“I support the federal legalization of marijuana, and legalization alone won’t fix the structural inequities of who was targeted by the so-called War on Drugs. We must pardon all non-violent marijuana offenders and actively ensure they can benefit from the legal market.”
— Kesha Ram, Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale,
D-Chittenden County

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A Compendium of The Week’s Cannabis News

Vermont

⭐Cannabis Bills to Watch This Legislative Session

⭐Vermont Hempicurean Looks to the Future With Brattleboro Expansion

⭐Vermont CCB Licensing Pre-Qualification Window Starts March 16

⭐VT News Roundup: Banking a Hot Topic, Advocacy Fact Sheet, Local Town Updates  

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👉🏼 Vermont Cannabis Control Board Dedicated Public Comment Meeting: Friday, February 18

👉🏼 Southern Vermont Cannabis Culture: Things You Might Juana Know – Education, Networking and Music

“Our current drug laws are overly punitive and deeply harmful. Decriminalize Vermont is working to support a new approach that prioritizes public health and social justice.” – Tom Dalton of @V4CJR #vtpolihttps://t.co/e8wn66QE1b

— Decriminalize Vermont (@DecrimVermont) February 16, 2022

Vermont/#VTPOLI:

⭐ Some banks creating roadblocks for emerging Vt. pot market

• Vermont regulators weigh sustainable packaging rules
• VPR news roundup: Lawmakers support lower entry fees for small cannabis growers
• Orleans County Couple looking to manufacture cannabis products
• Proposed Control Board Rules 3 and 4 posted in the Montpelier Times-Argus 

Town Meeting/Opt-In:

• Town Meeting 2022: Rutland County Overview Including Cannabis Votes
• Chester Board continues to discuss retail cannabis ahead of vote – Vermont Journal
• Rockingham holds informational forum on retail cannabis opt in
• Springfield Selectboard fields questions on retail cannabis
• Essex prepares for retail cannabis vote in March
• Manchester faces choice on retail cannabis
• New Bills on HVT

Regional

Connecticut

⭐Social Equity Applicant to Grow Weed In Connecticut? That’ll Be $3 Million.

• Claim of Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis Overdoses in CT was False – High Times Magazine
• Analysis: More than 40 percent of Connecticut towns ban cannabis sales — for now
• Lottery opens for cannabis micro-cultivator licenses in CT

Maine

• Maine caregivers and patients attack new medical rules
• Medical cannabis sellers say scaled-back overhaul of rules still would go too far

Massachusetts

⭐Legislature Plans Big Changes for Cannabis Policy in the Commonwealth

⭐Latino entrepreneurs, often shunned by banks, band together 

• The state Cannabis Control Commission seeks to right the wrongs of the war on drugs
• Mass. labor law provides smoother organizing path for cultivation workers

New Hampshire

• Bill To Create State-Run Marijuana Shops In New Hampshire Approved by House 
• Cannabis as a workplace accommodation? Yes, says New Hampshire Supreme Court
• NH Should Legalize Marijuana, But A State-Run Monopoly Is A Bad Idea (Op-Ed)

New York

⭐New York Cannabis Regulator Predicts Licensing by Fall

⭐NY Bill Will Authorize Hemp Farmers and Processors to Cultivate and Process Cannabis

• Lawmakers Send Marijuana Licensing And Equity Bill To Governor’s Desk
• New York Office of Cannabis Management Weeding Out Unlicensed Cannabis Retailers

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National

⭐MJBizDaily: How to stave off marijuana industry monopolies: Q&A with Shaleen Title

⭐NPR: Sha’Carri Richardson sees a double standard in allowing Kamila Valieva to compete

⭐Mississippi Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill Into Law

Acquisitions & Mergers

• Trulieve Acquires 64,000-Square-Foot Cultivation Facility in Phoenix
• Verano to Acquire Goodness Growth for $413 Million

Banking

⭐House Marijuana Banking Bill Sponsor Is ‘Confident’ It Will Advance Through Senate Despite Obstacles

• Study: Banking action rose in first adult-use cannabis states

Business

⭐ Pioneering cannabis banking company Safe Harbor to trade on Nasdaq via $185 million deal

• Will the Biden Administration’s Increased Antitrust Scrutiny Impact Cannabis M&A?
• Cannabis Growers Focusing on Branding, Online Presence
• Who’s Buying All This Weed, and What Products Are They Going For?
• How Cannabis Brand Kiva Turned a Supply Chain Snafu Into Artful Marketing
• IRS Official Clarifies That Medical Pot Is Not Tax-Deductible Under Federal Law After Misstatement

