{"id":71250,"date":"2023-12-27T03:12:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T11:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/12\/27\/biden-too-old-for-cannabis-reform-challenger-says-newsletter-december-27-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-12-27T19:46:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T03:46:23","slug":"biden-too-old-for-cannabis-reform-challenger-says-newsletter-december-27-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/12\/27\/biden-too-old-for-cannabis-reform-challenger-says-newsletter-december-27-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden too old for cannabis reform, challenger says (Newsletter: December 27, 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1f381-1.png\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>FL legalization petition arrests; GOP congressman backs rescheduling; Ukraine medical marijuana bill delayed; Record ME sales<\/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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Dean Phillips (D-MN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, suggested that President Joe Biden is simply too old to grasp the need to legalize marijuana.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI think it\u2019s generational. \u201cPeople in their 80s do not see things, have not lived things, have not experienced things that younger generations have.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/gop-congressman-floats-marijuana-rescheduling-to-lift-research-barriers-and-inform-national-regulatory-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> expressed concerns about the potential impact of marijuana legalization on young people but said he supports rescheduling it in order to increase research.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/florida-officials-arrest-two-people-accused-of-falsifying-signatures-for-marijuana-legalization-ballot-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Florida Department of Law Enforcement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> arrested two people who are accused of falsifying signatures on a proposed 2024 marijuana legalization ballot initiative that\u2019s currently before the state Supreme Court.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/ukraine-medical-marijuana-bill-that-was-approved-by-lawmakers-is-delayed-on-path-to-zelenskys-desk-amid-opposition-tactics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A medical cannabis bill that was approved by Ukrainian lawmakers last week<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is delayed from being signed into law by President Volodymyr Zelensky amid a challenge from an opposition party led by a former prime minister.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/maine-sets-another-marijuana-sales-record-in-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reports that the state set an adult-use marijuana sales record in 2023. The nearly $200 million worth of legal cannabis products sold through November is already $40 million higher than the total for all of 2022.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/recriminalizing-drugs-would-be-a-bad-choice-for-oregon-op-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council member Morgan Godvin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> authored an op-ed arguing that overturning the voter-approved drug decriminalization law would strain police and increase overdoses.<\/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.invw.org\/2023\/12\/23\/bidens-administration-is-still-denying-immigrants-citizenship-for-working-in-legal-cannabis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Patty Murray (D-WA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> called on the federal government to stop applying severe consequences on immigrants who work in the marijuana industry.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorHick\/status\/1738982047295955054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThis Christmas, Colorado\u2019s making a list \u2013 and checking it twice! Here\u2019s my wish list: \u2026<img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1f381.png\" alt=\"&#x1F381;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> Federal marijuana reform\u2026What\u2019s on yours?\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-resolution\/943\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and four cosponsors filed a resolution that notes that \u201cthe United States-backed drug war, along with economic displacement attributable in part to United States-sponsored free trade agreements, resulted in another major wave of migration from Central America and Mexico during the first two decades of the 2000s.\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.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pw-v73wC0JQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lieutenant governor criticized the House of Representatives for not passing legislation to amend the voter-approved marijuana legalization law before adjourning for the year.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinexaminer.com\/2023\/12\/22\/assembly-leaders-on-what-to-expect-in-2024-legislative-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Assembly speaker said that \u201cwe know from our Democratic colleagues that unless we do full recreational marijuana, you\u2019re not going to be able to count on anything\u201d to get a more limited medical cannabis bill passed.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/commission\/jcar\/flinn\/20231226_December%2026,%202023%20-%20Issue%2051.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed proposed changes to hemp rules.<\/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\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-35.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Learn more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marijuana bill tracker<\/a> and become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supporter on Patreon<\/a> to get access.<br \/>\n\u2014<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\/ LOCAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/office-of-the-mayor\/news\/983-23\/transcript-mayor-adams-appears-ny1-s-inside-city-hall-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor spoke about the need to \u201cattack\u201d unlicensed marijuana 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:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/12\/25\/california-laws-marijuana-illegal-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Siskiyou County, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sheriff claimed that state laws block him from addressing illegal cannabis cultivation operations.<\/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 suggested that \u201ccannabinoids can be used to address some side effects of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1422-0067\/25\/1\/74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cancer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and to limit the growth of tumors, though a lack of supporting clinical trials presents a challenge for use on actual patients.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A review concluded that \u201cthe use of psychedelics to treat <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/03007995.2023.2296968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">alcohol use disorder<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is promising, but the weaknesses in the literature base preclude making definitive statements about its value.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION &amp; 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