MS gov suggests medical cannabis veto (Newsletter: December 29, 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 determine. The Home speaker has mentioned 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 move 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 medicine 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 adjustments to the North American Trade Classification System that embody 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, difficulty suggestions on offering “reentry help and reunification planning and community-based programming for girls victims of the conflict on medicine.”

Maryland Democratic congressional candidate Mckayla Wilkes authored an op-ed about her expertise being arrested for marijuana and her help 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 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 of us 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 take a look at 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 medicine resembling psychedelics to the state’s Proper to Attempt legislation.

Alaska regulators adopted adjustments to guidelines on marijuana enterprise worker badges and on civil advantageous 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 “company a secure 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 conflict on medicine.”

/ 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 lately 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 little one who for years went with virtually 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 “might replicate elevated chance of transfers as a consequence of risk of Federal enforcement, penalties for poor outcomes, and legal responsibility issues.”

/ 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 move 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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