Rand Paul’s festivus marijuana banking slam on Dems; DEA’s drug emoji information for folks; Theft preparedness for hashish dispensaries
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
A top Maryland lawmaker formally filed a invoice to place marijuana legalization on the November 2022 poll for voters to resolve. The Home speaker has stated the legislature will vote to advance a hashish referendum “early” within the 12 months.
In his annual festivus airing of grievances, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blasted Democrats for failing to cross marijuana banking whereas they’ve the bulk.
The Drug Enforcement Administration printed a information aimed toward serving to mother and father decode the emojis that younger individuals use to debate medication like marijuana, psychedelics and different “bomb ass shit.”
Americans for Safe Access launched a theft preparedness information for marijuana companies amid a spike in thefts in opposition to dispensaries.
/ FEDERAL
The White House Office of Management and Budget is shifting forward with proposed modifications to the North American Trade Classification System that embrace hashish enterprise classes however declined requests so as to add extra particular categorization.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dominated {that a} Jamaican lady’s previous marijuana convictions don’t warrant her elimination from the nation.
Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) filed a invoice to create a job drive that may, amongst different issues, difficulty suggestions on offering “reentry help and reunification planning and community-based programming for girls victims of the conflict on medication.”
Maryland Democratic congressional candidate Mckayla Wilkes authored an op-ed about her expertise being arrested for marijuana and her assist for legalization.
/ STATES
Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, presently a congressman, tweeted, “It’s long gone time to legalize marijuana in Florida.”
Michigan Senate Democrats tweeted concerning the one-year anniversary of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signing a hashish invoice into regulation, saying, “The invoice helps underwrite the Michigan put aside fund to equitably assist of us impacted by marijuana policing begin recent.”
Washington State senators filed a invoice to forestall many employers from drug testing candidates for hashish or utilizing a optimistic marijuana check to fireside an worker who was not impaired on the job.
A Missouri consultant says he plans to refile laws so as to add Schedule I medication corresponding to psychedelics to the state’s Proper to Attempt regulation.
Alaska regulators adopted modifications to guidelines on marijuana enterprise worker badges and on civil wonderful schedules.
Colorado regulators printed a report on developments within the state’s marijuana market final 12 months.
Ohio regulators printed a reference information for allowable medical hashish days-supply limits.
New Jersey officers issued security recommendation for the vacation season, together with giving “visitors a protected house (locked up is finest) to maintain probably harmful objects together with marijuana edibles.”
The Tennessee Medical Hashish Fee will meet on January 7.
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/ LOCAL
New York City’s Division of Transportation launched a public consciousness campaign about marijuana-impaired driving.
A candidate for Polk County, Iowa legal professional tweeted, “In our discussions about marijuana legalization and/or decriminalization, we should heart the communities of coloration who’ve been most impacted by the failed conflict on medication.”
/ INTERNATIONAL
A UK member of Parliament who labored on medical hashish laws did not disclose his being employed as chairman of a hashish distribution firm.
The Malta lawmaker who sponsored the just lately enacted marijuana legalization regulation spoke about its implementation.
Israel’s ambassador to the southeast U.S. tweeted about new analysis on medical hashish and autism, saying, “As a mom to a particular wants youngster who for years went with nearly no sleep, I can say first hand that medical hashish oil has modified her life and ours.”
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A research discovered a “detrimental affiliation between [medical marijuana law] implementation and [nursing home] deaths,” which “could mirror elevated chance of transfers on account of risk of Federal enforcement, penalties for poor outcomes, and legal responsibility considerations.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The Iowa Democratic Party tweeted, “Marijuana must be authorized in Iowa.”
The Brookings Institution printed an evaluation of the problem of discovering a congressional majority to cross any given marijuana reform invoice.
/ BUSINESS
Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. closed its acquisition of Ohio Hashish Clinic, LLC, d/b/a Ohio Hashish Firm.
/ CULTURE
Pete Davidson was turned away from a MedMen dispensary in West Hollywood, California apparently for not having correct ID on him.
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