{"id":59284,"date":"2022-12-13T03:26:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T11:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/13\/nh-gop-dem-leaders-team-up-on-cannabis-bill-newsletter-december-13-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-13T05:45:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T13:45:42","slug":"nh-gop-dem-leaders-team-up-on-cannabis-bill-newsletter-december-13-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/13\/nh-gop-dem-leaders-team-up-on-cannabis-bill-newsletter-december-13-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"NH GOP &amp; Dem leaders team up on cannabis bill (Newsletter: December 13, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-47.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>USDA delays hemp testing rule; WI agency wants legalization in budget; 2022\u2019s top marijuana wins; Veterans push Congress for reform<\/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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If so, today would be a great day to contribute. We\u2019re planning our reporting for the coming year and it would really help to know what kind of support we can count on.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Mary Jane Borden: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhat is the first thing I do every weekday morning? Grab my phone and read Tom Angell\u2019s Marijuana Moment! It gives me both quick overviews of what\u2019s going on in the world of cannabis and in-depth analyses of what those developments mean. As a writer in the cannabis space\u2014I produce monthly columns under the moniker \u2018Mary Jane\u2019s Guide\u2019\u2014I want my readers to be the \u2018smartest, best informed, and most effective advocates for the cannabis plant.\u2019 Marijuana Moment is instrumental in doing just that and makes my monthly patreon pledge well worth it.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-hampshire-gop-and-democratic-house-leaders-team-up-on-marijuana-legalization-bill-for-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Hampshire\u2019s House Republican majority leader and Democratic minority leader<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are teaming up on a new marijuana legalization bill for 2023.<\/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\/usda-delays-enforcement-of-rule-requiring-hemp-to-be-tested-by-dea-registered-labs-due-to-inadequate-capacity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is delaying enforcement of a rule requiring hemp to be tested only at laboratories registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration.<\/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\/key-wisconsin-agency-proposes-marijuana-legalization-be-included-in-budget-saying-it-will-create-165m-in-yearly-revenue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin Department of Revenue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is requesting that the next biennial budget include provisions to legalize marijuana, which it projects will generate $165.8 million in new revenue every year.<\/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\/here-are-the-biggest-marijuana-reform-victories-of-2022-from-legalization-to-workplace-protections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">new NORML report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> looks at the biggest state legislative victories of the year for marijuana reform\u2014from legalization and expungements to medical cannabis and industry equity.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a new Marijuana Moment op-ed, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/as-congress-considers-cannabis-reform-veterans-are-being-left-behind-op-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Veterans Cannabis Project founder and chairman Nick Etten<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> argues that it\u2019s crucial for Congress to include veterans-focused provisions in the \u201cSAFE Plus\u201d cannabis reform package being considered for passage before 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:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/louisiana-senators-blast-medical-board-over-refusal-to-allow-marijuana-recommendations-via-telehealth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana senators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> blasted the State Board of Medical Examiners for refusing to allow physicians to recommend medical cannabis via telemedicine without in-person visits.<\/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:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/11\/us\/jrotc-textbooks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Air Force<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> says it will review a section of a textbook for students enrolled in the Junior Reserve Officers\u2019 Training Corps that says voters who approve legalization measures \u201cdo not necessarily understand how harmful a substance like marijuana is.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/Showmesignatures\/posts\/2320461328129740\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> wrote in a constituent letter that he opposes legalizing marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCornyn\/status\/1601927367961808904\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted a link to an op-ed by an American Enterprise Institute staffer that criticizes New York\u2019s marijuana legalization rollout.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGregMurphy\/status\/1601943068168667136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThere is ANOTHER American who is rotting in a Russian prison for MARIJUANA charges beside our Marine Paul Whelan but he\u2019s not famous and deemed not politically relevant by the Biden Administration. Absolute travesty.\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:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPritzker\/status\/1602370934140243968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) posted a Twitter thread that begins, \u201cIllinois has the most accessible and equitable cannabis industry in the nation.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovernorTomWolf\/status\/1602303049371901952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Tom Wolf (D) included \u201caccess to medical marijuana\u201d and \u201chemp cultivation\u201d in a Twitter thread about \u201cthings that didn\u2019t exist in Pennsylvania before my administration.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/turnto10.com\/politics\/10-news-conference\/rhode-island-house-leadership-general-assembly-shekarchi-blazejewski-homelessness-new-session-education-providence-schools-takeover-truck-tolls-marijuana-cannabis-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhode Island\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker and majority leader spoke about the implementation of the state\u2019s marijuana legalization law, saying it is likely that lawmakers will make tweaks to it over time.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/wi\/milwaukee\/in-focus\/2022\/12\/09\/in-focus--agard-will-lead-state-senate-democrats-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> new Senate minority leader said legalizing marijuana is only a matter of when and how.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideastream.org\/government-politics\/2022-12-10\/legal-pot-supporters-in-ohio-see-path-forward-in-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers spoke about growing support for marijuana legalization.<\/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:\/\/kwos.com\/2022\/12\/audio-rep-christofanelli-on-pre-filed-expungement-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative discussed his bill to streamline the state\u2019s expungement process.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2022\/dec\/11\/2-rx-pot-firms-big-donors-in-issue-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> medical cannabis companies each spent more than $1 million on the unsuccessful effort to pass a marijuana legalization ballot initiative.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dos.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2022\/12\/120722.