{"id":59463,"date":"2022-12-16T03:13:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T11:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/16\/cannabis-banking-bumped-to-2023-key-chair-indicates-newsletter-december-16-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-16T05:45:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T13:45:30","slug":"cannabis-banking-bumped-to-2023-key-chair-indicates-newsletter-december-16-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/16\/cannabis-banking-bumped-to-2023-key-chair-indicates-newsletter-december-16-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis banking bumped to 2023, key chair indicates (Newsletter: December 16, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-66.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Colombian legalization bill approved; OH lawmakers pass marijuana paraphernalia reform; NY biz verification tool; Final KS medical cannabis meeting<\/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\/key-senate-chairman-signals-marijuana-banking-will-wait-until-2023-says-theres-interest-in-the-republican-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> seemed to indicate that marijuana banking legislation will have to wait until 2023 instead of being included in the omnibus appropriations bill, saying that \u201cthere\u2019s interest in the Republican House\u201d in passing it next year. Meanwhile, Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), who is a lead sponsor of the standalone SAFE Banking Act, said on Thursday that he is talking to leadership about using the omnibus as the vehicle to enact the legislation but that it will be \u201can uphill climb\u201d to get an agreement on it.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brown\u2019s office later told Marijuana Moment that he \u201cwould support SAFE Plus in the omnibus bill\u201d because it has provisions he backs, including \u201cclarity for [community development financial institutions] and for cannabis workers regarding mortgages.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/colombias-congress-agrees-to-final-marijuana-legalization-bill-which-key-senator-expects-to-be-enacted-by-june\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colombia\u2019s Senate and Chamber of Representatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> agreed to a final, reconciled version of marijuana legalization legislation that each had passed in recent weeks. More votes are needed in 2023, and a key senator expects it to become law by June.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/ohio-bill-removing-marijuana-paraphernalia-convictions-from-criminal-records-and-allowing-broader-expungement-heads-to-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio lawmakers sent Gov. Mike DeWine (R)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a large-scale criminal justice reform bill that has provisions making it so possession of marijuana paraphernalia won\u2019t qualify as a criminal record. There\u2019s also broader expungements and record sealing measures included.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-york-governor-unveils-marijuana-store-qr-code-verification-tool-and-universal-label-for-cannabis-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced a new marijuana business and product verification tool involving QR codes for retailers and a universal symbol label for authorized cannabis products. Meanwhile, New York City officials touted a crackdown on 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\/kansas-lawmakers-hold-final-medical-marijuana-meeting-after-touring-grow-facility-with-chairman-previewing-2023-bill-plans\/\" 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 its final hearing, one day after lawmakers toured a cannabis grow facility in neighboring Missouri. The chairman plans to file a reform bill in 2023 but said it will not allow homegrow.<\/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\/pennsylvania-officials-announce-19-million-in-marijuana-funded-student-debt-relief-grants-for-substance-misuse-treatment-professionals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> awarded nearly $19 million in grants partially funded by medical cannabis tax revenue to help substance misuse treatment professionals pay down their student loans.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/usfs_r5\/status\/1602453924698431488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Forest Service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> touted a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iwaponline.com\/wqrj\/article\/57\/4\/233\/92051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> it helped conduct on surface water contamination below illegal cannabis grow sites.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2022\/12\/15\/23511229\/marijuana-banking-child-tax-credit-spending-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he is \u201chearing that some top Republicans are blocking\u201d marijuana banking provisions from being included in the omnibus appropriations bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juliemason\/status\/1603061032942960641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about her efforts on marijuana reform.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a House floor speech, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/congressional-record\/volume-168\/issue-193\/extensions-of-remarks-section\/article\/E1261-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cited a retiring Belmont city councilmember\u2019s work to restrict where cannabis businesses can operate.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomDaschle\/status\/1603401716199817216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cAs the year draws to a close, I am thrilled by the strong movement toward a federal regulatory framework for #cannabis this year. We at @CPEARcoalition are looking forward to continuing our hard work and leading with science and data in 2023.\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:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/gov-elect-wes-moore-says-the-opening-of-marylands-cannabis-market-will-be-quick-but-also-equitable-11671123110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov.-elect Wes Moore (D) spoke about plans to implement marijuana legalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFried\/status\/1603454955217731607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> agriculture commissioner tweeted, \u201cIf anyone wants a history lesson on how we got here in regards to marijuana\/hemp, check out Grass is Greener on Netflix. Amazing documentary!