{"id":59068,"date":"2022-12-08T03:24:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T11:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/08\/mcconnell-brags-about-killing-cannabis-banking-newsletter-december-8-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-08T05:45:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T13:45:38","slug":"mcconnell-brags-about-killing-cannabis-banking-newsletter-december-8-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/08\/mcconnell-brags-about-killing-cannabis-banking-newsletter-december-8-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell brags about killing cannabis banking (Newsletter: December 8, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-30.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Next steps for SAFE push; Congress presses military to study psychedelics &amp; marijuana therapy; DC medical cannabis expansion; OH legalization hearing<\/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>Free to read (but not free to produce)!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We\u2019re proud of our newsletter and the reporting we publish at Marijuana Moment, and we\u2019re happy to provide it for free. But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><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\/marijuana-banking-sponsor-lays-out-plan-to-advance-reform-after-exclusion-from-defense-bill-sharply-rebuking-senate-blockade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about plans to attach his marijuana banking reform to omnibus spending legislation after it was left out of the National Defense Authorization Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) said that the cannabis banking reform currently has 59 Senate votes\u2014one shy of the 60 needed for passage.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/mcconnell-brags-about-marijuana-banking-defeat-in-defense-bill-signaling-hell-fight-to-stop-it-in-omnibus-spending-too\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> bragged about defeating the effort to include marijuana banking in the National Defense Authorization Act\u2014and he signaled he\u2019ll do the same thing if advocates try to attach the cannabis provisions to omnibus appropriations legislation.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Separately, Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) suggested in an interview that at least one Democratic senator also objected to advancing cannabis banking provisions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congress-pushes-military-to-consider-psychedelics-and-marijuana-therapy-while-other-cannabis-provisions-left-out-of-defense-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">joint explanatory statement attached to the National Defense Authorization Act<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Congress is directing the secretary of defense to consider the therapeutic potential of \u201cplant-based therapies\u201d like cannabis and psychedelics as opioid alternatives for service members with PTSD, traumatic brain injury or chronic pain.<\/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\/d-c-council-approves-bill-to-eliminate-medical-marijuana-license-caps-promote-equity-provide-tax-relief-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington, D.C. Council<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a bill to remove medical marijuana license caps, give operators 280E tax relief, prioritize equity businesses &amp; allow on-site consumption facilities while providing for enforcement against unlicensed sellers.<\/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\/ohio-lawmakers-hold-hearing-on-two-marijuana-legalization-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio House Finance Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a hearing on two marijuana legalization bills\u2014one sponsored by Republicans and the other led by Democrats.<\/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.wpri.com\/target-12\/another-ri-man-arrested-for-role-in-jan-6-capitol-riot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Federal prosecutors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> charged a man who was once falsely named Rhode Island\u2019s first medical cannabis patient in a state Senate resolution with breaching the Capitol on January 6. (In fact, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160529114311\/http:\/\/www.marijuana.com\/blog\/news\/2016\/05\/my-mom-the-medical-marijuana-patient-and-advocate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mother of Marijuana Moment\u2019s editor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was Rhode Island\u2019s first legal medical marijuana patient.)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u200b\u200b\u200bThe <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntsb.gov\/news\/press-releases\/Pages\/MA20221129.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Transportation Safety Board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will release a report examining the crash risk associated with different drugs on December 13.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorHick\/status\/1600153553049292800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> posted a video about his bill to create a federal commission to study regulations for legal marijuana modeled on those currently in place for alcohol.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2022\/12\/06\/senate-democrats-reduce-harm-of-drug-laws-to-open-cannabis-banking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has \u201cbeen pretty much an obstacle\u201d to enacting marijuana banking legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/articles\/2022\/12\/05\/the_president_weighs_in_on_cannabis_148559.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> coauthored an op-ed calling on Congress to pass marijuana legalization legislation.<\/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\/GovPritzker\/status\/1600529527163289600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mystateline.com\/news\/local-news\/pritzker-celebrates-illinois-first-black-owned-social-equity-cannabis-dispensary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">visited<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the state\u2019s first social equity licensee dispensary with his newly appointed cannabis regulatory oversight officer.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/health\/opioid-addiction\/addiction-supervised-injection-site-philadelphia-opioid-epidemic-20221206.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro (D) said he continues to oppose opening safe consumption sites for illegal drugs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crainsdetroit.com\/politics-policy\/legislature-votes-ease-marijuana-transfer-spousal-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers sent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) bills to marijuana retailers to transfer products to other provisioning centers and to scale back requirements for cannabis business license applicants to disclose information about their spouses. Separately, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/cra\/-\/media\/Project\/Websites\/cra\/Agency-Public-Meeting\/Meeting-Minutes-Agenda\/Agenda-December-8-2022.pdf?rev=5c41f8f9c9ff4b6d8ea8daa28a138315&amp;hash=B506E84C0A3DC8A8C7F0B8078EBAFEB3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">regulators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will consider marijuana business issues on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheoKeith\/status\/1600526159560806401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker and incoming Senate assistant majority leader said they expect marijuana legalization will pass sometime in the new session.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joesonka\/status\/1600570310029361166\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate president suggested he doesn\u2019t support advancing medical cannabis legislation because of poison control calls about young people using marijuana.<\/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.