VA panel votes to hurry up gross sales; Congressional marijuana memo; CA AG: seal hashish information; Edible hemp-infused German bus tickets
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
The Virginia legislature’s Joint Commission on Cannabis Oversight voted to advocate dashing up leisure marijuana gross sales. If accepted by the complete Home and Senate, current medical hashish dispensaries might promote to adults on January 1, 2023.
Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Don Young (R-AK) despatched a letter demanding that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris “start to significantly interact” on marijuana reform and take away it from Schedule I.
- “Your continued silence speaks volumes.”
Congressional Cannabis Caucus co-chairs Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) issued a brand new memo trying again at marijuana momentum in 2021 and forward to priorities for 2022.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) issued a memo urging county prosecutors to cease delaying the required sealing and dismissal of previous marijuana convictions underneath a legislation he authored as an assemblymember.
A Missouri Republican representative who’s sponsoring a decision to place marijuana legalization on the 2022 poll says he’s not optimistic about overcoming resistance to reform from inside his personal occasion.
Berlin public transit agency BVG is promoting hemp-infused tickets it says bus and subway riders can eat to remain calm through the vacation season. This comes as Germany’s new authorities has pledged to legalize marijuana nationwide.
/ FEDERAL
A federal judge granted compassionate launch to a 90-year-old, significantly unwell man serving life in jail for a nonviolent marijuana trafficking offense.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) tweeted. “I’m working with @SenBooker and @RonWyden to go our Hashish Administration and Alternative Act. As a result of we should finish the federal prohibition and make prison justice reforms. And that’s precisely what our invoice does.”
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) spoke in a Senate flooring speech about his work on laws to take away obstacles to marijuana analysis, which he argued is critical earlier than it’s legalized or decriminalized.
/ STATES
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) tweeted, “This 12 months my administration legalized hashish, fulfilling a promise to the individuals of New Mexico, who overwhelmingly supported the hassle. Legalized hashish will create 1000’s of NM jobs and usher in tens of millions in income.”
Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried, at present the agriculture commissioner, tweeted about getting 420 donors to her marketing campaign, saying, “And sure, it’s previous time to legalize marijuana!! We now have to win first!”
The Louisiana Home Legal Justice Impacts of Legalizing Hashish Subcommittee held its first listening to.
A Tennessee consultant tweeted, “Democrats have been engaged on this for years, a handful of GOP play like they’re on board, but by no means run the payments. It’s time for this to occur and time to take heed to 81% of Tennesseans who wish to see hashish reform!”
A Massachusetts senator tweeted, “Let’s be trustworthy: we’d like authorized, public areas for adults to eat hashish in communities that need them. I filed S.65 to deal with nuisance points & promote public well being by giving adults an area to eat hashish after buy from a dispensary.”
Texas regulators appealed a ruling overturning their ban on smokable hemp to the state Supreme Court docket, a transfer that reinstates the coverage for now.
Michigan regulators requested a decide to rethink a ruling that they are saying might enable the sale of moldy and contaminated marijuana.
New York regulators accepted changes to cannabinoid hemp guidelines. Individually, the chair of the Cannabis Control Board stated she hopes to have draft marijuana guidelines out there for public remark someday within the first quarter or subsequent 12 months.
Colorado regulators adopted new marijuana and hemp guidelines.
Arizona regulators acquired greater than 1,500 purposes for 26 marijuana social fairness dispensary licenses.
Maine regulators submitted a report on the hemp program to lawmakers.
New Jersey regulators posted a FAQ about marijuana enterprise license purposes.
Washington State regulators despatched an replace about transitioning to a brand new marijuana monitoring system.
Oregon regulators will maintain a listening to on marijuana and hemp guidelines on Monday.
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/ LOCAL
Portland, Oregon officers issued a memo forecasting hashish income.
/ INTERNATIONAL
A Canadian lawmaker filed a bill to decriminalize drug possession and expunge prior information.
Australia’s Therapeutic Good Administration rejected a proposal to reschedule psilocybin and MDMA.
Malaysia’s deputy minister for communications and multimedia is asking for the legalization of cultivating marijuana and kratom for medical functions.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A overview concluded that “it’s evident that the dangers from driving after using cannabis are a lot decrease than from different behaviours resembling drink-driving, dashing or utilizing cell phones whereas driving” and that “with the medical and leisure use of hashish turning into extra prevalent, the removing of cannabis-presence driving offences ought to be thought of (whereas impairment-based offences would stay).”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The U.S. Cannabis Council launched a brand new Variety, Fairness, and Inclusion Process Pressure that features NAACP and Nationwide City League officers, in addition to former basketball participant Isiah Thomas and former Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL).
/ BUSINESS
Acreage Holdings, Inc. secured a $150 million credit score facility with AFC Gamma, Inc. and Viridescent Realty Belief, Inc.
A psilocybin patent from COMPASS Pathways PLC is being challenged.
Havn Life Sciences Inc. introduced it exported naturally derived psilocybin from its facility in Jamaica into the U.S.
Numinus Wellness Inc. started buying and selling on the Toronto Inventory Change.
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share.
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