{"id":62984,"date":"2023-03-23T02:23:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T10:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/03\/23\/alcohol-group-backs-federal-cannabis-legalization-newsletter-march-23-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-03-24T04:46:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T12:46:26","slug":"alcohol-group-backs-federal-cannabis-legalization-newsletter-march-23-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/03\/23\/alcohol-group-backs-federal-cannabis-legalization-newsletter-march-23-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol group backs federal cannabis legalization (Newsletter: March 23, 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-74.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Top senator: \u201cneed\u201d to pass marijuana banking \u201cthis year\u201d; NY unlicensed sales crackdown; 1st OR psilocybin license; NH homegrow passes<\/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 v4.9.2 - 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>*Rattling the tip jar* <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Got a few dollars you can spare to help Marijuana Moment pay our writers, keep our website running and grow into the kind of robust news organization the fast-paced world of drug policy deserves?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us for $25\/month and be a part of 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\/senate-banking-chairman-says-we-need-to-pass-marijuana-banking-bill-this-year-disclosing-white-house-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said \u201cwe need\u201d to pass marijuana banking legislation \u201cthis year\u201d\u2014also disclosing that the White House supports the legislation.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-SC) said he\u2019s \u201cnot one of those Republicans\u201d who backs the bill, but agrees it should move through regular order. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) said the issue is \u201cnot a priority for me\u201d while adding that he is \u201cnot closed off\u201d to it altogether.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/major-alcohol-industry-association-calls-for-federal-marijuana-legalization-recommending-regulatory-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter calling on Congress to federally legalize marijuana\u2014 saying that the \u201ccurrent federal system for the regulation of alcohol serves as a strong model\u201d and that cannabis reform should not be done in a \u201cpiecemeal manner.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/oregon-approves-nations-first-psilocybin-grower-license-to-supply-psychedelic-service-centers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon regulators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> awarded the nation\u2019s first state-issued license to produce psilocybin under a novel regulatory framework for broad access to the psychedelic that voters approved in 2020.<\/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-governor-proposes-bill-to-increase-enforcement-against-illicit-marijuana-operators-as-state-works-license-retailers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is proposing legislation to give regulators increased enforcement authority to crack down on illicit marijuana retailers as the state struggles to stand up the regulated adult-use market.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/north-dakota-bill-allowing-people-in-hospice-care-to-self-certify-as-medical-marijuana-patients-heads-to-governors-desk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Dakota lawmakers sent Gov. Doug Burgum (R)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a bill to let people receiving hospice care self-certify as medical cannabis patients to expedite access.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-hampshire-house-passes-medical-marijuana-home-grow-bill-as-broader-legalization-also-advances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The New Hampshire House of Representatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> passed a bill to allow medical cannabis patients to grow their own medicine at home.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/people-with-autism-and-ptsd-could-qualify-for-medical-marijuana-under-arizona-bill-thats-advancing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Arizona House House Health and Human Services Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a Senate-passed bill to add autism and PTSD as medical cannabis qualifying conditions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/colorado-senators-approve-psychedelics-advisory-board-nominees-to-oversee-legalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Colorado Senate Finance Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved nominations for members to serve on the Natural Medicine Advisory Board that will oversee implementation of a voter-approved psychedelics legalization ballot measure.<\/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\/RepDavidTrone\/status\/1638251240596357120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. David Trone (D-MD)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cEvery five years, Congress works on the Farm Bill to support our agriculture sector. Among other priorities, I\u2019m working to ensure my Free to Grow Act is included in the bill this year. Returning citizens deserve a #SecondChance and should be able to participate in hemp farming.\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.sevendaysvt.com\/vermont\/vermont-cannabis-control-board-gets-funding-for-a-laboratory\/Content?oid=37849791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Phil Scott (R) allowed legislation providing funding for regulators to run their own cannabis testing lab to become law.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAgovernor\/status\/1638274087075328000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s (D) office tweeted, \u201cCalifornia\u2019s Department of Cannabis Control increased illegal cannabis plant eradication by 1,274% in 2022. We\u2019re cracking down on the illicit cannabis market and ensuring our state maintains a safe, well-regulated, and legal marketplace that benefits Californians.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oag.ok.gov\/articles\/drummond-lauds-passage-bills-targeting-illegal-marijuana-grow-operations-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general cheered lawmakers\u2019 approval of legislation to address illicit marijuana cultivation operations. Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oksenate\/status\/1638573307841904642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> passed a bill to give localities greater control over medical cannabis business regulation. Meanwhile, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox23.com\/news\/local-law-firm-suing-obn-claims-they-violated-oklahoma-open-meeting-act\/article_8c3f411e-c7a5-11ed-ab64-5f9e98255279.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bureau of Narcotics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is being sued for allegedly violating open meetings laws in connection with rules to give it more oversight of the medical cannabis industry.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FDACS\/status\/1638630438754480128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> agriculture commissioner and lawmakers held a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FDACS\/videos\/600022202024111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">press conference<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in support of legislation to regulate intoxicating hemp products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerAJones\/status\/1638560327901249539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker spoke about her chamber\u2019s passage of a bill to regulate cannabis sales.<\/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\/ILSenDems\/status\/1638663349645746176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Executive Committee approved a bill to make it so using cannabis will generally not be a violation of probation.<\/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\/1638544758451712001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee held a hearing on legislation to amend hemp rules and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GASenatePress\/status\/1638549976581021699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">provide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that the Access to Medical Cannabis Commission is subject to the Administrative Procedure Act.