{"id":60941,"date":"2023-01-20T03:12:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T11:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/01\/20\/mn-legal-cannabis-bill-approved-in-second-committee-newsletter-january-20-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T05:45:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T13:45:36","slug":"mn-legal-cannabis-bill-approved-in-second-committee-newsletter-january-20-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/01\/20\/mn-legal-cannabis-bill-approved-in-second-committee-newsletter-january-20-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"MN legal cannabis bill approved in second committee (Newsletter: January 20, 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-94.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>NJ marijuana consumption rules &amp; 280E fix; VA psilocybin bill defeated; Wiz Khalifa urges weed smoking at PA gov\u2019s inauguration; NY\u2019s 2nd dispensary<\/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 v4.9.0 - 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>Before you dig into today\u2019s cannabis news,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I wanted you to know you can keep this resource free and published daily by subscribing to Marijuana Moment on Patreon. 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>Susan Ryan of Seyfarth Shaw LLP: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLooking forward to using the bill tracker.\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\/minnesota-marijuana-legalization-bill-clears-second-house-committee-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a marijuana legalization bill\u2014the second panel to do so in the span of a week.<\/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-regulators-release-new-rules-for-marijuana-on-site-consumption-areas-open-public-comment-period\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed proposed rules on marijuana consumption areas. A public comment period is open through March 18.<\/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-senate-committee-approves-bills-to-let-marijuana-businesses-claim-state-tax-deductions-as-partial-280e-workaround\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The New Jersey Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved Assembly-passed legislation to decouple state tax policy from the federal 280E provision, thereby allowing marijuana companies to deduct business expenses in their state filings.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-yorks-first-recreational-marijuana-store-owned-by-a-person-harmed-by-drug-war-will-open-next-week-governor-announces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced that the state\u2019s first recreational marijuana dispensary owned by a person harmed by the drug war\u2014and the second legal shop overall\u2014will open on Tuesday.<\/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\/virginia-lawmakers-reject-bill-to-allow-psilocybin-access-for-medical-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia House Courts of Justice subcommittee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> voted to kill a bill that would have allowed people with serious illnesses to use psilocybin therapeutically without fear of prosecution.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After performing at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro\u2019s (D) inauguration party, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/wiz-khalifa-urges-people-to-smoke-marijuana-at-pennsylvania-governors-inauguration-party-even-though-its-not-legal-there\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wiz Khalifa urged attendees over 21 to smoke marijuana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014even though recreational cannabis isn\u2019t legal in the state.<\/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.courthousenews.com\/cannabis-grower-cant-use-rico-statute-to-sue-for-fraud-ninth-circuit-affirms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ruled that a California cannabis grower can\u2019t use the federal racketeering statute to sue former business partners because marijuana is still federally illegal.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBlumenthal\/status\/1615780853610594329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about efforts to \u201craise awareness of the dangers improperly stored cannabis edibles pose to children,\u201d saying that \u201ckids, who don\u2019t know the difference between these products &amp; popular candies, can be harmed when they ingest them.\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.cbsnews.com\/baltimore\/news\/wes-moore-executive-order-69-million-dollars-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Wes Moore (D) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/abortion-politics-family-medicine-larry-hogan-maryland-4019283710b52d05538f9f566f29966d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">authorized<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the release of $46.5 million in funds to support the implementation of marijuana legalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpri.com\/news\/local-news\/community-focus\/community-focus-ri-gov-dan-mckee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhode Island<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Dan McKee (D) said he will name his appointees to the Cannabis Control Commission this month.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lailluminator.com\/2023\/01\/19\/richard-nelson-seeks-the-middle-of-the-road-to-become-louisiana-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard Nelson previously sponsored 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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/newsroom\/pages\/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=87565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> secretary of state\u2019s office published an audit in the implementation of the state\u2019s voter-approved drug decriminalization law.<\/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.keloland.com\/news\/capitol-news-bureau\/sd-senate-let-legislators-set-medical-marijuana-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate approved a bill to add new medical cannabis qualifying conditions and make other changes.<\/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.djournal.com\/news\/state-news\/house-committee-approves-bill-to-decriminalize-fentanyl-test-strips\/article_c1116d3f-27bb-5066-8af8-149765eda25e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Drug Policy Committee approved a bill to decriminalize fentanyl test strips.<\/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.mvariety.com\/news\/lawmaker-wants-to-address-marijuana-issue\/article_78366964-9662-11ed-8486-6b6561e12fc7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Cannabis Committee chairman said he wants to remove marijuana from pre-employment testing by government agencies.<\/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\/JasonRaven_\/status\/1616153369499795456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator filed a revised medical cannabis bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskaexaminer.com\/2023\/01\/18\/omaha-senator-pushes-parole-board-changes-marijuana-decriminalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator introduced 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\">An <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRodneyPol\/status\/1615818143556935691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator filed a bill to legalize hemp flower sales.