RI leaders near legalization deal; Bourbon-selling KY senator fearful about medical marijuana; Report IL hashish gross sales
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
The federal monopoly on growing cannabis for research has formally ended, with two firms telling Marijuana Second that they’ve harvested their first Drug Enforcement Administration-approved crops in latest weeks.
Rhode Island’s House speaker and Senate president indicated in opening remarks initially of the legislative session that they’re nearing a deal on regulate the marijuana business in a brand new legalization invoice anticipated to be filed this month. However Gov. Dan McKee (D) won’t be on board with a key element.
Kentucky’s Senate majority floor leader—who owns a bourbon firm referred to as “Kentucky Senator”—stated he opposes medical hashish regardless of sturdy help from his constituents.
- “In the event that they don’t prefer it, they will take it out on me within the subsequent election.”
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation reported that marijuana companies set a gross sales file in December, closing out a 12 months with practically $1.4 billion price of authorized hashish merchandise bought—greater than doubling 2020’s complete.
/ FEDERAL
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) tweeted, “The Conflict on Medication has been a warfare on folks—notably folks of colour. I’m working to cross our invoice to finish the federal marijuana prohibition, enact felony justice reforms, and guarantee fairness for these impacted by the Conflict on Medication.”
Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman, presently the lieutenant governor, tweeted a few native transfer to cut back some marijuana fees, saying, “Lebanon 🔴 is one in every of Pennsylvania’s most conservative counties. I commend the DA for adopting these frequent sense adjustments to marijuana fees. Legalization is “inevitable” in PA. These aren’t my phrases. They belong to a Republican state Senator.”
Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Charles Booker tweeted, “There’s overwhelming bipartisan help to legalize medical hashish in Kentucky. The politicians blocking it know that very nicely.”
Texas Democratic congressional candidate Coy Branscum tweeted, “I help federal efforts to legalize grownup use marijuana. This might be a boon for funding in our nation and can present a lot wanted felony justice reform for our nation.”
/ STATES
Mississippi’s lieutenant governor pushed again in opposition to Gov. Tate Reeves’s (R) criticism of pending medical hashish laws, whereas the House speaker stated it’s “not the highest difficulty” for the session. Individually, a senator is proposing a medical marijuana invoice that may ban smoking.
Tennessee Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jason Martin tweeted that voters advised him it’s a precedence to work on “updating Tennessee’s antiquated marijuana legal guidelines.”
The Louisiana legislature’s Industrial Hemp Advisory Committee met.
An Indiana consultant stated he doesn’t assume there’s sufficient help within the legislature to cross marijuana reform.
A Wisconsin senator applauded Gov. Tony Evers (D) for pardoning folks with marijuana convictions.
Montana’s Supreme Court docket has been sluggish to arrange a specialised court docket to deal with marijuana expungements.
Massachusetts’s prime marijuana regulator stated implementing supply companies can “take an enormous chunk out of” the unlawful market.
Virginia regulators are contemplating amending guidelines for marijuana discipline exams and are accepting feedback on proposed adjustments to guidelines on medical hashish product labeling and entry to amenities.
Illinois regulators are starting rulemaking on adjustments to the medical hashish program.
The New York Division of Agriculture and Markets tweeted, “We’re proud to announce that our Hemp Program Plan has been authorised by @USDA. All growers who had been licensed beneath our former Industrial Hemp Agricultural Analysis Pilot Program have to reapply beneath this new program in an effort to develop hemp this 12 months.”
Colorado regulators gave an replace on the marijuana program within the Division of Income’s annual report.
Oklahoma regulators despatched an replace a few change to new medical hashish licensing software program this month.
The Idaho World Entrepreneurial Mission reported on hemp tasks it’s funding.
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/ LOCAL
Portland, Oregon officers posted software supplies for hashish enterprise emergency reduction funds.
Oakland, California’s Hashish Regulatory Fee will meet on Thursday.
/ INTERNATIONAL
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte stated he’ll “by no means, by no means apologise for the deaths” in his nation’s bloody “drug warfare.”
London, England’s mayor clarified {that a} new arrest diversion plan will solely apply to folks beneath 25 and for marijuana solely, not different medication. A spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacted by saying that “unlawful medication destroy lives and gasoline violence.” And the chief of the Labour Party stated he’s “not in favour of fixing the medication legal guidelines.”
Quebec, Canada’s authorities is denying entry to marijuana and alcohol retail areas to individuals who haven’t acquired COVID vaccinations.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A research concluded that medical hashish “use for chronic pain is rising with hashish legalization.”
A research of mice prompt that “each cannabinoids and terpenes in oil extracts needs to be thought-about as potential therapeutic brokers in opposition to epileptic seizures and epilepsy.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The Kentucky Democratic Party tweeted, “9 out of 10 Kentuckians help legalizing medical marijuana. Republicans in Frankfort aren’t representing Kentucky’s pursuits — simply their very own.”
The Indiana Democratic Party tweeted, “A state that Donald Trump received by 16 factors [Montana] made leisure hashish authorized. The @indgop’s opposition to marijuana is extra out of contact with a lot of the bigger @GOP. Their partisanship is harming Indiana’s financial potential.”
The Association for Cannabis Health and Medicine will host a summit on hashish in sports activities on January 22.
/ BUSINESS
MJBiz was acquired by Emerald Holding, Inc.
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company acquired Luxx Lighting and True Liberty Baggage.
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. received a dismissal of a lawsuit that accused the corporate of deceptive buyers concerning the high quality of its cultivation amenities.
The Honeybee Collective raised a $107,000 funding spherical.
/ CULTURE
David Crosby gave a reporter tips on roll a joint and spoke about his forthcoming hashish model.
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