{"id":63400,"date":"2023-04-04T02:23:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T10:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/04\/04\/wi-medical-cannabis-prospects-for-2023-newsletter-april-4-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-04-04T05:45:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T13:45:38","slug":"wi-medical-cannabis-prospects-for-2023-newsletter-april-4-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/04\/04\/wi-medical-cannabis-prospects-for-2023-newsletter-april-4-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"WI medical cannabis prospects for 2023 (Newsletter: April 4, 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-7.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>NBA to allow marijuana investments; AR guns rights &amp; cannabis bill; Marianne Williamson on legalization<\/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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The useless \u2018newz\u2019 that is spun out by ChatGPT bots as SEO fodder just clogs my mailbox. Tom\u2019s \u2018Moment\u2019 has useful and timely information relevant to my business planning and action. 45 cents a day for up to date and useful information? Sign me up.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Support our work 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/nba-will-let-players-invest-in-marijuana-industry-and-promote-cannabis-brands-under-new-union-deal-according-to-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The National Basketball Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is not only ending its ban on marijuana use by players, but it will also reportedly allow them to invest in and promote cannabis brands under a new collective bargaining agreement.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bipartisan-wisconsin-lawmakers-say-medical-marijuana-is-possible-this-session-but-it-will-need-to-include-serious-limitations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin\u2019s Democratic Senate minority leader and a GOP senator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said that enacting a medical cannabis legalization bill is possible this session\u2014but they detailed some of the limitations it would likely need to include in order to pass.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/arkansas-lawmakers-approve-bill-to-protect-medical-marijuana-patients-rights-to-carry-concealed-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Arkansas House Judiciary Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a bill to clarify that medical cannabis patients can obtain concealed carry licenses for firearms.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marijuana Moment compiled a look at where <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/where-presidential-candidate-marianne-williamson-stands-on-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> stands on cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/missouris-marijuana-legalization-has-already-created-thousands-of-new-jobs-state-data-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Department of Health and Senior Service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> data shows that the state\u2019s voter-approved marijuana legalization law has already created thousands of new jobs across the state.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/florida-advocates-say-hemp-restriction-bill-gives-unfair-advantage-to-medical-marijuana-companies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida hemp industry stakeholders and the state\u2019s former agriculture commissioner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> say pending legislation to restrict intoxicating cannabinoid products would give an unfair advantage to medical marijuana companies like Trulieve\u2014though it says it has no involvement in pushing the change.<\/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:\/\/museum.dea.gov\/news\/behind-scenes-museum-collections-staff-receives-new-documents-dea-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Drug Enforcement Administration Museum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> obtained a new batch of historical documents from the agency.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A federal judge upheld the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thericeman\/status\/1641911177302138886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Internal Revenue Service\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> decision to deny tax-exempt status to an Iowa church that uses ayahuasca in its ceremonies.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyden.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/wyden-lummis-question-justice-departments-use-of-paid-confidential-informants-to-obtain-americans-personal-information-without-warrants-or-court-orders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter pressing Attorney General Merrick Garland about the Drug Enforcement Administration\u2019s practice of paying informants \u201cemployed by other U.S. government agencies and companies as a means to access data\u201d on Americans without court oversight.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBrianMast\/status\/1642164922921676808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about the bill he is sponsoring to allow military veterans to get medical cannabis recommendations from their Department of Veterans Affairs doctors.<\/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:\/\/norml.org\/news\/2023\/03\/30\/utah-governor-signs-bill-establishing-state-sponsored-cannabis-research-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Utah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed a bill to create a new Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research within the University of Utah.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kentuckylantern.com\/briefs\/kentucky-bill-decriminalizing-fentanyl-test-strips-heads-to-governors-desk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Andy Beshear (D) signed 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\">A spokesperson for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thepublicsradio.org\/episode\/tgif-ian-donnis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhode Island<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Dan McKee (D) blamed a delay in his appointing members of the Cannabis Control Commission on the lengthy background check process.