{"id":59663,"date":"2022-12-21T03:14:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T11:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/congress-leaves-dc-cannabis-sales-ban-in-place-newsletter-december-21-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T05:45:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T13:45:42","slug":"congress-leaves-dc-cannabis-sales-ban-in-place-newsletter-december-21-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/congress-leaves-dc-cannabis-sales-ban-in-place-newsletter-december-21-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress leaves DC cannabis sales ban in place (Newsletter: December 21, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-79.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Schumer looks to 2023 for marijuana banking; VA updating veterans\u2019 cannabis policy; TX poll shows legalization support; DC medical expansion to mayor<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congress-keeps-ban-on-d-c-marijuana-sales-while-failing-to-act-on-cannabis-banking-and-expungements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">omnibus appropriations bill that congressional leaders negotiated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, in addition to leaving out marijuana banking and expungements provisions that advocates wanted, continues a rider that has blocked Washington, D.C. from locally legalizing recreational cannabis sales.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The legislation also continues a separate rider protecting state medical cannabis laws from federal interference but leaves out House-passed measures to extend its coverage to recreational states, prevent the Federal Communications Commission from punishing TV and radio stations that air marijuana ads and shield immigrants from being deported over cannabis, among others.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/schumer-blames-gop-for-marijuana-banking-failure-but-says-hell-go-back-at-it-next-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> blamed Republicans for blocking marijuana banking provisions from being included in the omnibus, but said \u201cwe\u2019re going to go back at it next year.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/va-updating-medical-marijuana-directive-for-veterans-thats-expiring-this-month-as-congress-pushes-it-to-not-interfere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department of Veterans Affairs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> works to update a policy on medical cannabis use that expires at the end of this month, Congress is directing VA officials to \u201cnot interfere\u201d with veterans\u2019 participation in state-legal 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.marijuanamoment.net\/d-c-medical-marijuana-bill-to-eliminate-license-caps-provide-tax-relief-and-more-heads-to-mayors-desk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington, D.C. Council sent Mayor Muriel Bowser (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a bill to remove medical marijuana license caps, give operators 280E tax relief, prioritize equity businesses and allow on-site consumption facilities while providing for enforcement against unlicensed sellers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new poll found that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/majority-of-texas-voters-back-marijuana-legalization-and-three-in-four-support-decriminalization-poll-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a majority of Texas voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> support legalizing marijuana\u2014and three out of four back simple decriminalization of cannabis possession.<\/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\/TheBushCenter\/status\/1603027981970149377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">George W. Bush Presidential Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a report about a roundtable meeting it hosted on the therapeutic potential of psychedelics.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/famm.org\/famm-releases-statement-on-equal-act-not-being-included-in-the-omnibus-appropriations-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congressional leaders<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> declined to include provisions to eliminate or scale back the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine 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:\/\/www.wyden.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/wyden-statement-on-republican-leadership-blocking-safe-banking-action-this-congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he\u2019s \u201cfrustrated and disappointed\u201d that marijuana reform got left out of the omnibus appropriations legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A marijuana legalization bill was the eighth-most-viewed piece of legislation on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loc.gov\/law\/2022\/12\/congress-gov-december-2022-new-tip-and-top\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress.gov<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> last week.<\/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:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/ky\/lexington\/in-focus-shows\/2022\/12\/19\/year-in-review-gov--beshear-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said he would be happy to rescind his medical cannabis executive order if lawmakers sent him a bill 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\">A spokesperson for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/philadelphia\/2022\/12\/20\/pennsylvania-marijuana-pardon-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Tom Wolf (D) said he believes that \u201cthe next administration will continue working to improve this [pardons] process and give people with these offenses their rightful clean slates, until marijuana becomes legal in Pennsylvania.\u201d Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/local21news.com\/news\/face-the-state\/face-the-state-marijuana-pardon-applications-progress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">board of pardons secretary<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about the governor\u2019s effort to pardon people for marijuana before he leaves office.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov\/Opinions%20Documents\/2022\/107OAG153.