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- Pharmaceutical
Curaleaf’s relationship to Russia under scrutiny
RUSSIAN TIES Curaleaf’s relationship to Russia under scrutiny Chairman Boris Jordan was quick to label the rumours that New Jersey-based MSO Curaleaf was going to be sanctioned after Russia invaded Ukraine “misinformation.”
- Cannabis Daily News
Biden says he’s ‘working on’ justice reform
WORKING HARD OR… Biden says he’s ‘working on’ justice reform For the first time since getting elected, President Joe Biden publicly said he believes that no one should be imprisoned for using cannabis and that social justice reform is on its way, per Marijuana Moment.
- Hemp Industry
US House pass SAFE Banking reform (again)
BACK IN THE HOUSE US House pass SAFE Banking reform (again) The US House has once again passed SAFE Banking reform, this time as an amendment to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), per NORML.
- CBD Market
US cannabis looks to Canada’s saturated market for growth opportunities
LOOKING NORTH US cannabis looks to Canada’s saturated market for growth opportunities Even though Canada’s cannabis market is vastly oversupplied, some US cannabis companies are eyeing growth opportunities north of the border, reports MJBizDaily.
- CBD Market
Financial associations ask lawmakers to pass banking amendment in defense bill
BANKS WANT SAFE Financial associations ask lawmakers to pass banking amendment in defense bil A group of financial institution associations have formally asked US lawmakers to approve Rep.
- CBD Market
Oklahoma, North Dakota, Arkansas, Nebraska to put cannabis to voters
JUST SAY YES Oklahoma, North Dakota, Arkansas, Nebraska to put cannabis to voters November could be a huge month for cannabis, with advocates in four states submitting signatures to put cannabis reform on the state ballot, reports Leafly.
- Cultivation
Pennsylvania Governor signs state cannabis banking bill
STATE BANKING Pennsylvania Governor signs state cannabis banking bill Gov.
- Adult-Use
Griner trial should push US lawmakers to reform cannabis laws
TIME FOR CHANGE “Russian authorities need to stop using Griner as a political pawn“ WNBA star Brittney Griner’s ongoing trial in Russia for cannabis possession should nudge lawmakers in the US to reform its similarly “draconian” marijuana laws, writes Sarah Gersten of Last Prisoner Project in an op-ed for USA Today.
- Medical
Democrat senators ask Biden to deschedule cannabis, issue pardons
PLEA TO THE PRESIDENT Senators call for Biden to issue pardons In a letter to President Joe Biden’s administration, Sens Sens.
- Cultivation
Congressional lawmakers file amendments to improve veteran access to cannabis
VETERAN ACCESS More cannabis reform amendments to the NDAA filed by bipartisan lawmakers Congressional lawmakers filed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act that would both protect veterans who use cannabis who seek employment with federal bodies and would allow Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to authorize medical cannabis use, per Marijuana Moment.
- CBD Market
New York hemp cultivators get a head start on cannabis
CASH CROP New York hemp cultivators get a head start on cannabis More than 200 outdoor hemp cultivation companies are hard at work growing the state’s first adult-use cannabis products after being granted the first run of “conditional cultivator” licences, reports the Press Herald.
- Cultivation
As many as 250,000 cannabis possession criminal records could be erased in Canada
ERASE CRIMINAL RECORDS A proposed amendment could erase hundreds of thousands of cannabis possession criminal records in Canada An amendment created by the New Democratic Party to a bill designed to reduce firearm and drug incarceration would mean hundreds of thousands of criminal records for personal possession of drugs would be deleted, reports the Toronto…