<\/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:\/\/txcannaco.com\/sb-814-to-undo-local-decrim-to-be-heard-in-committee-tuesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Business &amp; Commerce will hold a hearing on a bill that would overturn locally approved marijuana decriminalization measures 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.penncapital-star.com\/government-politics\/pa-s-physician-legislator-arvind-venkat-talks-gun-control-medical-debt-relief-and-school-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative expressed concerns about marijuana legalization and said he is skeptical of its revenue generation potential.<\/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\/04\/april-2023-board-meeting-press-release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators approved licenses for additional recreational marijuana dispensaries and a testing lab. Separately, they posted a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nys_cannabis\/status\/1639281668652519429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about cannabis products and serving sizes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctinsider.com\/cannabis\/article\/ct-cannabis-59m-raised-in-license-lottery-fees-17871659.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has generated more than $59 million in cannabis licensing and lottery fees.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/olcc\/marijuana\/Documents\/Agenda-RAC-CBN-040423.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Artificially Derived Cannabinoids (CBN) Rules Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WALCB\/bulletins\/3505444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabinoid Science Work Group will meet on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/21ba43bf7b32\/ccb-weekly-meeting-announcement-week-of-16716500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will host a networking event on human resources issues for cannabis businesses 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 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\/04\/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\">Voters in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/news\/local\/govt-and-politics\/tuesday-ballot-features-marijuana-taxes-st-louis-aldermanic-overhaul-suburban-mayoral-races\/article_2b21c0f4-9d33-5fe6-b65e-33e04995dc08.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">dozens of Missouri municipalities and counties<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will decide on ballot measures to establish local taxes on marijuana sales on Tuesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/basketball\/nba\/2023\/04\/02\/6428d4b8268e3ee8648b4571.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mexican<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador criticized the National Basketball Association\u2019s move to end its ban on marijuana at a time when U.S. politicians are threatening to invade his country over drug production.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinInterior\/status\/1642528194883461122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colombia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ministry of the Interior tweeted about the advancement of a marijuana legalization bill in Congress.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sara_saracerdas\/status\/1641723288740085760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sara_saracerdas\/status\/1641722809637302274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">European Medicines Agency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> responded to letters from members of the European Parliament about more actively exploring the therapeutic potential of psychedelics.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ SCIENCE &amp; HEALTH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A review concluded that \u201cgrowing evidence indicates that CBD acts as an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ijn.zotarellifilhoscientificworks.com\/index.php\/ijn\/article\/view\/282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">antipsychotic and anxiolytic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and several reports suggest neuroprotective effects\u201d and that \u201cCBD attenuates the harmful effects of trans-\u03949-tetrahydrocannabinol, both acutely and chronically, including psychotogenic, anxiogenic, and deleterious cognitive effects.\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 provided \u201cpromising preliminary support for psilocybin as a treatment of\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0022395623001504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">body dysmorphic disorder<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/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 found that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bylinesupplement.com\/p\/the-brexit-scam-how-rishi-sunak-is\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> support legalizing marijuana, 55 percent to 32 percent.<\/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.marylandmatters.org\/2023\/04\/03\/commentary-labor-union-calls-for-worker-protections-in-final-cannabis-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">United Food and Commercial Workers International Union<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> official authored an op-ed criticizing Maryland lawmakers for removing labor peace agreement provisions from a marijuana sales regulation bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASAMorg\/status\/1642225358962413569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The American Society of Addiction Medicine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a podcast episode on psychedelics as potential treatments for depression.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2023\/04\/02\/opinion\/marijuana-investigation-transparency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Boston Globe editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is pushing Massachusetts marijuana regulators to be more \u201ctransparent, accountable, and responsive.\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.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20230403005260\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">POSaBIT Systems Corporation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is acquiring certain assets from Hypur Inc.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a 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