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Marijuana ads don’t increase use; OR winery lawsuit against cannabis grower; NH & VT study commissions
TOP THINGS TO KNOW
Nevada gaming officials will discuss potential overlap between the marijuana industry and casinos on Wednesday.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-columns/inside-gaming/gaming-policy-panel-to-look-at-recreational-marijuana/
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http://gaming.nv.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=12519
As a tribute, I compiled videos of former Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), who died last week, debating the medical marijuana protection amendment he initially sponsored and which is now federal law.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/federal-medical-marijuana-amendment-author-dies-79/
A new study indicates that marijuana dispensary advertisements don’t convince significantly more people to try cannabis.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-ads-dont-increase-use-study-indicates/
FEDERAL
The Washington Post looks at U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s efforts to transform crime policy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/while-eyes-are-on-russia-sessions-dramatically-reshapes-the-justice-department/2017/11/24/dd52d66a-b8dd-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html
Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) is happy that local officials in his district rescinded a ban on marijuana businesses.
https://twitter.com/RoKhanna/status/934519308754882565
Democratic Arizona congressional candidate Billy Kovacs supports amending federal marijuana laws to let states implement their own medical cannabis policies.
https://www.kovacsforcongress.com/16498-2/
STATES
John Morgan, the attorney who largely funded Florida’s medical cannabis ballot measure, says he won’t run for the state’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article186315233.html
An Oregon judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit that a vineyard filed against a neighboring marijuana grower over “foul-smelling particles” that could allegedly damage grape crops.
http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20171124/judge-no-blanket-immunity-for-aspiring-pot-growers-facing-lawsuit
New Hampshire’s marijuana legalization study commission will hold its third meeting on Monday.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-hampshire/articles/2017-11-27/marijuana-legalization-study-panel-to-hold-third-meeting
The Vermont marijuana legalization study commission’s taxation and regulation subcommittee meets on Thursday.
http://marijuanacommission.vermont.gov/event/taxation-and-regulation-subcommittee-meeting-11302017
Due to a change in tax policy, Colorado marijuana revenues are expected to dip for the 2018-19 budget.
http://gazette.com/colorados-marijuana-tax-spending-could-hit-a-bump-next-year/article/1616019
A California senator is pushing to enact size limits for marijuana farms to prevent “mega industrial-scale operations.”
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Wiener-hopes-to-head-off-marijuana-mega-farms-12375887.php
A California political consultant who has campaigned against marijuana legalization sued an opponent who disclosed his medical cannabis use.
https://www.bakersfield.com/news/high-profile-cannabis-foe-with-medical-marijuana-card-sues-pair/article_46e9a150-cf20-11e7-b1ff-83143a3665ba.html
Here’s a look at how California is leading the way in allowing people to expunge past marijuana convictions from their records.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/11/27/how-do-you-clear-a-pot-conviction-from-your-record
Guam officials will hold a public hearing on proposed medical cannabis regulations next week.
http://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2017/11/27/feedback-medical-marijuana-rules-sought/896495001/
The Associated Press looks at the growing number of states allowing PTSD as a medical cannabis qualifying condition.
https://apnews.com/a70c3afbd48042e399f0578ec61896c6
INTERNATIONAL
The Canadian House of Commons is expected to dispense with an opposition amendment and vote on third reading passage of the government’s marijuana legalization bill on Monday.
http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/house/projected-business
A South African Parliament committee rejected a medical cannabis bill.
https://www.iol.co.za/sundayindependent/analysis/medical-marijuana-bill-rejected-but-12157890
Colombian coca farmers are resisting U.S.-backed efforts to eradicate their crops.
http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-colombia-cocaine-2017-htmlstory.html
ADVOCACY
NORML Women of Washington shares its experience having content blocked on Facebook.
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/profit-vs-access-on-facebook-our-digital-town-square/
SCIENCE & HEALTH
A study concluded that “marijuana use is associated with sensitization to specific allergens, including molds, dust mites, plants, and cat dander.”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871617305550
OPINION & ANALYSIS
The San Francisco Chronicle editorial board supports a ban on marijuana advertisements on public transit.
http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-A-marijuana-prohibition-that-makes-12382341.php
BUSINESS
Marijuana testing labs in Alaska appear to be getting different results for the same products.
http://www.ktva.com/story/36902629/marijuana-testing-lab-flags-concerning-discrepancy-in-potency-results
Here’s a look at how marijuana legalization boosts ancillary businesses.
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/nov/27/legalization-a-boon-to-more-than-just-marijuana-ma/
CULTURE
Hockey officials should discuss updating league marijuana policies in light of Canada’s impending legalization law, the NHL Players Association says.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/former-nhler-riley-cote-wants-hockey-embrace-cannabis/
Green Bay Packers player Lance Kendricks was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
http://www.tmz.com/2017/11/25/lance-kendricks-busted-for-weed/
A video appears to show former first daughter Malia Obama blowing smoke rings — unclear what kind of smoke — in a bathroom.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/23/watch-leaked-video-alleges-to-show-malia-obama-blowing-smoke-rings/
