{"id":59222,"date":"2022-12-12T03:12:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T11:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/12\/will-cannabis-be-in-congresss-omnibus-spending-bill-newsletter-december-12-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-12T05:45:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T13:45:19","slug":"will-cannabis-be-in-congresss-omnibus-spending-bill-newsletter-december-12-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/12\/will-cannabis-be-in-congresss-omnibus-spending-bill-newsletter-december-12-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Will cannabis be in Congress\u2019s omnibus spending bill? (Newsletter: December 12, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1f643-1.png\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>NY marijuana delivery rules; CT legal sales start date; AMA study: Psychedelics legal in most states by 2037; Vets groups want cannabis bill passed<\/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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Steve Bloom of CelebStoner:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cMarijuana Moment is a must-read for canna-professionals and activists. I can\u2019t wait to read the newsletter every morning.\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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/will-congressional-leaders-include-marijuana-banking-in-the-omnibus-spending-bill-expected-on-monday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Congressional leaders<\/a> plan to soon file an omnibus spending bill, and advocates will be watching to see if the SAFE Plus package of marijuana banking and expungements\u2014as well as cannabis provisions from past appropriations bills\u2014will be included.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-york-officials-explain-rules-for-marijuana-delivery-services-that-will-serve-consumers-before-dispensaries-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York\u2019s Office of Cannabis Management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published guidance on how licensed marijuana dispensaries can begin sales via direct-to-consumer deliveries while their storefronts are being built out.<\/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-looks-to-collect-more-cannabis-data-as-it-touts-federal-state-partnership-in-enforcement-action-against-delta-8-thc-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Food and Drug Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> posted a notice about efforts to fill \u201cdata gaps\u201d on cannabis and CBD products while at the same time touting its work to help Minnesota regulators crack down on delta-8 THC sales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/connecticuts-first-adult-use-marijuana-sales-will-start-next-month-officials-announce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced that legal recreational marijuana sales will begin in the state on January 10.<\/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\/kansas-lawmakers-to-tour-marijuana-grow-facility-in-missouri-as-they-finalize-medical-cannabis-bill-for-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas legislature\u2019s Special Committee on Medical Marijuana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a hearing to discuss plans to finalize a legalization bill that lawmakers can consider in the 2023 session. Members will tour a cannabis cultivation facility in neighboring Missouri this week.<\/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.marijuanamoment.net\/most-states-will-legalize-psychedelics-by-2037-analysis-published-by-american-medical-association-predicts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">new scientific analysis published by the American Medical Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> predicts that most U.S. states will legalize psychedelics by 2037, finding that the movement to allow use of psilocybin and other entheogens \u201cis becoming a bipartisan issue.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/veterans-groups-demand-congress-pass-bill-on-va-medical-marijuana-research-before-session-ends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disabled American Veterans, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, AMVETS and other groups<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter urging congressional leaders to pass legislation directing the Department of Veterans Affairs to study the medical benefits of cannabis.<\/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 office of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicanleader.senate.gov\/newsroom\/research\/this-years-ndaa-includes-essential-boosts-to-munitions-modernization-and-deterrence-against-hostile-powers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> touted press coverage of his successful effort to keep marijuana banking provisions out of 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:\/\/www.casey.senate.gov\/news\/releases\/casey-do-not-forget-about-marc-fogel-american-teacher-detained-in-russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is calling on President Joe Biden to do more to free another American citizen who is detained in Russia for medical cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenToomey\/status\/1601696336679559169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cPA resident Marc Fogel is jailed in Russia for reasons almost identical to Brittney Griner. With my PA colleagues, I have urged the State Department to prioritize his release. The Biden Admin brought home a celebrity\u2014it must work just as hard to bring home everyday Americans too.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLeeForCongress\/status\/1600951349692211232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cBIPOC cannabis entrepreneurs face unequal access to financial services. As we work to decriminalize marijuana across the country, we must ensure equitable industry growth so as not to further harm communities already impacted by the failed War on Drugs.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ilhan\/status\/1600932528856391682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about voting against the National Defense Authorization Act, saying it \u201cincludes egregious funding to extend the failed War on Drugs mentality in Colombia that has led to some of the worst human rights abuses in the world.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/1600991178048286720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe only place cannabis is controversial is in the Capitol\u2026 <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1f643.png\" alt=\"&#x1F643;\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The House bill to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/6129\/cosponsors?loclr=cga-bill&amp;pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">facilitate state-level marijuana expungements<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got one new cosponsor for a total of seven.<\/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:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-business-oregon-government-and-7f1670654904a453b1d06f6b7a290310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers are considering legislation to increase penalties for illegal marijuana cultivation.<\/span><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:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/575426-jeff-brandes-sens-rubio-scott-should-support-cannabis-banking-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator authored an op-ed calling on U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) to support federal marijuana banking legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmarketreport.com\/new-york-appeals-cannabis-licensing-injunction-to-second-circuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators appealed the injunction a judge placed on awarding recreational marijuana dispensary licenses in parts of the state.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HealthyLivingMo\/status\/1601023132747563009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted a timeline on next steps for launching the state\u2019s recreational marijuana market.<\/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.azdhs.gov\/documents\/licensing\/medical-marijuana\/testing-advisory-council\/prelim-mmtac-report.pdf?v=20221201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arizona<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Marijuana Testing Advisory Council issued recommendations.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/treasury\/taxation\/cannabis\/recreational\/seef.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted guidance on the Social Equity Excise Fee that is imposed on cannabis sales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20221207005323\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> State Fair announced it will host a state-sanctioned cannabis competition again in 2023.