{"id":59329,"date":"2022-12-14T03:10:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T11:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/14\/doj-launching-cannabis-pardons-certificate-application-newsletter-december-14-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-14T05:45:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T13:45:28","slug":"doj-launching-cannabis-pardons-certificate-application-newsletter-december-14-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/14\/doj-launching-cannabis-pardons-certificate-application-newsletter-december-14-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ launching cannabis pardons certificate application (Newsletter: December 14, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-53.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Marijuana banking is \u201cthis close to a deal\u201d; TX local decrim signatures submitted; AMA study: Legalization reduces arrests more than decrim<\/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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Readers like you!<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Signing up for a $25\/month subscription will help keep us digging, interviewing and reporting on all the cannabis news that\u2019s fit to print. And in return, you\u2019ll gain access to our Bill Tracker tool, too, so you can have the most up-to-date information on the drug policy reform efforts around the U.S.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join Marijuana Moment for $25\/month to support our work: <\/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\/doj-official-details-plans-to-provide-presidential-marijuana-pardon-certificates-through-10-minute-application-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> discussed Justice Department plans to launch a simple webform that people can fill out in 10 minutes to get certificates showing that they received a marijuana pardon from President Joe Biden.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/house-marijuana-banking-sponsor-and-key-senator-keep-up-fight-while-gop-whip-tempers-expectations-and-clock-ticks-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">congressional lawmakers work to craft an omnibus appropriations bill<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that advocates hope can be the vehicle for marijuana banking and other reform provisions, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) said \u201cit absolutely could still happen\u201d and that negotiators are \u201cthis close to a deal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) spoke about his ongoing efforts to attach SAFE Banking to moving legislation before he retires, and Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) said he doesn\u2019t think it will be included in the omnibus.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/texas-activists-turn-in-signatures-to-put-marijuana-decriminalization-back-in-voters-hands-after-city-council-repeal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harker Heights, Texas activists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> submitted signatures for a ballot initiative to reverse the City Council\u2019s repeal of a voter-approved marijuana decriminalization measure.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, Ground Game Texas is criticizing the Hays County district attorney for requesting that the state attorney general issue an opinion on a separate marijuana decriminalization initiative that San Marcos voters passed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/louisiana-medical-board-temporarily-allows-medical-marijuana-recommendations-via-telemedicine-following-senators-criticism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is temporarily halting enforcement actions against doctors who recommend medical cannabis via telemedicine, a move that comes after senators criticized the agency for refusing to lift an in-person requirement.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marijuana prohibitionists have tried to argue that simple decriminalization of possession is enough to end arrests\u2014but a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/marijuana-legalization-reduces-arrests-even-in-states-that-already-decriminalized-american-medical-association-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">new study published by the American Medical Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shows that full legalization drives down arrests even more in states that had already decriminalized.<\/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.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2022\/12\/12\/notice-on-the-continuation-of-the-national-emergency-with-respect-to-the-global-illicit-drug-trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Joe Biden<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> issued a notice <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2022\/12\/12\/message-to-the-congress-on-the-continuation-of-the-national-emergency-with-respect-to-the-global-illicit-drug-trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">continuing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a national emergency regarding the \u201cunusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by global illicit drug trafficking.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveDaines\/status\/1602398068124618759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cMy bipartisan SAFE Banking Act is about public safety. Let\u2019s get it done.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJackyRosen\/status\/1602764207757344772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cIn NV, legal cannabis small businesses have created jobs &amp; boosted our economy, but they still lack access to basic banking services. I\u2019ll continue fighting to get the bipartisan SAFE Banking Act passed, which will increase safety &amp; create more opportunities for these businesses.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?524754-1\/senate-session\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> celebrated the lack of marijuana banking provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act in a Senate floor <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/congressional-record\/volume-168\/issue-192\/senate-section\/article\/S7094-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">speech<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorHick\/status\/1602424201566375936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. John Hickenlooper\u00a0 (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cEveryone\u2019s talking about marijuana legalization, so let\u2019s make sure we get it right.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an op-ed about his bid to become House speaker, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/biggs.house.gov\/media\/op-eds\/daily-caller-im-running-replace-kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-and-break-establishment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> criticized House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for not fighting harder against 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>\/ STATES<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/local12.com\/newsletter-daily\/kenutcky-governor-andy-beshear-pushing-medical-marijuana-upcoming-legislative-session-legalization-executive-order-opioid-crisis-ptsd-epilepsy-chronic-pain-house-senate-cincinnati-ohio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Andy Beshear (D) is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whas11.com\/article\/news\/local\/kentucky-governor-andy-beshear-reelection-2023-covid19-economy-tornadoes-flooding\/417-cf69683e-ab1c-419b-b3e2-ace7c02cb916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pushing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers to legalize medical cannabis, pointing to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wave3.com\/2022\/12\/13\/look-kentucky-gov-andy-beshears-year-in-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">public support<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the reform and defending the legality of his recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdrb.com\/news\/gov-andy-beshear-hopeful-for-future-after-successes-challenges-in-2022\/article_da3b7ff8-7a53-11ed-b42b-cf0ec97eafa7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">executive order<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the issue.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicnewsservice.org\/2022-12-13\/public-lands-wilderness\/mt-govs-budget-zeroes-out-cannabis-revenue-for-conservation-program\/a81955-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Greg Gianforte\u2019s (R) budget proposes ending the allocation of marijuana revenue to an environmental conservation program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A spokesperson for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unionleader.com\/news\/politics\/state\/democrat-gop-leaders-in-nh-house-back-weed-legalization\/article_96657b8e-b5c0-5dda-9834-53cd839c6e56.