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12/14/2022 Marijuana / Cannabis Industry News Now – Mitch McConnell Blocks Cananbis Bills

Mitch McConnell Blocks Cananbis Bills

12-8-2022 Brittney Griner Release from Russian Prison and On Her Way Home, Just In Time For Christmas

Brittney Griner is Headed Home For Christmas - Just Released from Russian Prison.  She has been exhanged in a prisoner swap for Russian Arms Dealer, Viktor Bout, the "Merchant of Death." Former Marine Paul Whelan was not included in the exhange.

12/7/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News – This Week In Review / Weekly Update

Biden Signs Historic First Cannabis Reform Bill, Opening Up Research
New Federal Job Applications Are More Open to Cannabis Use
Cannabis Company MedMen Tries to Avoid $1M in Rent By Using Schedule 1 Status as an Excuse
Nevada Appeals Court Ruling Which Says Cannabis’ Schedule 1 Classification is Unconstitutional
New Jersey Marijuana Regulators Approve Rules For Public Cannabis Consumption Areas
Medical Marijuana Patients in Nevada Can Sue Ex-Employers if Fired for Cannabis Use
40% of Cannabis Products From New York City’s Illegal Stores are Contaminated
Pennsylvania State Pardons Hit a Snag
Wedding Guest Files Lawsuit Over Pot-Infused Reception Food
Cannabis Council of Canada Calls on Government for “Immediate Financial Relief”

11/30/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News – New Impairment Testing Device, Texas Tries to Block Cannabis, Michigan Vets Get Donated Cannabis, Columbia Legalizing

New Portable Cannabis Impairment Testing Device Available for Sale
Texas City Offcials Try to Block Cannabis Decriminalization Measures Just Passed by Voters
Michigan Cannabis Businesses Donating Free Cannabis for Veterans
Southern Illinois University Examines Cannabis as a Possible Prevention for Ovarian Cancer
Colombian Government Closing in on Cannabis Legalization

11/25/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News – Oregon Pardons, Gun Right for Cannabis, Brittney Griner, Kentucky

Oregon Governor Issues Pardons for 45,000 Cannabis Convictions
Nikki Fried Files Appeal to Fight for Cannabis User’s 2nd Amendment Rights
Russian Official Says there’s New “Activity” Around a Brittney Griner Prisoner Swap
Kentucky Governor Moves Toward Decriminalization

11/23/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News – New York Issues Regulations that Send MSOs Scrambling, Texas GOP Congressman Pete Sessions Compares Cannabis Legalization to Slavery

New York Adult Use Retail Cannabis Market Creeps Closer to Opening with New Licensees Announced
Just Released New York Regulations Have MSO’s Stressed … And Did Diddy Get a Bad Deal?
Texas GOP Congressman Draws Harsh Criticism by Comparing Cannabis to Slavery

11/21/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News – Cresco & Columbia Care Make Sean Combs First Minority Owned MSO, No Tax Relief for Us, Denists Say Don’t Show Up High, Cannabis Medicines

Cresco Labs & Columbia Care Deal Make Sean Combs The First Minority Owner of Multi-State Cannabis Operation 
Cannabis Industry Can’t Even Catch A Break In Tax Settlements
Dentists Say Half Their Patients Show Up High
Cannabis Medicine, What’s The Difference Between Sativex, Marinol, and Epidiolex

11/17/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News – California Gets More Retail Locations, Why Did Some Legalization Measures Fail? High Times Acquisition, Don’t Lick Toads

California To Get More Retail Stores Thanks to Mid Term Election Results
If Most Americans Support Legalization, Why Did Some Measures Fail?
High Times Expands Their California Presence With New Acquisition
National Park Service Asks People To Please Not Lick The Toads

11/15/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News - MJBIZ CON, Lame Duck Legalization, Dormant Commerce Clause

MJBIZ CON
Will The Next Month and Half’s “Lame Duck” Session Get Legalization Issues Passed?
New York Dispensary Licenses Held Up by “Dormant Commerce Clause” … But This Hold Up Could Also Be The Key to Interstate Cannabis Commerce!
Governors Really Matter When It Comes to Legalization

Mid Term Election Results for the Cannabis Marijuana Industry - November 8th Mid-Term Election

Post-Election Results
420 Friendly Leaders Elected
Decriminalization Measures Passed
Colorado Shroomin’ PsychedelicsNORML Election Results Comment
Congress Will Hold A Marijuana Hearing One Week After Five States Vote On Legalization Ballot Measures