Wyoming activists are turning their attention to qualifying marijuana decriminalization and medical cannabis legalization initiatives to the 2024 ballot instead of 2022 as initially hoped—and they’ll pressure lawmakers to enact reform legislation in the meantime.

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/wyoming-marijuana-activists-turn-focus-to-2024-ballot-for-decriminalization-and-medical-cannabis-initiatives/

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke is touting voters’ support for marijuana legalization—an issue he has long championed since his days as an El Paso city council member.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) reiterated his concerns with purchase limits in medical cannabis legislation.
“As written, you get a medical marijuana card,” Reeves said. “That allows you to get up to the maximum amount for one year. Rather than go to a pharmacist, you go to a dispensary. I traveled to Colorado this summer and at every little town you saw a small green building. Inside the building, the Legislature said you will see a budtender. Whereas a pharmacist has six years of education and thousands of hours (of training) to dispense medicine and a budtender will have eight hours of training.”

https://www.thecentersquare.com/mississippi/mississippi-governor-seeks-income-tax-elimination-legal-medical-marijuana-with-caps/article_599a7a86-6ce2-11ec-a0aa-1faae8b8f8e8.html

Louisiana smokable medical cannabis flower sales launched.
“It’s the first day, but I’m going to monitor it and see if there need to be adjustments moving forward,” said Magee, who is also the No. 2 leader in the House as speaker pro-tem. “One of the primary reasons to expand the options in the program was to take the medicine more affordable and accessible.”

https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2022/01/03/louisianas-first-smokable-medical-cannabis-sold-patients-balk-cost/9080807002/

The Lebanon County, Pennsylvania district attorney will begin reducing some marijuana possession charges next month.
https://lebtown.com/2022/01/03/lebanon-d-a-will-ease-policy-on-some-marijuana-charges-starting-in-february/

Malta’s minister for equality, research, and, innovation spoke about the implementation of a newly enacted marijuana legalization law.

https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2022-01-02/local-news/Government-aims-to-be-expeditious-in-setting-up-cannabis-regulator-Owen-Bonnici-6736239451

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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/epi.17150

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