{"id":60099,"date":"2023-01-02T03:13:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T11:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/legal-cannabis-bill-passes-in-usvi-newsletter-january-2-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T05:45:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T13:45:31","slug":"legal-cannabis-bill-passes-in-usvi-newsletter-january-2-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/legal-cannabis-bill-passes-in-usvi-newsletter-january-2-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal cannabis bill passes in USVI (Newsletter: January 2, 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><em>Handful of new Biden marijuana &amp; drug pardons; NY psychedelics bill; Feds compile cannabis research funding info; WH touts president\u2019s marijuana moves<\/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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We\u2019re a small independent publication diving deep into the cannabis world and rely on readers like you to keep going.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>An anonymous supporter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cI am supporting Tom\u2019s effort. I believe that our best chance of thriving is in empowering our minds, and in building whole minded communities. Shared knowledge is shared community.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/u-s-virgin-islands-lawmakers-send-marijuana-legalization-and-expungement-bills-to-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Virgin Islands Senate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent the Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. (D)\u00a0 bills to legalize marijuana and automatically expunge prior cannabis convictions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/as-biden-issues-a-handful-of-new-marijuana-and-drug-pardons-advocates-demand-he-release-current-prisoners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Joe Biden<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> issued a new round of pardons to a handful of people who served time for marijuana and other drug offenses, but advocates are frustrated that he still hasn\u2019t commuted the sentences of anyone currently in prison for cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/top-white-house-official-lists-bidens-marijuana-pardons-and-scheduling-review-among-top-2022-administration-achievements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">White House Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> highlighted President Joe Biden\u2019s marijuana pardons and cannabis scheduling directive as among the administration\u2019s top accomplishments of 2022.<\/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-lawmakers-file-psychedelics-legalization-bill-for-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York lawmakers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a bill to legalize psychedelics like psilocybin, ibogaine, DMT and mescaline.<\/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\/federal-agency-highlights-marijuana-research-funding-opportunities-with-new-online-resource\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched a new online resource that tracks federal grant funding opportunities for cannabis-related research.<\/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.supremecourt.gov\/publicinfo\/year-end\/2022year-endreport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported that federal drug cases decreased 15 percent in Fiscal Year 2022.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timburchett\/status\/1608591894748995584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted a link to an op-ed published by Marijuana Moment from a lobbyist who argued that Democrats\u2019 insistence on including social justice provisions in cannabis bills blocked achievable reform progress.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/madelineleesman\/2022\/12\/27\/beth-van-duyne-cartels-biden-admin-n2617595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> claimed that the Biden administration\u2019s border policies are providing \u201clogistical support\u201d to drug cartels, adding that immigrants are being \u201chuman-trafficked to be able to work on illegal marijuana farms such as\u2026the 600 that they found in Oregon, where they are basically being worked to death under threat of death or looking down the barrel of a gun.\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:\/\/fox11online.com\/news\/state\/legalizing-marijuana-among-campaign-pledges-revisited-governor-tony-evers-wisconsin-pledge-voters-election-weed-budget-minimum-wage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Tony Evers (D) spoke about broad public support for marijuana legalization and said that medical cannabis could be a \u201cstarting point\u201d to come to an agreement with the Republican majority in the state legislature.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksnt.com\/inside-kansas-politics\/inside-kansas-politics-gov-kelly-talks-marijuana-gop-food-tax-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Laura Kelly (D) discussed bipartisan support for medical cannabis, saying it is \u201cvery popular\u201d with voters.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/politics\/bs-md-pol-new-laws-january-2023-20221230-v2xa7w3tcbco5flqdb55xonyum-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> law reducing penalties for marijuana possession went into effect on Sunday, ahead of the full legalization policy that\u2019s set to begin in July.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmur.com\/article\/marijuana-legalization-new-hampshire-123022\/42371230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Hampshire\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker said he has \u201creservations\u201d about legalizing marijuana but predicted his chamber will again pass a bill on it this session.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentucky.com\/news\/politics-government\/article269369787.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers discussed the prospects for medical cannabis legalization in 2023.<\/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:\/\/tdn.com\/news\/local\/govt-and-politics\/18th-19th-district-legislators-file-bills-to-address-cannabis-school-funding-road-safety\/article_85da4172-8090-11ed-a1f6-f717042c10b7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator spoke about an interstate cannabis commerce bill he is cosponsoring.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koin.com\/news\/oregon\/olcc-recreational-marijuana-production-sales-rule-changes-in-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana rules took effect on Sunday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/illinoisnewsjoint.com\/illinois-cannabis-curbside-pickup-ends-jan-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> policy allowing curbside pickup at marijuana dispensaries expired as of Sunday. Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinois.gov\/news\/press-release.25852.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> touted hemp and cannabis work as among its top accomplishments for 2022.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/news\/2022\/12\/alabama-medical-cannabis-commission-sees-surge-in-license-applications-just-before-deadline.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators received 94 applications for medical cannabis business licenses prior to the deadline.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ny.gov\/reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published the first annual <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2022\/12\/ocm-annual-report-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the state\u2019s cannabis programs. They also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomangell\/status\/1609230649038192641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> they are aware of a phishing scam targeting dispensary license applicants.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.mo.gov\/file.jsp?id=191073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> courts posted a form that people can use to petition for expungement of marijuana-related convictions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdtfa.ca.gov\/formspubs\/L887.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted a reminder about changes to the process for collecting cannabis excise taxes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/cra\/sections\/social-equity-program\/social-equity-program-video-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators made new additions to their marijuana social equity video library.<\/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.floridahealth.gov\/newsroom\/2022\/12\/20221229-year-in-review-pr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of Health touted the passage of a bill making changes to medical cannabis policies as a top accomplishment of 2022.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NevadaCCB\/status\/1608859330643693569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cannabis regulators urged people to use ride-sharing over the New Year\u2019s holiday with a discount code.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marijuana Moment\u2019s journalism is made possible by readers like you who value this work enough to support us with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">monthly pledges on Patreon<\/a>. If you rely on our reporting to stay informed about key cannabis developments, please help us keep doing this by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">becoming a sustaining subscriber today<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Backing us at the $25\/month level also gets you access to our Bill Tracker so you won\u2019t miss any important marijuana legislation in your state.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinMBibb\/status\/1608502316428058627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cleveland, Ohio\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor tweeted about a bill passed by the state legislature that will allow cities to carry out mass expungements of marijuana and other drug convictions.<\/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.newstribune.com\/news\/2023\/jan\/01\/city-council-to-weigh-bringing-marijuana-tax-to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jefferson City, Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council is expected to consider placing a measure on the local ballot to institute a 3 percent local tax on recreational marijuana sales 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><a href=\"https:\/\/ladiaria.com.uy\/politica\/articulo\/2022\/12\/en-un-ano-se-duplicaron-las-licencias-otorgadas-y-la-superficie-de-cannabis-plantada-en-invernaculos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uruguay\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries reported that cannabis cultivation area nearly doubled in a year.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovCanHealth\/status\/1609202795508269063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canadian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> health officials posted a PSA depicting a cannabis consumer choosing to stay home and eat fries instead of driving while impaired.<\/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 \u201ccannabidiol is showing promising results for the treatment of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2075-1729\/12\/12\/2117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, due to its capability of acting on the unleashed cytokine storm, on the proteins necessary for both virus entry and replication and on the neurological consequences of patients who have been infected by the virus.\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 \u201cLSD produced long-lasting and notable <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com\/article\/S0006-3223(22)01553-0\/fulltext#intraref0005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reductions in anxiety and comorbid depression<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> symptoms up to 16 weeks.\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:\/\/twitter.com\/ACLU\/status\/1609598326994862082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Civil Liberties Union<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is urging supporters to pressure their governors to use their clemency powers to help people with marijuana convictions.<\/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.forensicnews.co\/largest-u-s-cannabis-company-owes-russian-oligarch-roman-abramovich-millions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Curaleaf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reportedly owes \u201ca substantial sum\u201d to an offshore company linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, though Curaleaf said in a statement that the firm in question \u201cis no longer owned by Mr. Abramovich or any other person sanctioned in the US, UK or EU.\u201d<\/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\/20221229005279\/en\/High-Tide-Closes-Acquisition-of-Jimmy%E2%80%99s-Cannabis-Shop-BC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">High Tide Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> closed its acquisition of 1171882 B.C. Ltd., operating as Jimmy\u2019s Cannabis Shop BC.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1608738047063121921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elon Musk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cBanning alcohol caused the biggest rise in organized crime in American history. That was dumb. Same logic applies to other drugs. 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