{"id":62273,"date":"2023-03-01T03:12:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T11:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/03\/01\/biden-pressed-for-cannabis-scheduling-review-transparency-newsletter-march-1-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-03-01T19:47:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T03:47:17","slug":"biden-pressed-for-cannabis-scheduling-review-transparency-newsletter-march-1-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/03\/01\/biden-pressed-for-cannabis-scheduling-review-transparency-newsletter-march-1-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden pressed for cannabis scheduling review transparency (Newsletter: March 1, 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-7.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>NC Senate approves medical marijuana; NJ 280E bill passes; TX decrim hearing; Biden talks cannabis &amp; Black History Month<\/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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And in return, you\u2019ll gain access to our Bill Tracker tool, too, so you can have the most up-to-date information on the drug policy reform efforts around the U.S.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join Marijuana Moment for $25\/month to support our work: <\/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\/biden-highlights-marijuana-pardons-at-black-history-month-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Joe Biden<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> touted his mass marijuana pardons in a speech commemorating the end of Black History Month.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cToo many minorities are in prison for that,\u201d he said\u2014even as his cannabis clemency move has not released a single person from behind bars.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congressman-challenges-biden-to-provide-evidence-for-administrations-positions-on-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is circulating a sign-on letter to other members of Congress that calls on Biden administration officials to provide \u201ctransparency\u201d about the review of marijuana\u2019s scheduling status they are conducting.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/north-carolina-senate-approves-medical-marijuana-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The North Carolina Senate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a bill to legalize medical cannabis. It needs one more procedural vote to be formally sent to the House, where the speaker says it stands a better chance of being enacted this year after stalling last session.<\/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-lawmakers-send-governor-bill-to-let-marijuana-businesses-claim-state-tax-deductions-as-partial-280e-workaround\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey lawmakers sent Gov. Phil Murphy (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 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\/another-minnesota-senate-committee-approves-marijuana-legalization-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Minnesota Health and Human Services Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a marijuana legalization bill\u2014the sixth panel in the chamber to do so this session so far. Several more Senate and House hearings are scheduled for this week.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/texas-house-lawmakers-discuss-marijuana-decriminalization-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a hearing on a marijuana decriminalization bill that\u2019s sponsored by the panel\u2019s chairman.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/kentucky-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-pledges-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-within-first-year-if-elected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Quarles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, currently the agriculture commissioner, pledged to legalize medical cannabis within a year if elected. Incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear\u2019s (D) executive order on the issue \u201cmuddied the waters,\u201d he said.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/arkansas-medical-marijuana-patient-sues-testing-lab-and-growers-over-alleged-thc-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An Arkansas medical cannabis testing lab and cultivation businesses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are being sued by an elderly chronic pain patient who alleges their products are \u201cfraudulently labeled\u201d with inflated THC potency results.<\/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.fda.gov\/news-events\/fda-voices\/work-fda-continues-thousands-workstreams-americans-and-world-count-every-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> briefly discussed \u201cseeking a new regulatory pathway\u201d for cannabis and its derivatives.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/crsreports.congress.gov\/product\/pdf\/LSB\/LSB10865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Congressional Research Service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> discussed safe consumption sites for illegal drugs and other issues in a brief about opioids.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBarryMoore\/status\/1630216643732176899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cWhen Nixon started the war on drugs over a half century ago, overdose deaths stood at 6,771. Today, fentanyl overdose deaths exceed ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND A YEAR. Why won\u2019t Biden close the border?!\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomDaschle\/status\/1630280608835330048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cAccording to polling released by @CPEARCoalition, 68% of likely 2024 @GOP voters support ending the federal prohibition of #cannabis, a 10% increase from last year. Americans have spoken and it is time for Congress to take bipartisan action.\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.norfolkneradio.com\/news\/medical-marijuana-discussed-on-governors-call-in-show\/article_af752984-b772-11ed-9c46-375a9b3c4bfd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Jim Pillen (R) said he is \u201ca proponent of prescription marijuana use if it\u2019s approved through the FDA.