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CBD & Hemp

⭐Hemp Could Have More THC Under New Congressional Bill

⭐As hemp THC sales boom online and by mail, cannabis industry braces for crackdown

• Maine Lawmaker Introduces Federal Hemp Advancement Act In Congress
• Hemp-derived Cannabinoids Create Controversy in Washington State
• Hemp extraction to mushroom extraction? Why some say the pivot is natural

COVID-19

⭐ Can weed really prevent COVID-19? Federal rules make marijuana studies hard

• Changes in Cannabis Use Risk Behaviors During the First and Second COVID-19 Lockdown in Israel: A Short-term 2-wave Longitudinal Study

Cultivation & Production

• Where Are the Classic Cannabis Strains Now?
• Investigating the ‘skunk’ smell and other emissions caused by cannabis production
• How to Set Up a Cannabis Home Grow

Consumption & Culture

• Who is Pizza Pusha? The NYC GOAT curating a new kind of experience
• The Good, The Bad, And The Almost Un-Smokable Of Celebrity Weed Brands

Labor & Unions

• This Shocking New Colorado Bill Would Let Workers Enjoy Marijuana at Work
• ‘Wolf in sheep’s clothing’: Cannabis workers describe pushback against unionization efforts
• What cannabis businesses should know about unionization

The #1 reason for the trucker shortage, according to a Wells Fargo conference call: marijuana testing.$MSOS pic.twitter.com/iuvGrbrSf2

— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) February 16, 2022

Law Enforcement

• How a traffic stop of Missouri dispensary cash in Kansas led to a federal lawsuit over $1.2M in seized marijuana profits

Legalization & Politics

⭐ An Inside Story Of Lobbying In America: One Year Of The U.S. Cannabis Council – Benzinga

• New PAC founded to unseat marijuana prohibitionists in Congress
• SAFE Banking Act Turns Marijuana into Political Pawn
• The Status of Cannabis Legalization in the South

Media & Advertising

⭐Pot Icon Willie Nelson Pushes For Legalization Of ‘Comfort’ In Super Bowl Ad…For Shoes

⭐New South Park Episode Highlights Inequity in Colorado Cannabis Industry 

⭐The Super Bowl Still Won’t Allow Cannabis Ads, Even With Snoop Dogg in Halftime Show 

• Twitch Includes References To Marijuana Under New Username Policy
• Twitter Users Mock New York Post’s Non-News Story About Snoop Dogg Smoking Pot At Super Bowl

Medical Cannabis

• Medical Cannabis 101: What Oncology Nurses Need to Know
• Could Medical Cannabis Tackle Obesity?

Podcasts

⭐The Cannabis Conversation: Cannabinoid Acids with Dr. Raphael Mechoulam

• Cannabis Law Podcast – Joint Considerations for Cannabis Industry Employers
• Your Highness Podcast: How Influencer Marketing Can Create Compliant Content

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Psychedelics

⭐5 Black Pioneers Combatting the Whitewashing of Psychedelics

• Interview with Joe Moore, Founder & CEO of Psychedelics Today
• Psychedelics startups are taking on mental health
• Microdosing psilocybin: Does it really improve mental health?

Social Equity

⭐Meet the Two Women Promoting Racial Equity Within the Cannabis Industry

• The People’s Ecosystem Launches the First Cannabis Decentralized Autonomous Organization
• Limited-license marijuana markets hamper diversity and equity, study says 
• Can This Family Get a Stake in the Big Business of Marijuana?
• NY eyes $200M pot business equity fund
• The troubled path to cannabis equity | Drugs News
• Influential People of Color in Cannabis

Sports

• Exclusive: The Ricky Williams Experiment Rolls On
• NFL’s changing perception of marijuana sharing center stage

Studies and Surveys

⭐ Fact check: Claim that cannabis kills cancer cells is missing context

• Rutgers University Report Examines Cannabis Consumption Data
• Self-Perception Doesn’t Predict Readiness to Drive After Cannabis Use
• Study: Treatment With Psilocybin for Major Depression Effective Up to a Year
• Study: Psychedelics can alter a person’s core metaphysical beliefs for as long as six months after use

Women

⭐ Meet the 16 Most Influential Women Shaping the Future of Psychedelics

• Women to Watch: Lindsay Lockhart — Greenway Magazine

International 

⭐ Thailand Officially Removes Cannabis from Narcotics List

• Italy’s Constitutional Court vetoes referendum to liberalise cannabis
• One determined woman swam upstream in Australia cannabis debate

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