reporting for the coming months and it would really help to know what kind of support we can count on.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check us out on Patreon and sign up to give $25\/month today:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congressional-lawmakers-decline-to-put-marijuana-reform-in-defense-bill-as-new-details-surface-on-safe-plus-package\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Congressional negotiators<\/a> declined to include much-anticipated marijuana banking, expungements and other reform provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a floor speech, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/mcconnell-blasts-democrats-over-plans-to-add-marijuana-banking-to-defense-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> blasted Democrats\u2019 push to include marijuana banking language in the National Defense Authorization Act, saying it would make the financial system \u201cmore sympathetic to illegal drugs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), responding to McConnell\u2019s criticism, said the cannabis reform has \u201cbipartisan support\u201d and is \u201ca priority for me.\u201d He added that \u201cwe\u2019ll try to discuss the best way to get it done,\u201d perhaps signaling that separate, non-NDAA legislation will be the vehicle to advance the measure.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/justice-department-asks-federal-court-for-more-time-in-complex-safe-drug-consumption-site-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department of Justice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is asking a federal court for yet another delay in its deadline to respond in a lawsuit over safe consumption sites for illegal drugs\u2014but this time harm reduction advocates are opposing the delay after months of negotiations.<\/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-senate-approves-marijuana-legalization-bill-bringing-country-closer-to-ending-prohibition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colombian Senate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a marijuana legalization bill by a vote of 65-3. The legislation has also already advanced in the country\u2019s Chamber of Representatives, but requires additional debates before potentially being enacted into law.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/thousands-of-connecticut-marijuana-possession-records-will-be-wiped-away-at-beginning-of-2023-connecticut-governor-announces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced that the state will clear approximately 44,000 cannabis conviction records on January 1.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/oregon-governor-says-her-mass-marijuana-pardons-are-truly-an-act-of-mercy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> says her recent mass marijuana pardon was \u201cvery much a racial justice issue\u201d and \u201ctruly an act of mercy.\u201d <\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/public-inspection\/2022-26611\/meetings-national-institute-on-drug-abuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">National Institute on Drug Abuse<\/a> will hold a closed-door meeting on the production of cannabis for research on January 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2022\/12\/06\/senate-democrats-reduce-harm-of-drug-laws-to-open-cannabis-banking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH)<\/a> said that \u201cRepublicans and the banks are just trying to steamroll\u201d by advancing cannabis banking legislation without also addressing criminal justice reform.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulieNBCNews\/status\/1600189770000265216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK)<\/a> said he would vote against the National Defense Authorization Act\u2014which is ceremonially named after him\u2014if it contained unrelated items like cannabis banking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?524644-101\/senate-democratic-leader-pressed-proposal-end-covid-vaccine-mandate-military\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)<\/a> called on colleagues to \u201cmake progress\u201d on \u201cmaking sure our legal cannabis businesses can access credit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spokespeople for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtpr.org\/montana-news\/2022-12-05\/montana-senators-back-bill-to-give\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sens. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Steve Daines (R-MT)<\/a> issued statements about their support for passing marijuana banking legislation.<\/p>\n<p>A staffer for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/marijuana-banking-bill-fate-left-to-jockeying-over-defense-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)<\/a> raised ongoing concerns about marijuana banking legislation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6316668126112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)<\/a> criticized Democrats for working to pass marijuana banking reform via the National Defense Authorization Act.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJackyRosen\/status\/1599936913431056385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV)<\/a> tweeted, \u201cLegally-operating cannabis small businesses in Nevada and across the country deserve full access to @SBAgov loans and resources. I\u2019ll continue working to ensure access to basic services and resources for these small businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/todd_harrison\/status\/1600146170885550080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/a> spoke about broad support for marijuana banking legislation.<\/p>\n<p><b>\/ STATES<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DomDNP\/status\/1600150658195169283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general published a report suggesting that legal hemp is making it harder to prosecute marijuana cases.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COSenDem\/status\/1599850502065618944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Democrats tweeted, \u201cA decade ago, Colorado was the 1st in the nation to make recreational #marijuana legal, an effort that has reaped enormous benefits. Now Congress is following our lead &amp; laying the groundwork for federal legalization largely because of what we did right here in CO.\u201d<\/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.theexaminernews.com\/paulin-introduces-bill-to-combat-illegal-sale-of-marijuana-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> assemblymember filed a bill to increase penalties for illegal marijuana sales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpri.com\/news\/local-news\/community-focus\/community-focus-ri-commerce-secretary-liz-tanner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhode Island\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> commerce secretary spoke about the launch of legal recreational marijuana sales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtnh.com\/this-week-in-connecticut\/this-week-in-connecticut-dcp-gears-up-for-cannabis-era\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> consumer protection commissioner discussed preparations for launching legal recreational marijuana sales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilsos.gov\/departments\/index\/register\/volume46\/register_volume46_issue_49.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/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:\/\/www.govcb.com\/government-bids\/MEDIA-BUYS-FOR-A-PUBLIC-EDUCATION-AND-NBD14153949755512913.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted contract opportunities for \u201cMedia Buys for a Public Education Campaign on the Legalization of Adult Use Cannabis in Maryland\u201d and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govcb.com\/government-bids\/CONSULTING-SERVICES-FOR-IMPLEMENTATION-AND-NBD14153673627862672.