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ctnewsjunkie.com\/2023\/02\/27\/lamont-appoints-bryan-cafferelli-legal-counsel-to-senate-gop-as-dcp-head\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Ned Lamont (D) said his new consumer protection commissioner nominee\u2019s background as a drug enforcement lawyer makes him well suited to oversee the agency that will regulate the state\u2019s legal marijuana market.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/former-gov-jesse-ventura-returns-to-state-capitol-as-advocate-for-marijuana-legalization\/600255119\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Jesse Ventura suggested that he might like to be appointed the state\u2019s top marijuana regulator if a legalization bill is enacted.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khon2.com\/local-news\/push-to-legalize-marijuana-growing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hawaii\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker said that \u201cat some point for recreational use, marijuana will be authorized in Hawaii,\u201d but he\u2019s \u201cjust not so confident that this is the right year.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/helenair.com\/news\/state-and-regional\/govt-and-politics\/house-shows-bipartisan-support-for-marijuana-air-filter-bill\/article_5339a0eb-8c36-5690-8298-3ea3c309e15d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House of Representatives gave initial approval to a bill to require marijuana producers mitigate the smell around their businesses.<\/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.dakotanewsnow.com\/2023\/02\/28\/house-committee-passes-bill-clarifying-medical-marijuana-ailments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Health and Human Services Committee approved a bill to add PTSD as a medical cannabis qualifying condition and make other changes to rules for the program.<\/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:\/\/tulsaworld.com\/news\/state-and-regional\/govt-and-politics\/legislative-panel-approves-funds-to-hold-recreational-marijuana-vote\/article_d30b8ea8-b6d0-11ed-b7ae-f30f90dd29a4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget advanced a bill to provide funding for state officials to conduct the March 7 special election on a marijuana legalization ballot initiative. Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kfor.com\/news\/bill-to-track-medical-marijuanas-water-usage-passes-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Finance Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved legislation to track medical cannabis businesses\u2019 water usage. And the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oksenate\/status\/1630653131624443904\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Business Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a bill to restrict how many marijuana business licenses could use the same physical address for their applications.<\/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\/GASenatePress\/status\/1630631177831821313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Rules Committee held a hearing on a bill to revise rules on consumable hemp products.<\/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.kake.com\/story\/48463169\/kansas-senate-holds-medical-marijuana-hearings-as-activists-grow-frustrated-with-waiting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee will hold informational hearings on medical cannabis on Wednesday and Thursday.<\/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\/ReubenDSilvaNV\/status\/1630050883106144257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> assemblymember tweeted about meeting with the Chamber of Cannabis and touting his bill to remove marijuana from the state\u2019s list of Schedule I substances.<\/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:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/2023\/02\/28\/missouri-appeals-court-orders-state-to-issue-medical-marijuana-growing-license\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> appeals court ruled that regulators must issue a medical cannabis cultivation license to a company that was not informed that a key piece of paperwork was missing from its submission.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/treasury\/news\/2023\/02\/28\/adult-use-marijuana-payments-being--distributed-to-michigan-municipalities-and-counties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials are distributing more than $59.5 million in marijuana revenue to 224 municipalities and counties.<\/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.nbcphiladelphia.com\/news\/local\/marijuana-lounge-approved-for-atlantic-city-hotel\/3510234\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved a plan to open a cannabis dispensary and lounge at an Atlantic City hotel.<\/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:\/\/commonwealthcalendar.virginia.gov\/Event\/Details\/59008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Control Authority Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2023\/02\/cannabis-control-board-meeting-notice-03.02.23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana regulators will meet on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewJerseyCRC\/status\/1628424432292167680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will consider marijuana business issues on Thursday.<\/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.dfa.arkansas.gov\/news\/details\/medical-marijuana-commission-will-meet-thursday-march-2-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Marijuana Commission will meet on Thursday.<\/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\/03\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-6.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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesfreepress.com\/news\/2023\/feb\/27\/chattanooga-councilwoman-state-rethink-marijuana-tfp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chattanooga, Tennessee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council member introduced a resolution to have the city send a letter asking Gov. Bill Lee (R) to review the state\u2019s marijuana laws.