{"id":59528,"date":"2022-12-19T03:14:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T11:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/19\/schumers-last-ditch-cannabis-banking-push-newsletter-december-19-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T05:45:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T13:45:22","slug":"schumers-last-ditch-cannabis-banking-push-newsletter-december-19-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/19\/schumers-last-ditch-cannabis-banking-push-newsletter-december-19-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer\u2019s \u201clast ditch\u201d cannabis banking push (Newsletter: December 19, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-68.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Lawmakers push Biden on marijuana; Feds: Teen use stable as more states legalize; NJ sales surge; Former GOP congressman\u2019s cannabis services company<\/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>Your good deed for the day:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Support our work at <\/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\/schumer-makes-last-ditch-effort-to-put-marijuana-banking-in-spending-bill-shares-revised-text-with-gop-members-to-address-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is making a \u201clast ditch effort\u201d to include marijuana banking in the omnibus appropriations bill, a senior Senate Democratic aide told Marijuana Moment, adding that newly revised text has been shared with GOP lawmakers.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who has been a vocal opponent of marijuana legalization, said that passing banking reform \u201cwithout a federal regulatory framework\u201d for cannabis would be \u201cirresponsible.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bipartisan-lawmakers-urge-biden-to-back-marijuana-legalization-amid-administration-scheduling-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Members of Congress are circulating a sign-on letter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> calling on President Joe Biden to endorse federally descheduling marijuana as his administration\u2019s position. It\u2019s been signed so far by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Dave Joyce (R-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Brian Mast (R-FL).<\/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\/teen-marijuana-use-remained-stable-in-2022-despite-more-states-legalizing-and-lifting-of-pandemic-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Institute on Drug Abuse official<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> told Marijuana Moment that the latest results of the federally funded Monitoring the Future study show that \u201ccannabis use remained stable\u201d among teens even as more states continue to enact legalization and pandemic socialization restrictions have been lifted.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-jersey-adult-use-marijuana-sales-jumped-in-latest-quarter-topping-100-million-for-first-time-state-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey\u2019s Cannabis Regulatory Commission<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported that recreational marijuana sales surged in the most recent quarter, topping $100 million for the first time. Adding in medical sales, the state saw $177.7 million in legal cannabis transactions between July and September.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/former-gop-congressman-and-former-nba-player-launch-marijuana-digital-financial-service-as-federal-banking-reform-stalls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Rep. Dan Donovan (R-NY) is partnering with former basketball player David Harrison<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on a new digital financial services platform for the cannabis industry. Marijuana Moment spoke to Donovan about his mixed voting record on marijuana reform during his time in Congress and to Harrison about being suspended from the NBA for a positive THC test.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/were-in-the-final-push-to-pass-safe-banking-before-congresss-lame-duck-session-ends-op-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marijuana Policy Project President and CEO Toi Hutchinson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014a former Illinois senator and state cannabis official\u2014argues in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed that Congress needs to pass the SAFE Banking Act 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-medical-marijuana-patient-workplace-protection-recommendations-approved-by-task-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana\u2019s Employment and Medical Marijuana Task Force<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a number of recommendations on patient workplace protections for lawmakers to consider enacting in 2023.<\/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.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2022\/12\/16\/doj-cocaine-garland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attorney General Merrick Garland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> issued <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/media\/1265326\/dl?inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">memos<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/media\/1265321\/dl?inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">directing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> federal prosecutors to take steps to work around the sentencing disparity for crack and powder cocaine so that defendants are treated similarly regardless of which form of the drug they are charged for. Meanwhile, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-senate-set-address-cocaine-sentencing-disparity-funding-bill-2022-12-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">congressional negotiators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have reportedly reached a tentative deal to include provisions to scale back the sentencing disparity in omnibus appropriations legislation. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/finance\/3778680-congress-set-to-tackle-crack-powder-cocaine-sentencing-disparity-before-years-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said lawmakers are \u201cmaking good progress\u201d on the issue.<\/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.foodsafetynews.com\/2022\/12\/fda-sends-warnings-to-food-firms-selling-cbd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Food and Drug Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent another round of warning letters to companies over alleged CBD product marketing violations.<\/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:\/\/nida.nih.gov\/news-events\/news-releases\/2022\/12\/nih-launches-harm-reduction-research-network-to-prevent-overdose-fatalities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Institutes of Health<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched a harm reduction research network. