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		<title>South Dakota Anti-Pot Lawmaker Gets Medical Weed Card to Test System</title>
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<p>Longtime pot opponent South Dakota State Representative <a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4351/Detail">Fred Deutsch</a> (R-Florence) repeatedly worked hard to narrow the state’s medical cannabis system as much as possible, and now aims to test the system after getting a card himself. </p>
<p>Who is this guy? Deutsch <a href="https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/south-dakota/lawmakers-vote-in-favor-of-adding-symptoms-including-ptsd-to-south-dakotas-medical-cannabis-program">urged his fellow representatives</a> to vote against a bill adding several qualifying conditions to the state’s medical cannabis program, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and fought against other provisions like <a href="https://hightimes.com/news/proposals-to-crack-down-on-pop-up-weed-clinics-rejected-by-south-dakota-lawmakers/">popup clinics</a>. Deutsch <a href="https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/south-dakota/amazing-floor-speech-from-rep-ernie-otten-leads">claimed that studies show cannabis leads to an uptick in suicide</a>.</p>
<p>After a few past attempts to limit the state’s program failed, the representative wants to test the state medical cannabis system to see if he can find any flaws. Deutsch told <a href="https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/anti-pot-lawmaker-issued-medical"><em>The Dakota Scout</em></a> that he obtained a South Dakota medical cannabis card, but not to buy cannabis.</p>
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<p>KOTA <a href="https://www.kotatv.com/2023/06/05/representative-fred-deutsch-gets-medical-marijuana-card-after-expressing-opposition-about-bill/">reports</a> that in an earlier interview, the Tea Party Republican expressed some of his concerns over the details of the state’s medical cannabis system.</p>
<p>“States are called the laboratories of democracy,” Deutsch <a href="https://www.kotatv.com/2021/08/18/medical-marijuana-state-rep-fred-deutsch-expresses-concern/">said</a>. So, each laboratory we can see the kinds of outcomes they’ve attained from the laws they’ve written.”</p>
<p>He continued, “Doctors can make a hell of a lot of money just opening up their ‘Doc in a Box Shop,’ and that concerns me. That should concern everybody. I mean, come on. If we’re talking about medical marijuana, we should allow people that really need it to have access to it, and we should prevent people that don’t need it from getting access to it as well.”</p>
<p>Deustch also said that he aims to eliminate home growing altogether and only allow dispensaries to distribute, where cannabis can be tested and approved, to ensure that the black market is kept under control.</p>
<p>The vast majority of dispensaries—medical and adult-use—are checking patrons for ID. Data published in the journal <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460323000916?via%3Dihub"><em>Addictive Behaviors</em></a> that adult-use retailers across five U.S. cities were in strict compliance with laws requiring patrons to show identification and proof of legal age.</p>
<h2 id="south-dakotas-road-to-medical-cannabis"><strong>South Dakota’s Road to Medical Cannabis</strong></h2>
<p>South Dakota stands out among other states’ because <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/09/south-dakota-marijuana-noem-legalize/">its adult-use cannabis law was approved and then overturned</a>. South Dakota legalized cannabis for medical use in 2021, but cannabis can only be purchased by patients with medical cannabis cards.</p>
<p>Despite voting to approve a challenged adult-use cannabis bill two years earlier, for the second time, in 2022, <a href="https://hightimes.com/news/south-dakota-voters-reject-adult-use-cannabis-second-time-around/">voters in South Dakota rejected a measure to legalize adult-use cannabis</a>.</p>
<p>“The voters said yes to establishing a medical marijuana system, and they said no to establishing a recreational marijuana system,” Deutsch said at the time.</p>
<p>In 2020, the South Dakota voters approved Initiated Measure 26 and approved medical cannabis with 69% of voters in favor of the measure. A majority of voters in South Dakota also approved a ballot measure to legalize adult-use cannabis. Constitutional Amendment A was approved with 54% of the vote, according to election records. However, a lawsuit filed last year by Gov. Kristi Noem and two highway patrol officers prevented the bill approved by voters from ever seeing the light of day. The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled on Nov 24, 2021, that the measure couldn’t be implemented because it violated a requirement that constitutional amendments deal with just one subject.</p>