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Hampshire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said that if lawmakers pass a marijuana legalization bill he would \u201creview any such legislation and determine whether it\u2019s in the best interests of New Hampshire\u2019s citizens.\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.bizjournals.com\/tampabay\/news\/2022\/12\/13\/trulieve-adds-5-million-to-pot-initiative.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana legalization campaign received another $5 million contribution from Trulieve.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2022\/12\/12\/road-map-for-legal-marijuana-in-minnesota-already-exists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> outgoing House majority leader spoke about the benefits of legalizing marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/house-press.com\/house-study-committee-on-cannabis-waste-disposal-and-recycling-to-hold-series-of-meetings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Study Committee on Cannabis Waste Disposal and Recycling will meet on January 5 and 6.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fox2now.com\/news\/missouri\/missouri-health-department-half-of-all-medical-cannabis-licensees-have-applied-to-sell-recreational-pot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top marijuana regulator said that half of current medical cannabis businesses have already submitted applications for licenses to sell to the recreational market.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/egle\/regulatory-assistance\/compliance-assistance\/cannabis-environmental-obligations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted guidance on environmental rules for the cannabis industry.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guampdn.com\/money\/more-cannabis-officials-approved-but-no-business-applications-submitted\/article_fa37e25c-79da-11ed-a2bb-4f918a550587.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guam<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators approved applications for \u201cresponsible individuals\u201d for marijuana businesses, but none have yet applied for licenses.<\/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.wcvb.com\/article\/massachusetts-becomes-first-in-nation-to-add-cannabis-curriculum-to-drivers-ed\/42228303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of Transportation is adding lessons about cannabis impairment to driver\u2019s education programs.<\/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.nj.gov\/treasury\/administration\/job-op\/postings\/2022\/2022-134-P-InvestigatorTrainee.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Regulatory Commission is hiring investigator trainees.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/olcc\/Docs\/commission_agendas\/2022\/Commission-Agenda-121522.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will consider marijuana business issues on Thursday.<\/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-52.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\/AshleyAtTimes\/status\/1602733707957264388\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> nonprofit is planning a soft launch for sales at its licensed marijuana dispensary on December 29 after it was approved by a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidFBrand\/status\/1602706747520606210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manhattan community board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QuintonLucasKC\/status\/1602438701690355712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas City, Missouri\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor announced that the Municipal Court dismissed more than 500 marijuana cases over the past week.<\/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.fox10tv.com\/2022\/12\/13\/mobile-city-council-passes-medical-marijuana-dispensary-ordinance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mobile, Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council voted to allow medical cannabis dispensaries to operate.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/SenadoGovCo\/status\/1602711868530999297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colombian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate approved a revised marijuana legalization bill that reconciles differences between earlier versions that it and the Chamber of Representatives advanced.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-63954862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Zealand<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers approved a phased-in ban on cigarettes and tobacco products.<\/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.pna.gov.ph\/articles\/1190702\" 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 a medical cannabis bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saskatchewan, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saskatchewan.ca\/government\/news-and-media\/2022\/december\/06\/saskatchewan-introduces-legislation-to-further-self-governance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> government filed legislation to give First Nations authority to regulate cannabis sales.<\/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 \u201ccannabinoids have a role in treating <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rapm.bmj.com\/content\/early\/2022\/12\/04\/rapm-2021-103431.abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">chronic neuropathic pain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as evidenced by significant improvements in sleep quality, pain intensity, and\u201d patients\u2019 global impression of change.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study suggested that \u201cpsilocybin-assisted therapy facilitates <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0165032722013064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">psycho-social-spiritual growth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\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\/AFPGovAffairs\/status\/1600980324804349953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Americans for Prosperity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> included a federal marijuana legalization bill in its \u201cPathway to Prosperity\u201d recommendations for the new Congress.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/peoplearetheanswer.com\/podcast\/s5e4-episode-44-mason-tvert-on-cannabis-being-safer-than-alcohol-led-to-legalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VS Strategies\u2019 Mason Tvert<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zM9JXjVXL5k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">discussed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> his work in the reform movement, including helping to lead Colorado\u2019s successful marijuana legalization campaign.<\/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.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/fire-amp-flower-announces-third-quarter-fiscal-2022-financial-and-operational-results-887527555.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fire &amp; Flower Holdings Corp.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reported C$43.8 million in quarterly revenue and a net loss of C$28.1 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/en\/news-release\/2022\/12\/13\/2572526\/0\/en\/Green-Thumb-Industries-Announces-Expansion-of-Executive-Leadership-Team.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Green Thumb Industries Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced appointments of four executive positions and one new board member.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newcannabisventures.com\/michigan-cannabis-sales-dip-in-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> retailers sold $203.4 million worth of legal marijuana products in November.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg.colorado.gov\/sites\/sbg\/files\/221212_November_2022_and_October_2022_Marijuana_Sales_and_Tax_Revenue_Press_Release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> retailers sold $142 million worth of legal marijuana products in October.<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Actor <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealJamesWoods\/status\/1602584989777829888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">James Woods<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe open border policy of the Biden administration is rotting our Republic from within. 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