Hello, My Four Twenty Spot Family what a great day hope you get out and or did enjoy it. It’s April 12th, 2022, and in the Cannabis and Psychedelic News Today:
TOP THINGS TO KNOW:
More than two-thirds of House and Senate conferees on the America COMPETES Act have already voted for or cosponsored cannabis banking legislation—and House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) listed the reform as among the “priorities” as she heads into negotiations with the Senate.
North Dakota activists filed a marijuana legalization initiative they hope to place on the November ballot.
Maryland lawmakers voted—unanimously—to send Gov. Larry Hogan (R) a bill to create a fund for providing “cost-free” access to psychedelics like psilocybin, MDMA and ketamine to military veterans with PTSD and traumatic brain injury.
The Oklahoma Senate Health and Human Services Committee approved a bill to encourage research on the medical benefits of psilocybin—but deleted a House-passed provision that would have broadly decriminalized possession of the psychedelic.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) wrote in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed that the House—by passing federal cannabis legalization, research and banking bills—”has done its job and set the table for success in the Senate and ultimately for the American people.”
A Pennsylvania Republican senator said he will soon file a bill to legalize medical cannabis edibles, and he’s circulating a cosponsorship memo to line up more support from colleagues.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) said that once a marijuana legalization bill is formally introduced he wants to “work with both sides to have hearings as quickly as possible.”
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said she would sit down with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to learn more about his forthcoming marijuana legalization bill.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said it is “premature” to legalize marijuana and that “we need to have some serious studies into the impact on developing children’s brains and pregnant women.”
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) said using marijuana is “against my faith, so for a couple of reasons I don’t use it and I would not vote to make it legal.”
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said he has “serious doubts” about legalizing marijuana.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) said he hasn’t used marijuana and that “any foreign substance you inhale into your lungs is harmful.”
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) said he thinks marijuana is “very unhealthy” and is a “gateway drug.”
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) said he doesn’t use cannabis.
Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ) tweeted, “April is National Cannabis Awareness Month. Recently, I voted to pass the MORE Act to decriminalize cannabis nationwide and expunging the records of Americans arrested for cannabis-related offenses. It is time Americans learned more about the health-related benefits of cannabis.”
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) tweeted, “I voted YES on the #MOREAct because it will expunge the records of those harmed by cannabis criminalization, create opportunities for all to participate in the legal cannabis industry and decriminalize cannabis at the federal level.”
Florida Democratic Senate candidate Allen Ellison tweeted, “In Florida, manufacturing, selling, or possessing marijuana with the intent to sell, is a 3rd degree felony, punishable with up to 5 years in prison & a fine of up to $5k. Today, 40k people are in prison for weed offenses. I’ll work to legalize marijuana.”
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) signed legislation making it so medical cannabis patients won’t have to register with state officials after receiving doctors’ recommendations.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) said he thinks discussions about marijuana legalization are effectively inevitable but declined to weigh in on specific proposals.
The Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry scheduled a hearing on a medical cannabis bill for 4/20.
A Pennsylvania senator authored an op-ed about the need to legalize marijuana.
Massachusetts regulators are accepting public comment on draft marijuana business control and ownership guidance.
Ohio regulators are working to more than double the number of medical cannabis dispensary licenses.
Oregon’s drug decriminalization and treatment funding oversight panel created new subcommittees.
Washington State marijuana regulators are seeking feedback on conceptual draft rules related to service and filing of documents by electronic transmission.
Iowa regulators published a list of licensed hemp businesses.
California regulators are conducting a survey about how to best serve cannabis businesses.
At least 11 marijuana and drug reform bills are scheduled for committee hearings through the end of this week.
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