<p>Since then, Deutsch has been working to narrow the scope of the state’s medical cannabis program.</p>
<p><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4351/Detail">Deutsch</a> was prime sponsor of four medical cannabis bills seeking to add regulations and personally led the fight against popup clinics. But last February, the <a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1176/Detail">Senate Health and Human Services Committee</a> rejected <a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24247">HB1129</a> and <a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24136">HB1172</a>.</p>
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<p>The Maryland House of Delegates passed a bill on April 10 that bars police from using the odor of cannabis as the basis for the search of a person or automobile. The measure, House Bill 1071, also lowers the civil fine for consuming cannabis in public to $50. </p>
<p>The bill was approved by the <a href="https://hightimes.com/news/maryland-lawmakers-pass-recreational-marijuana-sales-bill/">Maryland </a>House by a vote of 101-36 in the closing minutes of the legislative session Monday night after passing in the state Senate with amendments earlier in the day. The legislation now heads to the desk of Democratic Gov. Wes Moore for consideration.</p>
<h2 id="bill-bans-searches-based-on-odor-of-weed"><strong>Bill Bans Searches Based on Odor of Weed</strong></h2>
<p>Under <a href="https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1071">House Bill 1071</a>, law enforcement officers would be prohibited from using the odor of raw or burnt cannabis as probable cause to search a person or vehicle. Supporters of the legislation maintain that the bill is required to fulfill the intent of Question 4, a ballot referendum to legalize recreational marijuana that passed with nearly two-thirds of the vote in the midterm elections last year. House Bill 1071 also bans searches based on possession of a legal amount of marijuana or the presence of cash in the proximity of cannabis without additional evidence showing an intent to distribute marijuana.</p>
<p>Question 4, which takes effect on July 1, legalizes possession of up to 12 grams of cannabis for personal use. Possession of between 12 and 20 grams will be a civil offense, punishable by a fine of up to $250. Possession of cannabis in quantities greater than 20 grams will be a misdemeanor carrying penalties including up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.</p>
<p>Because possession of cannabis will still be illegal in amounts greater than 12 grams, legalization advocates say House Bill 1071 is necessary to protect the rights of legal cannabis users. The legislation follows a court decision from the Maryland Supreme Court last year that upheld police authority to briefly detain and search individuals based on the odor of cannabis, despite the state’s legalization of medical marijuana in 2013. Assistant Maryland Public Defender Michele Hall, who unsuccessfully argued the Supreme Court case, told the House Judiciary Committee last month that police will continue to conduct searches based solely on the perceived odor of cannabis.</p>
<p>“Legalization alone did not fix this problem,” Hall told the House Judiciary Committee last month, <a href="https://thedailyrecord.com/2023/03/20/house-passes-bill-removing-marijuana-smell-as-probable-cause/">according to a report</a> from the <em>Maryland Daily Record</em>.</p>
<p>“As long as odor supports Fourth Amendment intrusion, Marylanders legally engaging in the cannabis market are at risk,” added Hall. “Alleging odor of cannabis alone is nothing more than a blank check for police to intrude upon a person’s right to privacy in the hopes of finding something criminal, and the Fourth Amendment requires more.”</p>
<p>The legislation to ban police from using the odor of marijuana as probable cause for a search is also supported by the Maryland chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.</p>
<p>“Marijuana odor stops and searches not only pose serious risk to people’s Fourth Amendment rights, they enable racial profiling and dangerous and unnecessary police interactions,” Yanet Amanuel, the chapter’s public policy director, told the Judiciary Committee in March.</p>
<p>“This is why it is critical that the legislature must step up and ensure that the law and police practices are consistent with the reason you all said you support legalization of marijuana and, most importantly, the law reflects the will of the people,” Amanuel added. “Marylanders should not fear police interactions because of a lingering odor of a now legal substance.”</p>
<p>Meg Nash, a partner at the cannabis and psychedelics law firm Vicente LLP, said that legislation such as House Bill 1071 is needed to ensure that the legalization of cannabis is enforced equally.</p>