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vireo Health dropped its lawsuit against <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/vireo-health-drops-thc-edibles-lawsuit-against-state-of-minnesota\/600234530\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators that sought the right to sell THC edibles to all adults and not just medical cannabis patients.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccb.vermont.gov\/cannabis-control-board-announces-partnership-ncs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators announced a partnership with NCS analytics to build a cannabis analytics platform for inventory tracking.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.alaska.gov\/web\/Portals\/9\/pub\/MCB\/Announcements\/Task%20force%20Agenda%2012.12.2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alaska\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Advisory Task Force on Recreational Marijuana will meet on Monday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NevadaCCB\/status\/1590800382821007361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will consider changes to marijuana rules and other cannabis business <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NevadaCCB\/status\/1600896338006134784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">issues<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on Monday and Tuesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<strong>\u2014<br \/>\n<strong>Marijuana Moment is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracking more than 1,500 cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills<\/a> in state legislatures and Congress this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon supporters<\/a> pledging at least $25\/month get access to our interactive maps, charts and hearing calendar so they don\u2019t miss any developments.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9128 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-39.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:\/\/www.portlandoregon.gov\/police\/news\/read.cfm?id=452639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Portland, Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> police raided an unlicensed storefront that was selling psilocybin.<\/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.kvue.com\/article\/news\/local\/san-marcos-marijuana-hays-county-texas-attorney-general-opinion-request\/269-6606da7d-0182-4828-9202-3d7aa1880f24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hays County, Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> district attorney is asking the state attorney general to issue an opinion on the local voter-approved marijuana decriminalization initiative.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/9ed4394468e8\/dcr-releases-spark-report-10119812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators held a marijuana social equity retail license lottery.<\/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.wqow.com\/news\/chippewa-valley\/eau-claire-county-board-supervisor-hopes-to-legalize-marijuana-in-wisconsin\/article_9ecf46c0-7751-11ed-8e35-ef7c285aef7e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eau Claire County, Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> supervisor spoke about the need to legalize marijuana.<\/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:\/\/parea.eu\/eu-parliament-appeal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">European Parliament<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hosted an event on psychedelic-assisted therapy.<\/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.canada.ca\/en\/health-canada\/news\/2022\/12\/health-canada-finalizes-amendments-on-cannabis-research-and-testing-and-cannabis-beverages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canadian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> government finalized amendments on marijuana research, testing and infused beverages.<\/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\/kristine_lutke\/status\/1601573699458506752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">German<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmaker is urging the health minister to \u201cquickly\u201d submit a marijuana legalization bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/conservativehome.com\/2022\/12\/09\/crispin-blunt-cannabis-prohibition-has-failed-across-the-world-the-uk-must-embrace-evidence-based-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> member of Parliament authored an op-ed calling for a move away from prohibitionist drug policies.<\/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 \u201csome lower quality studies have reported <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liebertpub.com\/doi\/10.1089\/can.2022.0185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018next day\u2019 effects of THC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on cognitive function and safety-sensitive tasks\u201d but that \u201cmost studies, including some of higher quality, have found no such effect,\u201d such that \u201coverall, it appears that there is limited scientific evidence to support the assertion that cannabis use impairs \u2018next day\u2019 performance.\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.einnews.com\/pr_news\/605189993\/new-survey-shows-66-of-michigan-residents-favor-keeping-or-improving-current-medical-marijuana-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan likely voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> found that 41 percent want to keep the current medical cannabis system intact, 25 percent support expanding patients\u2019 rights and 21 percent want to restrict their rights.<\/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:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/congress-blog\/3769206-senate-should-vote-on-cannabis-banking-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NAACP\u2019s vice chair<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> authored an op-ed calling on the Senate to pass marijuana banking legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/crime-and-justice\/report\/twenty-first-century-illicit-drugs-and-their-discontents-the-troubling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Heritage Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a report on what it says are the harms of high-potency cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/10\/awful-news-on-kids-weed-use-should-slow-legalization-roll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The New York Post editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said a study showing an increase in calls to poison control centers about youth marijuana intoxication should slow the move toward legalization.<\/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:\/\/news.wfsu.org\/wfsu-local-news\/2022-12-09\/a-tallahassee-medical-marijuana-operator-could-face-a-class-action-lawsuit-over-layoffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trulieve, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is facing a potential class-action lawsuit over allegations it failed to give adequate notice before laying off employees.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/canopygrowth.com\/canopy-growth-to-ring-nasdaq-opening-bell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canopy Growth Corporation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> executives will ring the Nasdaq opening bell on Monday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/canopy-usa-converts-cad-125-5-million-in-terrascend-debt-to-exchangeable-shares-at-cad-5-10-per-share-872759309.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TerrAscend Corp. and Canopy USA, LLC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced an agreement to convert C$125.5 million in aggregate loans plus accrued interest in exchange for shares.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/compasspathways.com\/comp360-psilocybin-therapy-shows-potential-in-open-label-study-in-type-ii-bipolar-disorder-presented-at-acnp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">COMPASS Pathways plc<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> presented positive results from its trials of psilocybin therapy in type II bipolar disorder and treatment-resistant depression.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20221208005898\/en\/Columbia-Care-Releases-First-Corporate-Social-Responsibility-Report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colombia Care Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> released its first Corporate Social Responsibility report.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ CULTURE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a 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