{"id":62490,"date":"2023-03-08T03:10:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T11:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/03\/08\/ok-voters-defeat-cannabis-legalization-measure-newsletter-march-8-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-03-08T19:47:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T03:47:21","slug":"ok-voters-defeat-cannabis-legalization-measure-newsletter-march-8-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/03\/08\/ok-voters-defeat-cannabis-legalization-measure-newsletter-march-8-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"OK voters defeat cannabis legalization measure (Newsletter: March 8, 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-21.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>HI Senate votes to legalize marijuana; Legalization passes DE House; Congressional bill to end hemp felony ban; MO psychedelics vote<\/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 v4.9.1 - 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/oklahoma-voters-reject-marijuana-legalization-ballot-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> rejected a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/hawaii-senate-approves-marijuana-legalization-and-psychedelic-research-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Hawaii Senate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> passed a bill to legalize marijuana. Several measures to study the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics were also approved by the Senate and House of Representatives.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/delaware-house-approves-marijuana-legalization-bill-with-action-pending-on-complementary-regulation-measure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Delaware House of Representatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a marijuana legalization bill. Separate legislation to regulate sales and production is also pending.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/cory-booker-and-rand-paul-file-revised-bill-to-reschedule-psychedelic-breakthrough-therapies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY)\u2014along with Reps. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Madeleine Dean (D-PA)\u2014<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">filed the Breakthrough Therapies Act, which aims to remove hurdles to research on the medical benefits of psychedelics and other Schedule I drugs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bipartisan-congressional-lawmakers-file-bill-to-eliminate-hemp-industry-ban-for-people-with-past-drug-convictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reps. David Trone (D-MD), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a bill to remove a restriction that blocks people with felony drug convictions from owning or leading legal hemp businesses. It\u2019s called the \u201cFree to Grow Act.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/missouri-lawmakers-approve-bill-to-promote-research-on-psychedelics-medical-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Missouri House Veterans Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> unanimously approved a bill to promote research into the therapeutic potential of certain psychedelics such as psilocybin, MDMA and ketamine to treat conditions like PTSD, depression and substance use disorders.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/thericeman\/status\/1632850662848438273\" 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\"> upheld a lower court\u2019s dismissal of a lawsuit that challenged Mendocino County, California officials\u2019 denial of a cannabis cultivation permit.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PattyMurray\/status\/1632132810499563526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about discussing marijuana banking legislation with a credit union association.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Senate bill to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/senate-bill\/326\/cosponsors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to study medical cannabis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got one new cosponsor for a total of two.<\/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:\/\/news.sd.gov\/news?id=news_kb_article_view&amp;sys_id=2c0a6d3b1bd96d1031b1ebdbac4bcb08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Kristi Noem (R) signed bills to amend the duties of the Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee and to allow medical cannabis patient fees to be waived in certain circumstances. Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/listen.sdpb.org\/politics\/2023-03-07\/medical-marijuana-committee-expands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House of Representatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> passed a bill to revise the membership of the Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovLauraKelly\/status\/1633153932762525701\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Laura Kelly (D) shared an op-ed authored by a former U.S. attorney for the state, tweeting, \u201cLegalizing medical marijuana will boost our economy and provide thousands of Kansans with pain relief.\u00a0 It\u2019s the right thing to do \u2014 and it\u2019s past time we get it done. Thank you to former U.S. attorney Barry Grissom for advocating for this reform.\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:\/\/www.ctinsider.com\/cannabis\/article\/committee-approves-bill-allow-ct-hemp-growers-17824999.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s General Law Committee approved a bill to allow hemp farmers to convert to marijuana cultivation licenses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The chair of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joesonka\/status\/1633132378477453312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Licensing &amp; Occupations Committee said he will schedule a hearing on a medical cannabis bill next week if the sponsor assures him it has enough support to pass the panel.<\/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.bizjournals.com\/baltimore\/news\/2023\/03\/06\/maryland-recreational-cannabis-labor-peace.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator said he plans to introduce an amendment to a marijuana regulation bill to require businesses to have labor peace agreements.<\/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\/s_golonka\/status\/1633188184803909632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator filed a bill to bar law enforcement agencies from requiring officers to attest they don\u2019t use marijuana. Separately a new Assembly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/s_golonka\/status\/1633200851639762944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bill<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> would provide for the licensing of cannabis events.