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Three In Four Americans Support Marijuana Legalization, Expungements And Banking Reform
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/three-in-four-americans-support-marijuana-legalization-expungements-and-banking-reform-new-poll-finds/
Congress should clear way for marijuana businesses to bank
https://www.rawstory.com/editorial-congress-should-clear-way-for-marijuana-businesses-to-bank/
Pennsylvania Starts Program Providing Financial Assistance to Low-Income Cannabis Patients
https://hightimes.com/news/pennsylvania-starts-program-providing-financial-assistance-to-low-income-cannabis-patients/
Texas Activists Fight Back After Local Lawmakers Undermine Voter-Approved Marijuana Decriminalization Measures
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/texas-activists-fight-back-after-local-lawmakers-undermine-voter-approved-marijuana-decriminalization-measures/
Colombian And Mexican Presidents Announce International Effort To Reshape Drug Policy, Condemning ‘Failure’ Of Prohibition
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/colombian-and-mexican-presidents-announce-international-effort-to-reshape-drug-policy-condemning-failure-of-prohibition/
Marijuana Businesses on track to start retail sales
https://420intel.com/articles/2022/11/28/marijuana-businesses-track-start-retail-sales
New Poll Shows 9 Out Of 10 Americans Support Legal Pot
https://hightimes.com/news/new-poll-shows-9-out-of-10-americans-support-legal-pot/
Americans overwhelmingly say marijuana should be legal for medical or recreational use
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/11/22/americans-overwhelmingly-say-marijuana-should-be-legal-for-medical-or-recreational-use/
Rhode Island Recreational Marijuana Sales Will Start Next Week, Governor Announces
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/rhode-island-recreational-marijuana-sales-will-start-next-week-governor-announces/
New York law enforcement swoops down on gray market cannabis shops
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-york-law-enforcement-swoops-down-on-gray-market-cannabis-shops-2022-11-18
Industrial Hemp Market worth $18.1 billion by 2027 - Exclusive Report
https://420intel.com/articles/2022/11/18/industrial-hemp-market-worth-181-billion-2027-exclusive-report
Marijuana cultivation to lead Alaskan job growth over next decade
https://alaskapublic.org/2022/11/17/marijuana-cultivation-to-lead-alaskan-job-growth-over-next-decade/
Marijuana Is A More Valuable Crop Than Potatoes Or Rice, New Leafly Report On Adult-Use Market Finds
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-is-a-more-valuable-crop-than-potatoes-or-rice-new-leafly-report-on-adult-use-market-finds/
Senate Sends Marijuana Research Bill To Biden’s Desk, With Schumer Saying He’s Having ‘Productive Talks’ On Broader Reform
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/senate-lifts-hold-on-house-passed-marijuana-research-bill-with-expedited-vote-expected-soon/
GOP Congresswoman Discusses Plans To Advance ‘Winning’ Marijuana Issue Under New House Majority
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/gop-congresswoman-discusses-plans-to-advance-winning-marijuana-issue-under-new-house-majority/
Senate Lifts Hold On House-Passed Marijuana Research Bill, With Expedited Vote Expected Soon
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/senate-lifts-hold-on-house-passed-marijuana-research-bill-with-expedited-vote-expected-soon/
The Next Wave of Cannabis Marketing and Advertising
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture-council/articles/next-wave-of-cannabis-marketing-and-advertising-1234631114/
Maryland Lawmakers’ Marijuana Workgroup Discusses Tax Options In First Meeting Since Voters Approved Legalization On Ballot
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/maryland-lawmakers-marijuana-workgroup-discusses-tax-options-in-first-meeting-since-voters-approved-legalization-on-ballot/
Kansas Dems. remain committed to passage of medical marijuana legislation
https://www.wibw.com/2022/11/16/kansas-dems-remain-committed-passage-medical-marijuana-legislation/
Kentucky Governor Signs Executive Order To Allow Use of Medical Cannabis
https://hightimes.com/news/kentucky-governor-signs-executive-order-to-allow-use-of-medical-cannabis/
Weed Consumption District Along Missouri River Coming to Kansas City Suburb
https://hightimes.com/news/weed-consumption-district-along-missouri-river-coming-to-kansas-city-suburb/
Weed Consumption District Along Missouri River Coming to Kansas City Suburb
https://hightimes.com/news/weed-consumption-district-along-missouri-river-coming-to-kansas-city-suburb/
Legal marijuana boosters look ahead to Oklahoma, Ohio and beyond
https://fortune.com/2022/11/14/where-is-marijuana-legal-midterm-elections-missouri-maryland-ohio-oklahoma/
Minnesota health officials weigh whether to allow medical cannabis for opioid use disorder
https://www.minnpost.com/mental-health-addiction/2022/11/minnesota-health-officials-weigh-whether-to-allow-medical-cannabis-for-opioid-use-disorder/
Medical Marijuana business in Texas steadily growing
https://www.420intel.com/articles/2022/11/14/medical-marijuana-business-texas-steadily-growing
Cannabis Ballot Results No Cause For Consternation
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/cannabis-ballot-results-no-cause-for-7590579/
While some are disappointed that only two of the five state cannabis legalization ballot initiatives passed, I see the results as extremely positive.