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nida.nih.gov\/about-nida\/noras-blog\/2022\/12\/nih-invests-in-new-harm-reduction-research-network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said the projects funded by its grants will \u201ctest harm reduction interventions so that we can develop evidence-based actions to help prevent overdoses and save lives.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booker.senate.gov\/news\/press\/booker-statement-on-justice-department-policy-change-on-cocaine-sentencing-disparities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cheered the Justice Department\u2019s crack-powder sentencing move but said it is \u201cnot a permanent answer and won\u2019t help those already serving an unjust sentence.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/sen-bob-casey-joe-biden-administration-marc-fogel-russia-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he is \u201cnot satisfied\u201d with the Biden administration\u2019s efforts to free American citizen Marc Fogel, who is being detained in Russia for possessing medical cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/was-american-teacher-left-behind-russian-prison-camp-because-he-wasnt-woke-enough-team-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> authored an op-ed and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/newsmax-tv\/guy-reschenthaler-newsmaxtv-marc-fogel\/2022\/12\/16\/id\/1100801\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">spoke<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about the need to free American Marc Fogel, who is detained in Russia for possessing medical cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBonnie\/status\/1603831654253985807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cheered the Justice Department\u2019s crack-powder sentencing move, saying, \u201cFor decades, these sentencing disparities have devastated Black and brown communities and fueled mass incarceration. This is an important step toward ending the failed War on Drugs and building a more equitable justice system.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenauer.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/blumenauer-another-historic-landmark-step-by-the-biden-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> called the Justice Department\u2019s crack-powder announcement \u201canother historic landmark step by the Biden Administration to deal with the failed war on drugs.\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.youtube.com\/watch?v=6Mjs2b5DPQw&amp;t=15m26s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Andy Beshear (D) discussed his medical cannabis executive order and shared the story of a cancer patient who can benefit from it. He also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovAndyBeshear\/status\/1603549820639006720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cToo many Kentuckians face the obstacle of having a chronic or terminal disease like cancer. Those like Chasity Harney, who was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer despite being a non-smoker. Medical cannabis has helped her avoid powerful medications and maintain a quality of life.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFriedFL\/status\/1604146461435985920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> agriculture commissioner is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFried\/status\/1604179230014726154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">urging<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> people to contact members of Congress in support of marijuana banking legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/local\/washington-state-drug-possession-laws-decriminalizing-drugs-aclu-police-sheriffs-law-enforcement-lawmakers-legislature-politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate minority leader said he believes it is necessary to jail people for possessing drugs in some cases.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mogreenway.com\/2022\/12\/15\/missouri-representative-files-open-container-law-for-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative filed a bill to criminalize having an open container of marijuana in a vehicle on a public road. Separately, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ozarksfirst.com\/news\/regional-news\/almost-all-missouri-marijuana-facilities-applied-for-new-license\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">regulators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said 318 of the 322 licensed medical cannabis businesses in the state have applied for comprehensive licenses to participate in the recreational market.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wjhl.com\/news\/regional\/tennessee\/nashville-lawmakers-to-file-bill-on-legalizing-recreational-cannabis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers said they plan to file 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:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMarkosek\/status\/1603467556454793216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative touted $200,000 in funding he secured for a local police department that will be used to \u201chelp local law enforcement enforce Pennsylvania\u2019s Medical Marijuana Act.\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:\/\/twitter.com\/JheanelleW\/status\/1603860405574590466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> delegate tweeted photos of a tour she took of a cannabis cultivation facility.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtnh.com\/news\/connecticut\/conn-cannabis-program-point-person-resigns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lead cannabis regulator resigned.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/local_news\/state-expands-medical-cannabis-program-to-patients-with-anxiety-disorders\/article_0d4c8782-75c4-11ed-95f0-fbe59eae1337.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top medical cannabis regulator said the state has upgraded its patient portal.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/gmcc.ga.gov\/notice-of-proposed-rule-making\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted proposed medical cannabis rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theadvocate.com\/baton_rouge\/news\/politics\/legislature\/who-won-louisianas-10th-medical-marijuana-pharmacy-permit\/article_54ddf4a2-112a-5dbf-b9d2-1d3ad71906c7.html?taid=639cea88d5dd2400012f1bb5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators awarded the state\u2019s tenth medical cannabis pharmacy license.<\/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_AMR_Press_Release_January_1_2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published average market rates for retail marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/news\/massachusetts-adding-cannabis-education-to-driving-school-curriculum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Registry of Motor Vehicles announced that it is adopting a curriculum to educate teens on the risks of marijuana-impaired driving.