\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/abortion-marijuana-kentucky-47dbd1484857acbf5094c34b09eedb69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate majority floor leader said he doesn\u2019t support medical cannabis but won\u2019t block legislation on it, and the longtime House sponsor of reform legislation said that the effort should start in the Senate next session.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/12\/15\/1142821226\/ballot-weed-abortion-won-2022-fueling-backlash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate majority leader said that \u201cthe recent passage of recreational marijuana, which you know I oppose, maybe indicates it\u2019s a little too easy to get things through initiative petition.\u201d <\/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.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2022\/dec\/15\/medical-marijauna-tracking-software-unreliable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Legislative Council\u2019s Marijuana Oversight Subcommittee heard testimony about concerns over unreliability of the state\u2019s medical cannabis track and trace system.<\/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\/read-more-about-the-consolidated-regulations-now-in-effect-17004730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed emergency rulemaking to implement legislation requiring that information about cannabis products in delivery vehicles be recorded in the statewide track and trace system.<\/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\/221215_HSA_240_Arthur_Avenue_LLC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued a health and safety bulletin about potentially unsafe levels of yeast and mold and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aspergillus contamination in cannabis products produced by Rivus Fine Cannabis. Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/bec2c8b7b21a\/1219-retail-marijuana-public-health-advisory-committee-meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Retail Marijuana Public Health Advisory Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will meet on Monday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WALCB\/bulletins\/33dae0f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WALCB\/bulletins\/33daedd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">suspended<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the marijuana producer\/processor license of Dank Incorporated after finding \u201cserious violations.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/socialequitycouncil\/-\/media\/Social-Equity-Council\/Announcements\/Press-release-for-Accelerator-Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Social Equity Council selected Oaksterdam University to create and operate a cannabis business accelerator program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.pa.gov\/topics\/Documents\/Programs\/Medical%20Marijuana\/Medical%20Marijuana%20Device%20or%20Product%20Approval.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted a revised form to apply for approval of new forms of medical cannabis products or devices.<\/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:\/\/legis.la.gov\/legis\/Agenda.aspx?m=5212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana<\/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<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.state.ak.us\/OnlinePublicNotices\/Notices\/View.aspx?id=209162\" 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<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-65.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.chicago.gov\/city\/en\/depts\/mayor\/press_room\/press_releases\/2022\/december\/CannabisResearchInstituteComingChicago.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chicago, Illinois\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor announced the launch of a new Cannabis Research Institute.<\/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:\/\/queensda.org\/da-katz-charges-operators-of-unlicensed-cannabis-dispensary-in-rockaway-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Queens, New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> district attorney charged two men with allegedly operating an unlicensed marijuana dispensary out of a converted school bus.<\/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.kmov.com\/2022\/12\/15\/st-louis-hold-public-meeting-additional-sales-tax-recreational-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">St. Louis, Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council Ways &amp; Means Committee held a hearing on a proposal to enact a three percent tax on retail sales of non-medical marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Campaign committees supporting and opposing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csbj.com\/news\/rec-marijuana-ballot-committees-shell-out-2-3m-on-campaigns\/article_b959a75b-d418-5e22-9072-d6590d5a9ba4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado Springs, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ballot measures to allow and tax recreational marijuana sales spent a combined total of more than $2.3 million.<\/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:\/\/www.hoy.com.py\/nacionales\/abdo-amplio-licencias-del-cannabis-y-favorecio-a-empresa-de-su-exesposa#.Y5rpDLLOz00.twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paraguayan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Mario Abdo Ben\u00edtez is being accused of expanding the number of available cannabis production licenses to benefit his ex-wife\u2019s company.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/sinaloa-cartel-aiming-to-corner-marijuana-market-in-mexico-2022-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mexican<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> drug cartel members are reportedly lobbying lawmakers in support of legalizing marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quebec, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/cannabis-news\/psychedelics\/quebec-first-province-to-cover-costs-of-psilocybin-assisted-psychotherapy-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is the first province in the country to cover the costs of psilocybin-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 director-general of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/aseanplus\/aseanplus-news\/2022\/12\/15\/thailand-will-require-id-for-purchase-of-marijuana-buds-next-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thai<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Traditional and Complementary Medicine Department said that people will have to present ID cards when purchasing cannabis starting next month.