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cConsulting Services for Implementation and Regulation of Adult-use Cannabis.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/NMRLD\/2022\/12\/05\/file_attachments\/2346342\/Electronic%20Card%20Letter%20to%20Licensees%20-%20December%202022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are offering digital medical cannabis patient cards.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vpm.org\/news\/articles\/37841\/crime-commission-split-on-drugged-driving-measures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Crime Commission members are divided on proposals to address marijuana-impaired driving.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MNagriculture\/status\/1600169524917157890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are accepting applications for 2023 hemp licenses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubredcap.health.utah.gov\/surveys\/?s=XC49HHCPW97LP4M8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Utah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are conducting a survey about the medical cannabis market.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov\/News?articleID=323\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted updated medical cannabis patient and caregiver numbers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthequity.wa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-12\/2022-12-07%20updated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Social Equity in Cannabis Task Force will hold its final meeting on Wednesday.<\/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:\/\/mailchi.mp\/cannabis.ca.gov\/cannabis-advisory-committee-meetings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Advisory Committee and its subcommittees will hold meetings between December 13-15.<\/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-24.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:\/\/twitter.com\/CommissBratton\/status\/1598867347422343168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> police commissioner tweeted that \u201cthe badly flawed marijuana legalization laws enacted by our politicians are creating an illegal crime, violence, and health crises that threatens to rival that of the nineties.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/file\/2022\/12\/BCB%20Hearing%20Agenda%2012.7.22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boston, Massachusetts\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Board will meet on Wednesday.<\/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\">Former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semana.com\/politica\/articulo\/juan-manuel-santos-reta-a-estados-unidos-como-no-lo-hizo-cuando-era-presidente-y-se-la-juega-por-legalizar-la-coca-en-colombia-a-cuenta-de-que-le-vamos-a-pedir-permiso\/202239\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colombian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Juan Manuel Santos said the county would not need to ask for any other nation\u2019s permission before legalizing coca.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The attorney general of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribune242.com\/news\/2022\/dec\/06\/marijuana-laws-plan-smoke-promised-legislation-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the Bahamas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said it is \u201cnot likely\u201d that planned marijuana legislation will be filed by the end of the year.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/colombogazette.com\/2022\/12\/06\/minister-insists-no-move-to-legalise-cannabis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sri Lanka\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> state minister for indigenous medicine promotion said the government is not moving 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.ilfattoquotidiano.it\/2022\/12\/05\/cannabis-light-parte-il-processo-sul-caso-parma-unica-citta-in-italia-dove-la-vendita-e-bandita-dallesito-dipende-il-futuro-del-settore\/6889070\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Italian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> court is considering a case on the legality of low-potency \u201ccannabis light.\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\">A review concluded that \u201cCBD has direct antineoplastic effects on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36437760\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lung cancer cells<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by various mechanisms mediated by cannabinoid receptors or independent of them.\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 of psychedelics found that \u201cmacrodoses, while less often used for analgesic purposes than microdoses, were reported to induce a higher level of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/20494637221114962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pain relief<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> than both microdoses and conventional pain medications (including opioids and cannabis).\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\">A poll of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/news\/press-center\/archives\/2022\/12\/indiana-public-broadcasting-ball-state-university-unveil-results-from-2022-hoosier-survey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana adults<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> found that 56 percent support legalizing marijuana for personal use, 29 percent back allowing medical use only and 15 percent want it to remain completely illegal.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A poll of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/news\/2022\/12\/most-greater-clevelanders-think-marijuana-should-be-legal-poll-findings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greater Cleveland, Ohio residents<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> found that 57 percent support legalizing marijuana for both recreational and medical use, 28 percent back medical cannabis legalization only and 8 percent want marijuana to be completely illegal.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wibw.com\/2022\/12\/06\/kansas-farm-bureau-names-medical-marijuana-top-legislative-priority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Kansas Farm Bureau<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> listed medical cannabis as a 2023 legislative priority.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/norml.org\/blog\/2022\/12\/05\/norml-report-highlights-citywide-policies-depenalizing-marijuana-law-enforcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NORML<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a report analyzing local marijuana policy reform moves.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fox News host <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-MfF1UF9c-k&amp;t=2m48s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laura Ingraham<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> decried Congress for potentially moving to include marijuana banking provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act.<\/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.businessinsider.com\/weedmaps-cannabis-company-layoffs-cutting-workforce-2022-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Weedmaps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is laying off 25 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.svt.se\/nyheter\/lokalt\/norrbotten\/mark-zuckerberg-stams-i-lulea-tingsratt-ska-ha-hjalpt-cannabisbedrageri-for-miljarder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> founder Mark Zuckerberg is being sued for his platform allegedly aiding and abetting Juicy FIelds\u2019s apparent cannabis investment fraud.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewJerseyOAG\/status\/1600202955935711232\" 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