{"id":3285,"date":"2021-12-27T11:15:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T11:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/CBMidGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1hcmlqdWFuYW1vbWVudC5uZXQvZ29wLWNvbmdyZXNzbWFuLWJsYW1lcy1kZW1zLWZvci1ub3QtbGVnYWxpemluZy1jYW5uYWJpcy1uZXdzbGV0dGVyLWRlY2VtYmVyLTI3LTIwMjEv0gEA"},"modified":"2021-12-27T11:15:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T11:15:20","slug":"gop-congressman-blames-dems-for-not-legalizing-cannabis-newsletter-december-27-2021-marijuana-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=3285","title":{"rendered":"GOP congressman blames Dems for not legalizing cannabis (Newsletter: December 27, 2021) – Marijuana Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rand Paul\u2019s festivus marijuana banking slam on Dems; DEA\u2019s drug emoji guide for parents; Robbery preparedness for cannabis dispensaries<\/em><\/p>\n

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<\/span>A <\/span>top Maryland lawmaker<\/span><\/a> officially filed a bill to put marijuana legalization on the November 2022 ballot for voters to decide. The House speaker has said the legislature will vote to advance a cannabis referendum \u201cearly\u201d in the year.<\/span>
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<\/span>In his annual festivus airing of grievances, <\/span>Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)<\/span><\/a> blasted Democrats for failing to pass marijuana banking while they have the majority.<\/span>
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<\/span>The <\/span>Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a> published a guide aimed at helping parents decode the emojis that young people use to discuss drugs like marijuana, psychedelics and other \u201cbomb ass shit.\u201d<\/span>
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<\/span>Americans for Safe Access<\/span><\/a> released a robbery preparedness guide for marijuana businesses amid a spike in thefts against dispensaries.<\/span>
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<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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<\/span>The <\/span>White House Office of Management and Budget<\/span><\/a> is moving ahead with proposed changes to the North American Industry Classification System that include cannabis business categories but declined requests to add more specific categorization.<\/span>
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<\/span>The <\/span>U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit<\/span><\/a> ruled that a Jamaican woman\u2019s past marijuana convictions do not warrant her removal from the country.<\/span>
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<\/span>Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)<\/span><\/a> filed a bill to create a task force that would, among other things, issue recommendations on providing \u201creentry assistance and reunification planning and community-based programming for women victims of the war on drugs.\u201d<\/span>
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<\/span>Maryland Democratic congressional candidate <\/span>Mckayla Wilkes<\/span><\/a> authored an op-ed about her experience being arrested for marijuana and her support for legalization.<\/span>
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<\/span>\/ STATES<\/b>
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<\/span>Florida<\/span><\/a> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, currently a congressman, tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s long past time to legalize marijuana in Florida.\u201d<\/span>
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<\/span>Michigan<\/span><\/a> Senate Democrats tweeted about the one-year anniversary of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signing a cannabis bill into law, saying, \u201cThe bill helps underwrite the Michigan set aside fund to equitably help folks impacted by marijuana policing start fresh.\u201d<\/span>
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<\/span>Washington State<\/span><\/a> senators filed a bill to prevent many employers from drug testing applicants for cannabis or using a positive marijuana test to fire an employee who was not impaired on the job.<\/span>
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<\/span>A <\/span>Missouri<\/span><\/a> representative says he plans to refile legislation to add Schedule I drugs such as psychedelics to the state\u2019s Right to Try law.<\/span>
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<\/span>Alaska<\/span><\/a> regulators adopted changes to rules on marijuana business employee <\/span>badges<\/span><\/a> and on <\/span>civil<\/span><\/a> fine <\/span>schedules<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
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<\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/a> regulators published a report on developments in the state\u2019s marijuana market last year.<\/span>
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<\/span>Ohio<\/span><\/a> regulators published a reference guide for allowable medical cannabis days-supply limits.<\/span>
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<\/span>New Jersey<\/span><\/a> officials issued safety advice for the holiday season, including giving \u201cguests a safe space (locked up is best) to keep potentially dangerous items including marijuana edibles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Tennessee<\/span><\/a> Medical Cannabis Commission will meet on January 7.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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<\/span>New York City\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Department of Transportation launched a public awareness <\/span>campaign<\/span><\/a> about marijuana-impaired driving.<\/span>
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<\/span>A candidate for <\/span>Polk County, Iowa<\/span><\/a> attorney tweeted, \u201cIn our discussions about marijuana legalization and\/or decriminalization, we must center the communities of color who have been most impacted by the failed war on drugs.\u201d<\/span>
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<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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<\/span>A <\/span>UK<\/span><\/a> member of Parliament who worked on medical cannabis legislation failed to disclose his being hired as chairman of a cannabis distribution company.<\/span>
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<\/span>The <\/span>Malta<\/span><\/a> lawmaker who sponsored the recently enacted marijuana legalization law spoke about its implementation.<\/span>
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<\/span>Israel\u2019s<\/span><\/a> ambassador to the southeast U.S. tweeted about new research on medical cannabis and autism, saying, \u201cAs a mother to a special needs child who for years went with almost no sleep, I can say first hand that medical cannabis oil has changed her life and ours.\u201d<\/span>
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<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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<\/span>A study found a \u201cnegative association between [medical marijuana law] implementation and <\/span>[nursing home] deaths<\/span><\/a>,\u201d which \u201cmay reflect increased likelihood of transfers due to threat of Federal enforcement, penalties for poor outcomes, and liability concerns.\u201d<\/span>
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<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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<\/span>The <\/span>Iowa Democratic Party<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cMarijuana should be legal in Iowa.\u201d<\/span>
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<\/span>The <\/span>Brookings Institution<\/span><\/a> published an analysis of the challenge of finding a congressional majority to pass any given marijuana reform bill.<\/span>
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<\/span>\/ BUSINESS<\/b>
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<\/span>Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a> closed its acquisition of Ohio Cannabis Clinic, LLC, d\/b\/a Ohio Cannabis Company.<\/span>
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<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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<\/span>Pete Davidson<\/span><\/a> was turned away from a MedMen dispensary in West Hollywood, California apparently for not having proper ID on him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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