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general issued an opinion on how the state\u2019s marijuana legalization law affects police officers\u2019 ability to conduct searches based on the odor of cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGAshleyMoody\/status\/1604865612571983876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general is pushing President Joe Biden to restore cabinet-level status to the drug czar.<\/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\/WalterHudson\/status\/1604312875627053057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative-elect tweeted, \u201cThis upcoming legislative session, Democrats will simultaneously move to ban flavored tobacco and legalize recreational marijuana. Fun times. Not tasty. But fun.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourquadcities.com\/news\/4-the-record\/web-extra-congress-considers-whether-pot-businesses-can-use-banks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iowa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative said Congress should pass marijuana banking legislation.<\/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\/regulatory-notice-approval-of-rulemaking-action-for-cannabis-license-fee-waivers-and-deferrals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators received approval for a rulemaking action on cannabis license fee waivers and deferrals for equity businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/okadministrativerules.azurewebsites.net\/api\/BlobStorageGetFile?storageContainer=PublicRegister&amp;name=Volume-40_Issue-7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are revoking old medical cannabis rules.<\/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\/news\/news_releases\/2022\/nr121922-Commission-Meeting.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators took testimony on cannabis organizations\u2019 legislative priorities and approved stipulated marijuana business violation settlements.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medicalcannabis.utah.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/December-2022-Monthly-Update-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Utah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted an update on the medical cannabis program.<\/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-78.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:\/\/sanantonioreport.org\/marijuana-abortion-decriminalization-police-reform-proposed-ballot-measures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">San Antonio, Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> activists has so far collected more than 26,000 signatures in support of a proposed local ballot measure to decriminalize marijuana, end enforcement of abortion laws and make other reforms.<\/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\/ClarkCountyNV\/status\/1605275038957342720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clark County, Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board of Commissioners <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/news\/politics-and-government\/clark-county\/clark-county-oks-cannabis-lounge-rules-2697576\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">approved<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> rules for marijuana consumption lounges.<\/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.syracuse.com\/news\/2022\/12\/syracuse-lawmakers-pass-law-to-stop-illegal-marijuana-stores.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Syracuse, New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Common Council approved a measure allowing officials to fine or close businesses that sell marijuana without a license.<\/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.wivb.com\/news\/local-news\/buffalo\/buffalo-firefighter-fired-for-medical-marijuana-returns-to-work-after-settlement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Buffalo, New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> firefighter who was fired for medical cannabis use is returning back to work following a settlement of the wrongful termination lawsuit he filed.<\/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:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/dddc29fe-7d83-11ed-bcd8-855e06175970?shareToken=cd194a69bd71af66c7a959d910f5dc50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> home secretary said police should target people for marijuana, saying there needs to be \u201ca swift, meaningful response by police officers to crimes that really blight our local communities.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamaicaobserver.com\/latest-news\/legislation-to-allow-cannabis-use-for-medicinal-purposes-in-grenada-by-december-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grenada\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> agriculture and lands minister said the government will propose medical cannabis legalization legislation next year.<\/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 \u201cCBD can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekaselect.com\/article\/123554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">prevent cardiac oxidative damage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in many conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, or even through the cardiotoxic effects induced by chemotherapy, which makes it a potential target for future clinical use to minimize the deleterious effects of many pathophysiologies.\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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2022\/12\/20\/cannabis-banking-helps-marijuana-businesses-grow\/10896278002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">founder of Black Entertainment Television<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> authored an op-ed calling on Congress to pass marijuana banking legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ BUSINESS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mjbizdaily.com\/cannabis-wholesale-platform-leaflink-lays-off-80-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LeafLink<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> laid off 80 employees.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/new-jersey\/montclair\/cannabis-businesses-will-host-expungement-clinic-montclair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Genuine Grow and Kush Connection<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are hosting an expungement clinic in Montclair, New Jersey on January 7.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newcannabisventures.com\/canadian-cannabis-sales-slow-in-october\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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