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/politics\/between-prison-and-pamphlets-wa-looks-for-an-answer-to-the-drug-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Law and Justice Committee held a hearing on reforming drug possession criminalization laws. Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/ReportsToTheLegislature\/Home\/GetPDF?fileName=Hemp%20in%20Food%20Task%20Force%20Report_FINAL_1e9ee329-d78e-402d-b088-2a5f2e97b78e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hemp in Food Task Force<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a report.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.komu.com\/news\/state\/bill-to-automate-expungement-process-for-marijuana-offenses-prefiled-in-house-and-senate\/article_aaa25e7a-7598-11ed-9223-4f3de3021bd0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers filed legislation to automate the state\u2019s expungement process.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AZSenateGOP\/status\/1600262837988782080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arizona<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Republicans tweeted photos of a senator visiting a marijuana cultivation facility.<\/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\/dianesavino\/status\/1600108781748178944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator responded to a tweet about marijuana policy from Health and Human Services Sec. Xavier Becerra, saying, \u201cOh for heaven\u2019s sake! Just do it already. The absurdity of 50 States creating their own rules, marketplace and industry standards can be avoided by @POTUS &amp; @SecBecerra taking their heads out of their keisters &amp; stop the Marijuana Malarkey!\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmhealth.org\/news\/disease\/2022\/12\/?view=1915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are adding anxiety disorder as a medical cannabis qualifying condition.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2022\/12\/06\/marijuana\/major-policy-shift-massachusetts-clears-marijuana-growers-use-certain-pesticides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are allowing cannabis growers to use certain pesticides.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/cannabis.ca.gov\/department-of-cannabis-control-chalks-up-major-win-against-illicit-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators touted a court order awarding more than $128 million in civil penalties against businesses and individuals that were engaged in unlicensed commercial cannabis activity. Separately, they launched a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/cannabis.ca.gov\/new-equity-resources-tracking-the-most-innovative-programs-in-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">webpage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that tracks what they call \u201cpromising\u201d marijuana equity practices.<\/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\/2022-12\/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:\/\/cca.virginia.gov\/node\/95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Control Authority launched a new website.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legis.la.gov\/legis\/Agenda.aspx?m=5194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Employment and Medical Marijuana Task Force met.<\/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-29.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:\/\/cannabis.lacity.org\/articles\/p3rr2-lottery-reminder-important-information-pending-lawsuit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials are scheduled to hold a lottery for marijuana retail licenses on Thursday, but the city\u2019s equity rules are being challenged in a lawsuit.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/mailchimp.denvergov.org\/remindermarijuanaindustrycheckinmeeting-5690549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials are hosting a marijuana industry check-in meeting on Thursday.<\/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\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/1702547\/senate-urged-to-pass-bill-allowing-risk-free-purchase-of-medical-cannabis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philippine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Health and Demography subcommittee held a hearing on medical cannabis legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/dr\/local\/2022\/12\/07\/artists-who-talk-about-drugs-in-their-songs-will-be-penalized-with-150-minimum-wages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dominican Republic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers are considering legislation to penalize music and other media that encourage consumption of illegal drugs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paran\u00e1, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assembleia.pr.leg.br\/comunicacao\/noticias\/proposta-que-assegura-medicamentos-a-base-de-cannabis-sativa-e-aprovada-na-assembleia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brazil\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Legislative Assembly approved legislation on cannabis-based medicines.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Johannesburg, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/concourt-did-not-legalise-weed-in-the-workplace-labour-court-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Africa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Labour Court ruled that companies may enforce zero tolerance policies for cannabis 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 \u201ccannabis sativa ethanolic extract demonstrated significant <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2452014422002230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anti-tumor effects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> associated with elevated expression of AXIN1 protein in glioblastoma.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study found that \u201cCBD decreases <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0091305722001770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">obsessive-compulsive behavior<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in male mice but not female male\u201d and \u201clessens ADHD-like behavior in mutant male mice but heightens it in female mice.\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\">Video of the webinar that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P9fcQniUbMs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marijuana Moment, Marijuana Policy Project, BOWL PAC and BillTrack50<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hosted about 2022 cannabis policy developments and 2023 predictions is now available.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/chuck-schumers-marijuana-defense-bill-national-defense-authorization-act-senate-mitch-mcconnell-democrats-11670364304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Wall Street Journal editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> criticized Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for pushing 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><a href=\"https:\/\/thecannabisindustry.org\/announcing-ncias-2023-event-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The National Cannabis Industry Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sold off its tradeshow portfolio.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/investigations\/end-illegal-marijuana-criminal-dynamics-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">InSight Crime<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a report about what marijuana legalization in the U.S. means for Mexican cartels.<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A National Labor Relations Board panel ruled that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1555326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Curaleaf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> violated federal law by refusing to bargain with a union.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span 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