<\/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.kshb.com\/news\/local-news\/marijuana-in-missouri\/adam-mace-becomes-1st-in-missouri-to-have-marijuana-related-case-expunged\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> judge granted the state\u2019s first marijuana expungement for an incarcerated person.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prosecutors are asking the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1566725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court to reject an appeal from a man who claims that police violated his Fourth Amendment rights when seizing a package containing marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5vegas.com\/2023\/01\/19\/nevada-cannabis-compliance-board-issues-health-notice-after-some-products-treated-with-unapproved-pesticide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued a health and safety bulletin about cannabis products treated with an unapproved pesticide.<\/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:\/\/castatefaircannabisawards.com\/submission-window-now-open-for-the-2023-ca-state-fair-cannabis-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> State Fair Cannabis Awards is now accepting submissions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinois.gov\/news\/press-release.25928.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued cannabis transporter licenses. Separately, they <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinois.gov\/news\/press-release.25926.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">extended<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the deadline for social equity marijuana dispensary license applications.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/public-weighs-in-on-medical-marijuana-rules-before-georgia-sales-begin\/6EHA72ROVRAMJC74YIKPZN2JUQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators took public testimony about proposed medical cannabis rules at a meeting.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dshs.texas.gov\/consumable-hemp-program\/consumable-hemp-products-frequently-asked-questions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted answers to frequently asked questions about consumable hemp products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tn.gov\/health\/calendar\/2023\/1\/23\/tn-medical-cannabis-commission-meeting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Cannabis Commission will meet on Monday.<\/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=209548\" 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 hundreds of 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\/2023\/01\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-93.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:\/\/mailchi.mp\/mailchimp.denvergov.org\/applicationsavailablethirdmarijuanabusinesseducationcourse-6111633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials are accepting applications to participate in a marijuana business education course.<\/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.thegrowthop.com\/cannabis-news\/psychedelics\/health-canada-acting-in-bad-faith-when-it-comes-to-psilocybin-exemptions-argues-advocacy-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canadian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials are acting in ways that contradict internal guidance on waivers for the use of psychedelics by therapists, documents indicate.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The director of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coconuts.co\/jakarta\/news\/national-narcotics-agency-chief-says-he-will-never-support-medical-marijuana-in-indonesia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indonesia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> National Narcotics Agency testified at a legislative hearing that he will never support medical cannabis.<\/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\/KirstenKappert\/status\/1616018991436431363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">German<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmaker tweeted, \u201cThe latest figures from Canada on the legalization of #Cannabis show once again: the legalization works! Legal specialist shops are the number one source of supply, the illegal market is being pushed back more and more.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-united-states-government-colombia-caribbean-gustavo-petro-5c91a6585bda8a8c6b1b97db88aa2a80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colombian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials extradited to the U.S. the brother of a lawmaker who is charged with conspiring with guerrillas to smuggle large quantities of cocaine.<\/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 \u201colder veterans are using medical cannabis as a means of harm reduction as an adjunct or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40266-022-00995-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">substitute for other medications<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and substances with limited guidance from their healthcare providers\u201d and that they report that \u201cthere exists an inconsistency across the Veterans Health Administration system regarding the interpretation and application of cannabis policies.\u201d<\/span><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 \u201cpsychedelics have a unique mechanism of action that might be well suited for treating <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/10600280221144055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anxiety and depression<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> associated with cancer.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION &amp; ANALYSIS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/msdemocrats\/status\/1615892684241047558\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Mississippi Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted that it \u201cstands with those that support the safe and regulated use of cannabis.\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\/20230119005691\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">United Food and Commercial Workers Local 360<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> endorsed a New Jersey psilocybin legalization bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/norml.org\/blog\/2023\/01\/19\/norml-remembers-david-crosby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NORML<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> celebrated the life of musician David Crosby, who was a member of the organization\u2019s advisory board and passed away on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vetscp.org\/news\/2023\/1\/19\/veterans-cannabis-project-names-new-executive-director\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Veterans Cannabis Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has a new executive director.<\/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.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20230119005316\/en\/Columbia-Care-Implements-Efficiency-Initiatives-to-Enhance-Profitability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbia Care Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> closed four dispensaries and consolidated cultivation operations in several states, while also reducing its corporate headcount by approximately 25 percent.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrantSmithEllis\/status\/1616193643806687233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Curaleaf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is reportedly the subject of an \u201copen inquiry\u201d by Massachusetts officials for potentially 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