Here’s Lisa’s, as always, superb round up for the last 30 days.
Friends,
I hope everyone had an amazing New Year. It is going to be a great one! Especially for Texas…
I’ve started doing podcasts for the American Bar Association Cannabis Law & Policy Committee. Here are a couple:
Litigating the Controlled Substances and Right to Try Acts with Matt Zorn
https://players.brightcove.net/1866680404001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6317879942112
Patenting Illegal Plants and Processes with Dr. Jayashree Mitra:
https://players.brightcove.net/1866680404001/mgE0LY1p8_default/index.html?videoId=6313247728112
The ABA is holding a Business Litigation Conference at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on February 1, with sessions on cannabis employment and insurance issues – come enjoy Mardi Gras!
I was interviewed by MJBiz Magazine on Mississippi marijuana (p. 42):
And now… Onto last years’ news!
CANNABIS
Hemp/Cannabinoids
The year in FDA warning letters: https://tinyurl.com/yfmvrcsn
Summary of recent FDA warning letters: https://tinyurl.com/3ubck3w5
FDA and Minnesota Board of Pharmacy take action against delta 8 manufacturer: https://tinyurl.com/4vuem77n
USDA again postponing DEA lab requirement another year due to lack of facilities: https://tinyurl.com/23pwabvz
Attorney Rod Kight on whether delta8 is legal internationally: https://tinyurl.com/ye25t327
Canadian companies pause delta 8 production due to health concerns: https://tinyurl.com/47a7338m
Congressional Research Service on Issues for 2023 Farm Bill: https://tinyurl.com/mtrxm8kp
USDA gives grants to grow hemp for fiber and climate reasons: https://tinyurl.com/3wtw2u9a
FDA to announce CBD regulations soon?? https://tinyurl.com/3jsppcvz
Google announces trial program to allow advertising of some CBD products: https://tinyurl.com/4bnkh2rs
Dallas Observer on smokable hemp: https://tinyurl.com/bdf9fk3t
Panda biotech given another extension: https://tinyurl.com/2jhmajur
Texas A&M receives $3.74M for 3D printed hempcrete buildings: https://tinyurl.com/52stjd2m
US Dept of Energy supporting hemp building products: https://tinyurl.com/2te5a2dy
Treatment with Cannabidiol Results in an Antioxidant and Cardioprotective Effect in Several Pathophysiologies: https://www.eurekaselect.com/article/123554
USDA grants $5M to Tennessee State University to study sustainable fiber research: https://tinyurl.com/cu2trkyv
Evaluating the impact of cannabinoids on sleep health and pain in patients with chronic neuropathic pain: https://tinyurl.com/3aymn97e
Marijuana
Texas cannabis opening up: https://tinyurl.com/2p8pwsvx
San Marcos District Attorney requests legal opinion from Attorney General Paxton on legality of local decriminalization measure [this will be certain to yield a negative result]: https://tinyurl.com/4x6xtvu2
Texas State University updating marijuana policies in light of local decriminalization ordinance: https://tinyurl.com/yuk7brbx
Ground Game Texas working on Texas cities not wanting to implement local marijuana decriminalization: https://tinyurl.com/5hbwsat6
San Antonio working on local decriminalization ordinance: https://tinyurl.com/yemn4j9v; https://tinyurl.com/42k2jz22
4 in 5 Texans support marijuana reform: https://tinyurl.com/4ny2hstw
Mississippi: Lots more patients signing up: https://tinyurl.com/2skbymvf
Mississippi cannabis law Dickens style: https://tinyurl.com/mvuzc8pe
Florida opening Marijuana Treatment Center licenses which allow unlimited growing, processing, and retail: https://tinyurl.com/ynhpkc9u; https://tinyurl.com/2bmhjtus
Louisiana task force formed on workplace protections: https://tinyurl.com/w66uhfkn; https://tinyurl.com/4u86atpm
Louisiana awards 10th pharmacy (dispensary) license: https://tinyurl.com/mvzsyn3
Alabama sees surge of applications before deadline: https://tinyurl.com/57h296w5
Alabama licensing: https://tinyurl.com/372v85pc
Georgia Appeals court hearing lawsuit over allegedly corrupt licensing process [is there any other kind?]: https://tinyurl.com/mrsv3w2r
