Lawmakers press Biden on marijuana; MN gov anticipated to place legalization in finances; DC expungements invoice; 210K medical hashish affected person information examine
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
A bipartisan group of 29 House and Senate lawmakers despatched a letter calling on President Joe Biden to endorse marijuana legalization as his administration conducts a evaluation of hashish’s federal scheduling standing.
Minnesota’s House speaker mentioned she expects Gov. Tim Walz (D) to incorporate marijuana legalization in his finances request when he submits it to lawmakers early subsequent 12 months.
The Washington, D.C. Council authorised laws to robotically expunge marijuana possession information.
Twitter appears to have ended a federal partnership that had offered customers who searched the location for “marijuana” information with a suggestion they contemplate coming into drug remedy. No such suggestion had appeared for “alcohol” searches.
A new NuggMD analysis of more than 210,000 medical marijuana patient records signifies that states with restricted qualifying situation lists are deterring sufferers from searching for and accessing hashish drugs that may deal with their maladies.
/ FEDERAL
Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) tweeted, “In Colorado, authorized hashish companies are sometimes small companies that gasoline our native economies and create new jobs. Are you able to think about what federal legalization would accomplish? I don’t learn about you, however I’m able to see it!”
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), who’s retiring on the finish of this Congress, mentioned he went out “swinging” on marijuana banking.
The Home invoice to expand eligibility for expungement of first-time drug possession records obtained one new cosponsor for a complete of 13.
/ STATES
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) introduced the timeline for the following spherical of hashish dispensary licenses.
North Carolina’s Home speaker mentioned he expects medical hashish laws to be thought of once more in 2023 however famous that he didn’t assume a previous invoice had sufficient assist inside his caucus and he’s undecided the place new members stand on the problem.
The California Supreme Court docket dominated that bong producers aren’t required to warn prospects that they could possibly be uncovered to a chemical that causes most cancers.
Washington State’s Social Fairness in Hashish Process Drive issued its last report.
Oregon regulators printed a compliance bulletin about adjustments to marijuana guidelines.
Vermont has collected $329,231 in marijuana excise tax income within the practically two months since authorized leisure gross sales started.
Nevada marijuana regulators are partnering with Lyft for discounted ride-sharing to cut back impaired driving in the course of the holidays.
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/ LOCAL
Detroit, Michigan officers issued the primary leisure marijuana enterprise licenses after a federal choose rejected a movement for a preliminary injunction in opposition to the town’s hashish guidelines.
The Jackson County, Oregon Board of Commissioners declared a state of emergency on hashish grows.
The St. Cloud, Minnesota Metropolis Council authorised licensing for companies that promote cannabinoid merchandise.
/ INTERNATIONAL
German lawmakers are withholding funds from the Ministry of Well being till the federal government releases a draft marijuana legalization invoice.
The pinnacle of Malta’s hashish authority mentioned there’s no battle offered by his previous position as chief of a church social group against drug coverage reform.
A Western Australia lawmaker despatched a Christmas card with an illustration depicting him getting pulled over by the police whereas driving Santa’s sleigh with massive sacks of hashish within the again.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A examine “didn’t assist that the variety of retail shops inside 2-, 5-, 10-, or 20-mile radii of adolescents’ properties elevated probability of past-year hashish use on the within- or between-subjects ranges” and “didn’t assist a larger probability of cannabis use among youth whose adolescence coincided extra absolutely with the post-[recreational cannabis legalization] interval,” however “a secondary mannequin prompt that after adjusting for adolescents’ concurrent alcohol use as a marker of basic substance use danger, RCL was related to hashish use.”
A evaluation concluded that “CBD has the potential to change into an ample complement which will enhance muscle recovery.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The Indiana Democratic Party tweeted, “The @indgop ought to put aside its partisanship and legalize marijuana. It’s a win-win for the Hoosier State.”
The sister of American Marc Fogel, who’s imprisoned in Russia for possessing medical hashish, authored an op-ed saying that the Biden administration ought to take steps to free him much like what they did for basketball participant Brittney Griner.
The RAND Corporation printed a paper on psychedelics and veterans’ psychological well being.
/ BUSINESS
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. reached a settlement with the Occupational Security and Well being Administration that requires the corporate to conduct a examine on whether or not floor hashish mud must be labeled as a “hazardous chemical” following the demise of a Massachusetts worker who collapsed on the job.
Akanda Corp. introduced that its CEO is on a paid depart of absence amid an impartial investigation of unspecified issues.
Dutchie was chosen by New York officers to supply expertise and point-of-sale options for marijuana dispensaries.
Tilray Inc. shareholders proposed an elevated $39.9 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging that administrators of the corporate unfairly structured a merger to learn founders.
SNDL Inc. and Nova Cannabis are forming a strategic partnership on a hashish retail platform in Canada.
Rhode Island dispensaries offered $2.9 million value of authorized marijuana merchandise within the first two weeks of authorized gross sales.
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