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qcostarica.com\/legalizing-recreational-marijuana-will-not-reduce-illicit-trafficking-or-consumers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Costa Rican<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Drug Control Police officials said marijuana legalization will not reduce illicit trafficking.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACollia\/status\/1603117743817072640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Argentina\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> secretary of health quality <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarin.com\/economia\/analizan-utilizacion-cannabis-sativa-alimentos-inclusion-codigo-alimentario_0_OWxJsMfrDy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">spoke<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at an event about cannabis-infused foods.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The governor of Ifugao, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pna.gov.ph\/articles\/1190772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philippines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said abandoned rice terraces could potentially be used to grow medical cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Rhine-Westphalian, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faz.net\/aktuell\/politik\/inland\/herbert-reul-haelt-ampel-plaene-zur-cannabis-legalisierung-fuer-irrsinnig-18522267.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Germany\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> interior minister said he thinks the federal government\u2019s marijuana legalization plan is \u201cinsane.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ SCIENCE &amp; HEALTH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study found that \u201cin many patients with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/meridian.allenpress.com\/ijmsc\/article\/doi\/10.7224\/1537-2073.2022-006\/489178\/Multiple-Sclerosis-and-Use-of-Medical-Cannabis-A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[multiple sclerosis]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, [medical cannabis] was well-tolerated, eased pain and spasticity, improved sleep and other symptoms, and reduced use of concomitant opioid analgesics.\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 \u201ctreatment with hemp-derived CBD gel caps was associated with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cureus.com\/articles\/106551-the-use-of-cannabidiol-in-patients-with-low-back-pain-caused-by-lumbar-spinal-stenosis-an-observational-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">significant improvements in pain scores<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and several quality-of-life measures for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.\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.detroitchamber.com\/new-statewide-poll-inflation-concerns-persist-voters-optimistic-about-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> found that 60 percent said that when considering moving to another state, its laws on social issues legal marijuana, abortion and gay rights would be an important factor.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfaf.org\/new-dfaf-kicks-off-marijuana-and-pregnancy-project-in-the-state-of-fl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Drug Free America Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched a Florida Department of Health-funded project aimed at \u201creducing the number of women using marijuana while pregnant and breastfeeding.\u201d<\/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\/riv-capital-completes-final-closing-of-previously-announced-etain-transaction-893557633.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RIV Capital Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> completed its acquisition of Etain, LLC.<\/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\/15\/2574428\/0\/en\/HEXO-Reports-Q1-23-Financial-Results.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HEXO Corp.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly net revenue of C$35.8 million and a net loss of C$52.1 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Three former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/infotel.ca\/newsitem\/canntrust-court\/cp559689626\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CannTrust Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> executives were acquitted on charges related to alleged cultivation of marijuana in unlicensed rooms.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/curaleaf-cannabis-layoffs-exit-survey-2022-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Curaleaf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> laid off more than 200 staff members, it reportedly sent them a survey asking why they left the company.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Concerns are being raised about potential conflicts of interest surrounding <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2022-12-15\/big-cannabis-weed-funding-ucla-harvard-mit-research-studies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">marijuana industry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> financial support for cannabis research at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of California San Diego.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1558069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Scott Miracle-Gro Co.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is being sued by a cannabis cultivator who claims grow lamps sold by the company spontaneously exploded.<\/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\/20221214006049\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> issued a quarterly dividend of $1.80 per share.<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l3WmCQ7hNIE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wiz Khalifa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he smoked marijuana with Olympic swimmer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/wiz-khalifa-smoking-weed-michael-phelps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michael Phelps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><span 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