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccb.vermont.gov\/sites\/ccb\/files\/2022-12\/CCB.Application.Register_12-14-22_POST.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted an update on marijuana business license applications and approvals.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/NYSLabor\/status\/1603873856703324187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of Labor tweeted about the state\u2019s new verification tool for licensed marijuana dispensaries.<\/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-67.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.fox9.com\/news\/st-louis-park-announces-cannabis-business-licensure-requirements-beginning-jan-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">St. Louis Park, Minnesota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is launching a licensing system for sellers of cannabinoid products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonaz.gov\/pdsd\/news\/mayor-and-council-holding-two-public-hearings-infill-incentive-district-and-marijuana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tucson, Arizona\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor and City Council will hold hearings on marijuana dispensary issues on Tuesday.<\/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:\/\/businesscann.com\/new-european-drugs-policy-provides-platform-for-comprehensive-continental-cannabis-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Council of the European Union<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a policy paper calling for a \u201chuman rights-based approach in drug policies.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laprensalatina.com\/colombian-coca-growers-meet-with-govt-to-discuss-path-to-legality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colombian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Gustavo Petro and other government officials are meeting with coca growers to discuss a path to legality.<\/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-releases-new-data-on-cannabis-use-in-canada.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canadian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> government published the results of a nationwide cannabis survey.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medias24.com\/2022\/12\/15\/cannabis-la-recherche-scientifique-au-coeur-de-la-deuxieme-reunion-du-ca-de-lanrac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Morocco\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis-Related Activities discussed how to expand research on marijuana.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/SenLynnRuane\/status\/1603369636069777410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Irish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator said she is optimistic about the prospects of enacting drug policy reform.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Victoria, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theheraldsun\/status\/1603223346942218240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Australia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> premier said he is open to legislation to protect medical cannabis patients from being charged with driving under the influence.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bavaria, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sueddeutsche.de\/bayern\/bayern-cannabis-legalisierung-holetschek-1.5716787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Germany\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> health minister said he commissioned a European Union legal opinion \u201cto clarify the international and European legal limits of cannabis legalization.\u201d A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KirstenKappert\/status\/1603765945784324098\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lawmaker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> responded that the effort \u201cis so irrational because it exacerbates health risks and prevents youth protection.\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 \u201ccaregivers perceive CBD oil as a safer and more effective treatment for those with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/00220426221145019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">dementia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> than the conventional methods.\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:\/\/www.parabolacenter.com\/partners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Parabola Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched a partnership program to boost small cannabis businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theolympian.com\/news\/marijuana\/article269921522.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Washington Cannabusiness Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> laid out its 2023 legislative agenda.<\/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.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-12-16\/canadian-pot-company-ianthus-explores-sale-after-fielding-takeover-interest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is reportedly exploring a sale.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mjbizdaily.com\/chris-walsh-stepping-down-as-mjbiz-ceo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MJBiz\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> CEO is stepping down.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Japanese unit of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/healthcare-pharmaceuticals\/japan-unit-britains-jazz-pharma-starts-phase-iii-trial-cannabis-drug-2022-12-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> began a phase III trial of CBD drug Epidiolex to treat epilepsy.<\/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\">American basketball player <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CmPAWB5O8F1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brittney Griner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, in her first statement since being released from Russian detention after being convicted of possessing cannabis vapes, named Paul Whelan as someone else who also needs to be freed from the country\u2014but she did not mention Marc Fogel, who is detained there for medical marijuana like she was.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Football player <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/aaron-rodgers-says-he-used-psychedelics-alleviate-major-fear-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aaron Rodgers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about his use of ayahuasca and 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