MD legal cannabis referendum filed by top lawmaker (Newsletter: December 24, 2021)

Rand Paul’s festivus marijuana banking slam on Dems; DEA’s drug emoji information for fogeys; 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 dad and mom decode the emojis that younger folks 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 towards 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 removing from the nation.

Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) filed a invoice to create a activity drive that might, amongst different issues, concern suggestions on offering “reentry help and reunification planning and community-based programming for ladies victims of the struggle 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, at the moment a congressman, tweeted, “It’s gone time to legalize marijuana in Florida.”

Michigan Senate Democrats tweeted in regards to the one-year anniversary of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signing a hashish invoice into legislation, saying, “The invoice helps underwrite the Michigan put aside fund to equitably assist people impacted by marijuana policing begin recent.”

Washington State senators filed a invoice to stop many employers from drug testing candidates for hashish or utilizing a optimistic marijuana check to fireplace 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 comparable to psychedelics to the state’s Proper to Strive legislation.

Alaska regulators adopted modifications to guidelines on marijuana enterprise worker badges and on civil tremendous 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 “friends a protected area (locked up is finest) to maintain probably harmful gadgets 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 lawyer tweeted, “In our discussions about marijuana legalization and/or decriminalization, we should middle the communities of colour who’ve been most impacted by the failed struggle 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 not too long ago enacted marijuana legalization legislation 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 examine discovered a “destructive affiliation between [medical marijuana law] implementation and [nursing home] deaths,” which “could mirror elevated chance of transfers because 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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