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed emergency rules on cannabis business violations and enforcement.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdtfa.ca.gov\/taxes-and-fees\/Reg3703-3704-3705-Emerg.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are proposing emergency rules on cannabis excise tax credits and vendor compensation.<\/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\/10\/marijuana\/cannabis-regulators-seek-big-budget-increase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana regulators are asking for a significant budget increase.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/43424fb6009c\/ccb-weekly-meeting-announcement-week-of-16697084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are making changes to the marijuana product registration process and will review recommendations for license approvals and social equity status on Wednesday, while also reviewing a draft report on concentrated cannabis products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/cra\/-\/media\/Project\/Websites\/cra\/Annual-Financial-Statement\/Advisory-Bulletin---AFS-FY2023-Forward-12122022---Final.pdf?rev=afe315c24eb24586a24efd6888dfb257&amp;hash=500A6A3EAB0C783877806EDCB1AE7F59\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published an advisory bulletin on a new procedure for the filing of annual financial statements by marijuana businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/news\/mobile\/2022\/12\/reviewers-needed-to-score-applications-for-medical-marijuana-licenses.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators engaged the University of South Alabama for help evaluating medical cannabis business license applications.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.state.ak.us\/OnlinePublicNotices\/Notices\/View.aspx?id=208994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alaska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will consider marijuana business license applications and enforcement issues on Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/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-46.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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/galeabrewer\/status\/1602153219068764160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> councilmember sent a letter asking officials to crack down on unlicensed marijuana sellers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/13wham.com\/news\/local\/two-rochester-firefighters-suspended-for-smoking-marijuana-while-on-duty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rochester, New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> firefighters were suspended for allegedly smoking marijuana while on the job.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.gov\/public-notices\/15954016\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GuachireM\/status\/1602241158490591232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paraguayan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers held a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenadoresPy\/status\/1602340391998689280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hearing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on a marijuana legalization bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/intergovernmental-affairs\/news\/2022\/12\/minister-leblanc-releases-federal-action-plan-to-strengthen-internal-trade.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> minister of intergovernmental affairs, infrastructure and communities touted the government\u2019s inclusion of non-medical cannabis in the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Baja California, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksn.com\/border-report-tour\/medical-marijuana-welcome-in-baja-california-governor-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> governor said she supports legalizing medical cannabis.<\/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 \u201cthe literature suggests that cannabis legalization has resulted in some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4294150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">benefits to public health and public safety<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, even while some studies have produced mixed findings with regard to particular outcomes.\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 mice found that \u201cTHC and CBN induced apoptosis in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.hindawi.com\/journals\/ecam\/2022\/6477132.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[cholangiocarcinoma]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d providing \u201ca strong rationale for THC and CBN as therapeutic options.\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:\/\/twitter.com\/ACLU\/status\/1600907309407944704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The American Civil Liberties Union<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cAS A REMINDER: No one should be incarcerated for marijuana. Ever.\u201d<\/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:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/opinion\/2022\/12\/the-cannabis-industry-needs-the-protection-of-safe-banking-opinion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Troopers Coalition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> executive director authored an op-ed calling on Congress 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.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/12\/opinion\/drug-crisis-addiction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The New York Times editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is calling on Congress to pass legislation to eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine.<\/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:\/\/ir.marimedinc.com\/news-events\/press-releases\/detail\/203\/marimed-mourns-the-passing-of-robert-fireman-chairman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MariMed, Inc.\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> CEO and chairman passed away suddenly.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/1554460\/edible-arrangements-drops-incredibles-tm-dispute-for-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Edible Arrangements<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is moving to drop a trademark infringement lawsuit it filed against Green Thumb Industries.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findtrailmagic.com\/post\/minnesota-s-first-dedicated-cannabis-beverage-taproom-is-open-this-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trail Magic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is opening Minnesota\u2019s first dedicated THC-beverage taproom.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2022\/12\/08\/2570206\/0\/en\/New-Poll-Shows-Cannabis-Consumers-Adapt-under-Inflationary-Pressures.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jushi Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a cannabis consumer survey.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make sure to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">subscribe<\/a> to get Marijuana Moment\u2019s daily dispatch in your inbox.<\/strong><\/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>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/nh-gop-dem-leaders-team-up-on-cannabis-bill-newsletter-december-13-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">NH GOP &amp; Dem leaders team up on cannabis bill (Newsletter: December 13, 2022)<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\" target=\"_blank\">Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nRead More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/nh-gop-dem-leaders-team-up-on-cannabis-bill-newsletter-december-13-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NH GOP &amp; Dem leaders team up on cannabis bill (Newsletter: December 13, 2022)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USDA delays hemp testing rule; WI agency wants legalization in budget; 2022\u2019s top marijuana wins; Veterans push Congress for reform Subscribe\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. 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