<\/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:\/\/mustreadalaska.com\/conduct-unbecoming-rep-andrew-gray-encouraged-military-applicant-to-commit-felony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alaska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative said he once encouraged an Army applicant to lie about his marijuana use.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/gambit\/news\/the_latest\/puff-puff-pass-when-will-louisiana-finally-legalize-recreational-cannabis\/article_cc47b6b2-b94d-11ed-8a6b-cf5c8054660d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers discussed the prospects for marijuana legalization in the state.<\/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\/JeffMIrwin\/status\/1632018281472180224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator tweeted, \u201cWe should end the war on drugs and regulate drugs more sensibly. We shouldn\u2019t ban them but also should have responsible drug safety laws.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg.colorado.gov\/sites\/sbg\/files\/230306_Health_and_Safety_Advisory_Green_Street_LLC.docx.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued a health and safety advisory about potentially unsafe levels of yeast, mold and Aspergillus on marijuana products produced by Green Street LLC.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacodeandbulletin.gov\/secure\/pabulletin\/data\/vol53\/53-9\/53-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed revised medical cannabis rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rules.mt.gov\/gateway\/ShowNoticeFile.asp?TID=11521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials filed proposed rules changes to clarify that use of marijuana or other intoxicating substances by public safety officers is punishable if it leads to impairment while on duty or violates the policy of the officer\u2019s employing agency.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ktvz.com\/news\/oregon-northwest\/2023\/03\/06\/oregon-psilocybin-services-begins-approving-worker-permit-license-applications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators began approving psilocybin services worker permits.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rjt-SCoPVV0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators hosted a conversation about 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 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-20.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.fox4news.com\/news\/city-of-fort-worth-considers-decriminalizing-marijuana-possession-up-to-4-ounces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fort Worth, Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council member is preparing to file a marijuana decriminalization proposal.<\/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:\/\/elmundo.cr\/costa-rica\/el-gobierno-debe-regular-uso-de-cannabis-afirma-viceministro-de-justicia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Costa Rica\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> minister of justice and peace testified in favor of marijuana legalization legislation.<\/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\/CrispinBlunt\/status\/1633085466814676992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> health and social care secretary committed to ask regulators to look at evidence on the therapeutic potential of psychedelics from other countries.<\/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.newtimes.co.rw\/article\/5548\/news\/rwanda\/rwanda-identifies-cannabis-production-as-top-investment-opportunity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rwanda<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Development Board is eyeing cannabis production as an investment opportunity.<\/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.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2023\/mar\/07\/im-not-impaired-victorias-parliament-to-debate-drug-driving-in-age-of-medicinal-cannabis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Australia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers are expected to debate a bill to protect medical cannabis patients from being charged with driving under the influence on Wednesday.<\/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 suggested that \u201ccannabidiol and doxorubicin have a synergistic <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s12094-023-03119-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anticancer effect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on [osteosarcoma] cells, and their combined application may be a promising treatment strategy for OS.\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 \u201cpsychedelics promote <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.adf0435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">neuroplasticity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> through the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/health.ucdavis.edu\/news\/headlines\/receptor-location-matters-for-psychedelic-drug-effects\/2023\/02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">activation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of intracellular 5-HT2A receptors.\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:\/\/norml.org\/blog\/2023\/03\/07\/norml-executive-director-erik-altieri-stepping-down-from-leadership-position\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NORML\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> executive director is stepping down.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2023\/03\/06\/leon-county-democratic-party-calls-for-marijuana-decriminalization-action-on-historic-wrongs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Leon County, Florida Democratic Executive Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> voted to call on local officials to decriminalize marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kjS69IS6o9k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Psychedelic Medicine Coalition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hosted a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PsychedelicMedicineCoalition\/videos\/537693685171544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">briefing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on Capitol Hill.<\/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.opb.org\/article\/2023\/03\/06\/oregon-psilocybin-mushroom-psychedelic-therapy-synthesis-institute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Synthesis 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