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montcopa.org\/ArchiveCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/5705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montgomery County, Pennsylvania\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> district attorney, who last week held a press conference to express concerns about what he claimed were fentanyl-laced cannabis gummies sold at local stores, said in an update that \u201csome of the products were tested in a lab over the weekend, and those products did not alert to any illegal drugs at the lab\u2019s threshold level of detection.\u201d<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/Defensoria_Peru\/status\/1630622907847131138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peru\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ministry of Health approved medical cannabis regulations.<\/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:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/politics\/victoria\/easing-of-rules-around-driving-on-medicinal-cannabis-a-priority-andrews-says-20230228-p5co8d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Australia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> premier said protecting medical cannabis patients from being charged with impaired driving is a priority.<\/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 \u201ccannabis use is common amongst patients with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journalotohns.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s40463-022-00603-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tinnitus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and current users of cannabis reported that it helped with their symptoms.\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 \u201ctopical 0.1% CBD reduced ulcer size and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bmccomplementmedtherapies.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12906-023-03886-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">accelerated ulcer healing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> without side effects.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION &amp; ANALYSIS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A poll of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspost.ie\/politics\/redc-poll-finds-public-would-support-move-to-decriminalise-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Irish adults<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> found that 50 percent support decriminalizing drugs and 54 percent back legalizing cannabis sales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KyDems\/status\/1630605254638157826\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Kentucky Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> criticized Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Quarles, currently the agriculture commissioner, tweeting, \u201cRyan Quarles calling for medical cannabis to boost his campaign is rich since his close ally Damon Thayer has singlehandedly \u2014 and proudly \u2014 blocked medical cannabis for years. If Quarles cared about patients, not headlines, he\u2019d be talking to Thayer today, not the press.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarijuanaPolicy\/status\/1630656420306714624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Marijuana Policy Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has a new board member.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/briefing-paper\/overdose-prevention-centers-successful-strategy-preventing-death-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Cato Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a paper calling safe consumption sites for illegal drugs \u201ca successful harm-\u200breduction strategy that has been saving lives.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ BUSINESS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2023\/02\/28\/2617643\/0\/en\/Green-Thumb-Industries-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2022-Results.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Green Thumb Industries Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of $259.3 million and a net loss attributable to the company of $51.2 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2023\/02\/28\/2616941\/0\/en\/Cronos-Group-Reports-2022-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-Results.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cronos Group Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly net revenue of $22.9 million and a net loss of $78.9 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/phoena-announces-resignation-of-ceo-greg-guyatt-and-appoints-corne-melissen-as-interim-ceo-852559105.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phoena Inc.\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> CEO resigned.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/todd_harrison\/status\/1630679810102927360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cowen Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is discontinuing cannabis stock coverage in anticipation of its acquisition by TD Bank Group.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/terrascend-and-the-hoffman-centers-partner-to-offer-free-expungement-services-in-new-jersey-849167129.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TerrAscend Corp.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is partnering with The Hoffman Centers, P.C. to offer free cannabis-related expungement services.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazettenet.com\/-Cannabis-with-a-twist--New-vision-shared-for-topless-pot-dispensary-at-Club-Castaway-49976979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Club Castaway<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Whatley, Massachusetts plans to open a topless marijuana dispensary.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ CULTURE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=is2liCfrWv4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Woody Harrelson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> gave a reporter a tour of the marijuana dispensary he co-owns.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/etcanada.com\/news\/972170\/courteney-cox-responds-to-prince-harry-saying-he-ate-psychedelic-mushrooms-at-her-house-i-wasnt-passing-them-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Courtney Cox<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about Prince Harry claiming that he found psilocybin chocolates at her house, saying, \u201cI definitely wasn\u2019t passing them 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