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News of the Week

STATE

Cal NORML director Dale Gieringer (pictured pointing out Cal NORML’s founding in 1972 on the exhibit timeline) and Deputy Director Ellen Komp attended one of the final days of the California State Fair cannabis exhibit, catching a panel from DCC titled, “Why Buy Legal?” Consumers are encouraged to find nearby licensed retailers and check for stores’s licenses (including their addresses) at the DCC site. Cal NORML also lists licensed business member retailers and delivery services.

The best thing DCC could do at the CA State Fair to promote legal cannabis sales in California is to advocate for allowing sales and sampling of its cannabis award winners at the Fair, like it does for beer and wine.

Meanwhile, the influential Cal Matters published this piece this morning:
Medical cannabis paved the way for legalization in California. Now patients feel left behind

Prop. 64 mandated that the DCC conduct a study on the need for medical cannabis cooperatives, which served patients under Prop. 215. The report date was pushed back, and it was worked on and possibly completed, but never published or acted on.

NATIONAL

Sen. Dianne Feinstein Co-Sponsors SAFE Banking Bill

Senator Files Bill To Prepare For Federal Marijuana Legalization With Alcohol-Like Regulations

Senate Votes To Let People Who’ve Used Marijuana Work At Intelligence Agencies Like CIA And NSA As Part Of Defense Bill

DEA Head Pledges To Seek Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Review Timeline From HHS

Another State Liberates Cannabis: Minnesota Adult Use Legalization Law Takes Effect

Federal Judge Orders Kansas Cops To Stop ‘War’ On Drivers Coming From Legal Marijuana States

 

LOCAL

See inside one of Ventura’s first cannabis shops to open soon

Second retail cannabis store opens its doors on Broadway in Redwood City

Laguna Woods City Council approves cannabis dispensary ordinance

Belmont considering cannabis stores on El Camino Real

Cannabis values decline over 50%, Monterey County Crop Report shows

60 human trafficking victims rescued during marijuana bust in Merced County

‘Dreamtown’ podcast examines how legal marijuana [sort of] transformed Adelanto

Teamster Appointed to San Francisco Cannabis Oversight Committee

 

CONSUMPTION LOUNGES

Consumption Country: The Studio Lounge in WeHo

See: Cal NORML’s List of Cannabis Lounges in CA

Download and read Cal NORML’s White Paper, Blowing Smoke About Cannabis Lounges: Onsite Consumption No Danger to Public Health

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BUSINESS

Mastercard ban on cannabis debit-card purchases rocks industry
It’s a stark reminder that these types of business setbacks will persist without federal cannabis reform and as long as marijuana remains illegal under U.S. law.

Only 1 in 4 cannabusinesses report making profits
“Operators continue to be impacted by taxes, strict regulatory rules, and lack of access to capital. Only one quarter (24.4%) of respondents reported profitable operations,” according to the newly released Whitney Economics Q4’22 Cannabis Operator Sentiment & Business Conditions Survey Report.