Georgia announces proposed regulations: https://tinyurl.com/kzbh3xrz
Murder suspect demanded $300,000 from Chinese Oklahoma marijuana farm workers before killing 4 of them: https://tinyurl.com/2vt2z2ku
Wall Street Journal says Oklahoma is top source of illegal marijuana: https://tinyurl.com/3whwducv
Massachusetts adding cannabis to Driver’s Ed: https://share.newsbreak.com/2jod2nxd
California cannabis company fined $128M for illegally manufacturing gummies in unlicensed facility: https://tinyurl.com/24c3nvh5
California implements protections for insurance carriers serving cannabis businesses: https://tinyurl.com/2pn77h4s
New York Times on scary test results from New York’s illegal dispensaries: https://tinyurl.com/2s3fsbak
SAFE Act was removed from Defense Spending Bill: https://tinyurl.com/mwwk2xuk; https://tinyurl.com/vzwefuu7; https://tinyurl.com/3edac3m7
Read US DOJ’s opposition to SAFE Act: https://tinyurl.com/3w25uer7
The Hill on the political sparring over SAFE Act: https://tinyurl.com/yanawnf7
Marijuana Moment on SAFE Act failure: https://tinyurl.com/zh79ch8s
Banks cracking down on cashless ATM dispensary purchases: https://tinyurl.com/53yekf39
Discussion of whether marijuana smoke causes more damage than cigarette smoking: https://tinyurl.com/356ruzmt
Scratch and sniff stickers for marijuana strain packages: https://share.newsbreak.com/2h8gkyqf
Snoop forced to change his cereal name from Snoop Loopz: https://tinyurl.com/4m5vv5dz
Snoop introduces Death Row cannabis: https://tinyurl.com/yfk6k2fv
Class action lawsuits against marijuana makers over THC levels: https://tinyurl.com/2t3ukrmz
Study on cannabis & headaches: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34511153/
Why hasn’t legal marijuana eradicated the illicit market? https://tinyurl.com/2hp7tb5y
Hebrew University offering cannabis courses for medical professionals: https://tinyurl.com/yehwrvf7
NORML’s top ten list of marijuana events in 2022: https://tinyurl.com/28czvn3c
Cannabis screenings performed before surgery due to interference with anesthesia [and I thought my doctor was onto me!]: https://tinyurl.com/52y5ydf7
LinkedIn is cannabis heaven: https://tinyurl.com/keyym7wr
Leafly’s 40 2023 predictions: https://tinyurl.com/52uf9kxk
Year in marijuana: https://tinyurl.com/23m3ju8x
Funny Elon Onion twitter post re: drug war: https://tinyurl.com/3rm32ymb
Forbes’ favorite marijuana stories of the year: https://tinyurl.com/4rzkhwr3
Failed marijuana reform is Schumer’s fault: https://tinyurl.com/22u5teu6
Stats on patients per condition; patients in restricted states not getting care: https://tinyurl.com/yc8k8rwv
Backlash in recently legalized states: https://tinyurl.com/3wfxky8v
Congress researchers urges resolution of conflicting state and federal marijuana laws: https://tinyurl.com/5bvh537n
PSYCHEDELICS
Physicians Weekly goes through psychedelics legalization status, with prediction of complete legalization between 2034-37: https://tinyurl.com/tz5xmpyt
Psilocybin legal in Colorado: https://tinyurl.com/33ybr5p9
Psychedelics for bi-polar disorder: https://tinyurl.com/28tfknkw
Autistic mice microdosing psilocybin showed cognitive improvement: https://tinyurl.com/bdfcwrnf
Fortune Magazine on Atai Life Sciences, German biopharmaceutical company: https://tinyurl.com/2s4ce2dk
Newsweek on microdosing: https://tinyurl.com/wt42rc8y
Great rundown on psychedelics by Dr. Peter Grinspoon [follow him on LinkedIn!]: https://tinyurl.com/2kwpjndt
Paper by indigenous people on ethical principles of traditional Indigenous medicine to guide western psychedelic research and practice: https://tinyurl.com/yckyzuxx
Good selection of psychedelics articles in 2022: https://tinyurl.com/7c9ry6ku
Psychedelics business industry year in review: https://tinyurl.com/ka9aybw
The year of the shroom: https://tinyurl.com/c3xbuak4
History of shrooms: https://tinyurl.com/54v5cc68
The case for psychedelic Santa: https://tinyurl.com/yc36e2md