<p>“It’s encouraging to see Maryland tackling the harmful impacts of the war on drugs, not only through adult use legalization, but by revisiting sections of their criminal code,” Nash wrote in an email to <em>High Times</em> on Wednesday. “These types of laws are necessary to protect the rights of individuals in states, like Maryland, that have legalized cannabis for adult use and show the state’s commitment to addressing harms to communities that have been disproportionately impacted by prohibition.”</p>
<p>House Bill 1071 also reduces the fine for public consumption of cannabis from $250 to $50. After receiving final passage in the closing minutes of the current legislative session Monday night, the bill has been sent to the governor’s desk for consideration.</p>
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<p>Lawmakers in <a href="https://hightimes.com/news/maryland-adult-use-cannabis-plan-advances/">Maryland</a> passed legislation over the weekend to regulate commercial cannabis production and sales after months of negotiation on issues including social equity and taxation. The bill, which sets the stage for regulated recreational marijuana sales to begin on July 1, now heads to the desk of Democratic Gov. Wes Moore.</p>
<p>The Maryland Senate passed <a href="https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0556?ys=2023rs">the bill</a> with amendments on Friday by a vote of 30-12. The House of Delegates, which originally approved the measure on March 10, passed the amended version of the legislation on Saturday with a 104-35 vote, sending the bill to Moore for consideration. The governor, who supported efforts to legalize cannabis for adults in Maryland, is expected to sign the bill, according to a report from the <em>Washington Post</em>.</p>
<p>After the bill’s passage, lawmakers said that they drew on Maryland’s experience legalizing the medicinal use of cannabis and regulatory efforts in other states to draft the legislation to legalize the production and sale of recreational marijuana.</p>
<p>“We’ve been talking with our counterparts in other states saying, ‘If you had to do it all over again what would you do differently? What did you wish you had known when you set up your program?’” Democratic Senator Melony Griffith, the chair of the Senate Finance Committee, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/08/maryland-legal-weed-pot/">said at a press conference</a>. “We have great expertise here in Maryland, with our medicinal cannabis program, and have had tremendous success. So all of those ingredients, if you will, have been rolled into our cannabis framework.”</p>
<p>In November, Maryland voters legalized recreational marijuana with the passage of Question 4, a state referendum that was approved with nearly two-thirds of the vote. The bill passed by the legislature on Saturday sets the stage for legalization to take effect, allowing adults 21 and older to possess up to 1.5 ounces of marijuana and grow up to two cannabis plants at home, beginning on July 1. </p>
<p>Under the legislation, a new regulation and enforcement division would be created within the state’s existing Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, which would be renamed the Alcohol, Tobacco and Cannabis Commission. The legislation includes provisions to guide the regulation of cannabis production and sales and sets a 9% tax on recreational marijuana purchases. </p>
<p><strong>Lawmakers Block New Amendment To Further Restrict Dispensaries</strong></p>
<p>Before the bill was passed in the House, Republican Delegate Wayne A. Hartman proposed an amendment that would increase the mandatory minimum distance separating cannabis dispensaries from 500 feet to one mile. The proposal also would have required dispensaries to be at least one mile away from schools, parks, playgrounds and libraries.</p>
<p>“So, we couldn’t put a dispensary anywhere in Ocean City because there’s nowhere that spans a mile between any of these things?” asked House Economic Matters chair C.T. Wilson.</p>
<p>“I can’t tell you I’m heartbroken by that,” Hartman replied.</p>
<p>But Wilson said that the residents of Hartman’s district might feel differently, noting that voters approved the referendum to legalize adult-use cannabis in Maryland with more than two-thirds of the vote statewide.</p>
<p>“They asked us to do this,” he said. “They asked us to do this in a fair and equitable way. They asked us to make sure we didn’t stick them all in one place and to make sure that anybody who wanted to buy does have access.”</p>
<p><strong>Social Equity A Priority</strong></p>