I recall the fleeting exhilaration of watching 2016 election returns on state cannabis legalization ballot initiatives, which passed in eight of nine states. Back then, I was watching television and reporting those results to clients. This year, with only two of the five adult use legalization ballot initiatives passing, some in the press and industry were quick to ask whether “cannabis has hit a wall.” That, from my perspective, is an ahistorical and out of context view for several reasons.
Passing cannabis legal reform has been challenging in every state over the last two decades. Yet, continuing the steady pace, the twentieth and twenty-first states – Maryland and Missouri – passed adult use cannabis legalization. Now, half of the US population lives in states that have legalized the sale of cannabis to adults.
Those are the two most populous of the five states with ballot initiatives in this election cycle. Together they have over 12 million people, in contrast to the states were the initiatives did not pass – Arkansas, North Dakota, and South Dakota – with total populations under 5 million. Oklahoma, in the middle of that population range with approximately 4 million people, will vote on cannabis legalization next spring.
Those states voting on cannabis legalization demonstrates continued progress. “Red” states like Missouri even voting for, needless to say passing, full legalization seemed unimaginable just a few years ago, as did Alabama, Mississippi, and South Dakota legalizing medical cannabis.
We are now reaching for the “highest hanging fruit.” That needs to be done in the right way and at the right time. Many viewed the Arkansas initiative as flawed, for example. In addition, we were reaching for the high fruit in a midterm election under a relatively unpopular president. That dynamic usually generates higher turnout for the opposing party, which in this case is the side that more traditionally votes against cannabis reform.
The relative good news was not limited to the ballot initiatives. Democrats holding the governor’s office in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, for example, will likely be important for future legalization efforts. With demand for cannabis and cannabis products and support of legalization remaining robust, a few ballot initiative failures do not represent the reform movement hitting a wall. There are certainly challenges and risks, but these results are not a cause for consternation.
After election, marijuana advocates look to next states
https://www.thestate.com/news/article268726187.html
Ontario's licensed cannabis producers losing revenue to blackmarket
https://ottawasun.com/news/local-news/ontarios-licensed-cannabis-producers-losing-revenue-to-blackmarket
Cannabis May Benefit the Middle-Aged Brain
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/your-brain-food/202211/cannabis-may-benefit-the-middle-aged-brain
New research disputes the “lazy stoner” stereotype
https://www.psypost.org/2022/11/new-research-disputes-the-lazy-stoner-stereotype-64265
Most Voters In Two States That Defeated Marijuana Ballot Measures Actually Support Legalization In General,
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/most-voters-in-two-states-that-defeated-marijuana-ballot-measures-actually-support-legalization-in-general-election-poll-finds/
Wisconsin Governor Pledges To Put Marijuana Legalization In Upcoming Budget After Voters Approve Reform On The Ballot
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/wisconsin-governor-pledges-to-put-marijuana-legalization-in-upcoming-budget-after-voters-approve-reform-on-the-ballot/
Backing cannabis reform in Parliament
https://www.libdemvoice.org/backing-cannabis-reform-in-parliament-71927.html
Marijuana Is About to Be Legal for Half of the U.S.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/marijuana-legalization-midterm-results-1234628966/
New Missouri River entertainment district includes areas for Marijuana consumption
https://www.420intel.com/articles/2022/11/10/new-missouri-river-entertainment-district-includes-areas-marijuana-consumption
Appleton voters show overwhelming support for legalizing Marijuana
https://www.420intel.com/articles/2022/11/10/appleton-voters-show-overwhelming-support-legalizing-marijuana
Minnesota Governor Says Marijuana Legalization Will Be ‘One Of The First’ Bills To Pass With Democrats In Control
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/minnesota-governor-says-marijuana-legalization-will-be-one-of-the-first-bills-to-pass-with-democrats-in-control/
Supporters of recreational marijuana look forward to future efforts
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/nov/10/supporters-of-recreational-marijuana-look-forward/?news-arkansas
Minnesota Senators Signal Plans To Advance Marijuana Legalization In 2023 With New Democratic Majority
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/minnesota-senators-signal-plans-to-advance-marijuana-legalization-in-2023-with-new-democratic-majority/
Calgary Co-Op Unveils Rebranding
https://progressivegrocer.com/calgary-co-op-unveils-rebranding