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s a look at where <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keloland.com\/keloland-com-original\/south-dakota-marijuana-bill-tracker-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cannabis legislation stands this session.<\/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\/RepKristina\/status\/1638375521317793793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative tweeted, \u201cPolls throughout the state show a majority of Wisconsinites support legalizing marijuana, especially for medicinal purposes. The only thing standing in the way?? Republican obstructionism. That\u2019s it.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfreporter.com\/news\/2023\/03\/21\/state-cannabis-chief-quits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top cannabis regulator is stepping down.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local-news\/2023\/03\/22\/cannabis-regulators-putting-out-a-series-of-fires-involving-a-russian-oligarch-and-data-breach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators asked reporters to delete a story about public records on allegations concerning Curaleaf\u2019s funding after personally identifying information was inadvertently released, sparking \u201csafety concerns.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox10phoenix.com\/news\/certain-marijuana-products-under-voluntary-recall-in-arizona-due-to-potential-contamination-azdhs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arizona<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators announced a recall on marijuana products due to possible contamination with Aspergillus.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<strong>\u2014<br \/>\n<strong>Marijuana Moment is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracking more than 1,000 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-73.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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2023\/03\/21\/leon-county-commission-votes-4-3-against-marijuana-decriminalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leon County, Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Commission rejected a marijuana decriminalization proposal.<\/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\/kathrynbarger\/status\/1638287124528259075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles County, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board of Supervisors is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HildaSolis\/status\/1638288520283578370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">considering<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> how to allocate marijuana tax revenue.<\/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.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/politics\/controlled-cannabis-sale-in-zurich-greenlighted-\/48382086\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Switzerland\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Federal Office of Public Health approved Zurich\u2019s marijuana legalization pilot program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europapress.es\/nacional\/noticia-acuerdo-congreso-abrir-puerta-futura-regulacion-cannabis-no-psicoactivo-20230322184746.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spain\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Congress of Deputies <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/luciadalda\/status\/1638613134725509120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">approved<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislation on regulating non-psychoactive cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ontario, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/provincial\/2023\/03\/21\/doug-ford-rejects-call-to-modernize-cannabis-sector-with-weed-lounges.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> premier said he opposes allowing cannabis social use lounges.<\/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 of rats found that \u201calthough high-CBD vapor has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2772392522000451?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">modest analgesic effects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, it has a robust safety profile, no abuse potential, and it significantly reduces opioid reward in females.\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\/en\/news-release\/2023\/03\/22\/2632644\/0\/en\/Field-Trip-Health-Wellness-Obtains-CCAA-Protection.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Field Trip Health &amp; Wellness Ltd.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> obtained an order for creditor protection from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. It also laid off staff and its chairman and CEO resigned.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/cannabis-exec-adam-bierman-wins-medmen-arbitration-settlement-and-eyes-pot-biz-again-d1e95b9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MedMen Enterprises Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> CEO won a $3.1 million arbitration settlement.<\/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\/03\/22\/2632203\/0\/en\/Metrc-Expands-Track-And-Trace-Government-Contract-with-the-State-of-Maryland-for-Regulation-of-its-Adult-Use-Cannabis-Market.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Metrc<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> extended its cannabis tracking contract with Maryland regulators.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Workers at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20230322005581\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Valley Wellness<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Raritan, New Jersey voted to unionize with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 360<\/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\/03\/22\/2632475\/0\/en\/U-S-Cannabis-Sales-Could-Total-71B-in-2030-Without-Federal-Legalization.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Frontier Data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> projected that U.S. legal cannabis sales will reach $71 billion by 2030 in the absence of federal reform.<\/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.tmz.com\/2023\/03\/22\/afroman-sued-ohio-sheriffs-deputies-home-raid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Afroman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is being sued by police who are upset he used footage of them conducting a marijuana raid on his home in a music video.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make sure to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">subscribe<\/a> to get Marijuana Moment\u2019s daily dispatch in your inbox.<\/strong><\/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 v4.9.2 - 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>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/alcohol-group-backs-federal-cannabis-legalization-newsletter-march-23-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alcohol group backs federal cannabis legalization (Newsletter: March 23, 2023)<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\" target=\"_blank\">Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nRead More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/alcohol-group-backs-federal-cannabis-legalization-newsletter-march-23-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alcohol group backs federal cannabis legalization (Newsletter: March 23, 2023)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top senator: \u201cneed\u201d to pass marijuana banking \u201cthis year\u201d; NY unlicensed sales crackdown; 1st OR psilocybin license; NH homegrow passes Subscribe\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. (function() { window.mc4wp<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/03\/23\/alcohol-group-backs-federal-cannabis-legalization-newsletter-march-23-2023\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":459,"featured_media":62985,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15451],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62984"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/459"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62984"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62986,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62984\/revisions\/62986"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}