<p>To help promote equity in the cannabis industry and ownership by those negatively affected by marijuana prohibition, the first licenses awarded in Maryland will be reserved for social equity applicants. To qualify, an applicant must have at least 65% ownership by an individual who lived in a “disproportionately impacted area” for five of the last 10 years or attended a public school in such an area. The bill also creates a new Office of Social Equity in the cannabis division to promote participation by “people from communities that have previously been disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs,” <a href="https://wtop.com/maryland/2023/02/focus-is-on-social-equity-as-md-bill-to-establish-legalized-cannabis-industry-is-vetted-by-house-committee/">Wilson said</a> at a committee hearing for the bill last month.</p>
<p>Brian Vicente, founding partner at the cannabis and psychedelics law firm Vicente LLP, lauded the approval of the cannabis commerce legalization bill by the Maryland legislature.</p>
<p>“Maryland continues its charge towards legalization with the House and Senate sending a regulatory bill to the governor’s desk to establish a robust, adult-use licensing structure,” Vicente wrote in an email to <em>High Times</em>. “This law will increase the number of cannabis businesses, and the first round of new business owners will be social equity applicants. Since state voters passed legalization by almost 70%, it’s unsurprising that the Maryland legislature is moving quickly to implement the voter’s will. They remain firmly on target to begin adult-use sales by July 1.”</p>
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<p>Wisconsin representatives upped the ante on punishments for cannabis extraction, comparing dangerous manufacturing practices to the meth-making process. In some Wisconsin lawmakers’ eyes, extracts are entirely different from cannabis flower, and the use and manufacturing of them should be punished accordingly.</p>
<p><a href="https://wisconsinexaminer.com/brief/republicans-move-to-further-criminalize-cannabis-extracts/"><em>Wisconsin Examiner</em></a> reports that on September 30 Wisconsin’s Assembly Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention held a hearing on a bill, <a href="https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/related/proposals/ab440">Assembly Bill 440</a>,  that would enhance felony penalties surrounding butane hash oil and related products. </p>
<p>Hash oil—a concentrated THC extract <a href="https://cannabisnow.com/one-hash-oil-rosins-grandpa-herban-legend/">that has been around for generations</a>—was cited as one of the concerning forms of concentrates. Other popular forms of concentrates that have gained considerable popularity over the past few decades include wax, shatter, live resin, rosin, and the list goes on. But forms of butane hash oil (BHO) is what they’re really after.</p>
<p>Representative Jesse James (R- Altoona) testified on <a href="https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/ab440">the bill’s particular focus on butane extracts</a> but the measure also covers several facets of the manufacturing process. James emphasized throughout his testimony that certain methods of manufacturing extracts using butane can cause a risk of a chemical reaction and explosion. James cited “the open-loop system,”—a cheap, risky way of making concentrate. </p>
<p>“Growing marijuana in your home is not going to cause an explosion,” James said. “It could cause a fire if you don’t properly take care of your lamps and everything like that. But this process in and of itself, it’s almost similar to a meth lab.”</p>
<p>Under current law, cannabis manufacturing, distribution, delivery and possession charges can result in felony charges that range in severity, depending on the amount of material involved. </p>
<p>“Under this bill, the penalty increases to a Class E felony, regardless of the amount marijuana involved, if the person uses butane extraction in the manufacturing of the marijuana and in separating the plant resin from a marijuana plant,” the bill reads. The bill also raises penalties for people with past cannabis-related charges when they face new charges for THC extracts or resin.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.co.eau-claire.wi.us/our-government/departments-and-facilities/department-directory/sheriff/field-services-division/west-central-drug-task-force">The West Central Drug Task Force</a> specifically requested the enhanced felony charges.</p>
<p>Representative Kristina Shelton (D- Green Bay) wondered if the law would conflict with future regulations—causing unintended problems. “My concern is if and when we—and I will say when because I believe that we will eventually legalize marijuana, I know not everyone agrees with me but I’m going to say when. …When we legalize marijuana, if we were to pass this bill… would this bill prohibit a closed-loop system that would be considered safe by professionals, using professional-grade equipment?” </p>
<p>James conceded, “I would suspect that there would be a conflict there, statutorily.” While Shelton acknowledged the dangers of manufacturing extracts without the proper supervision, she believed the law could cause problems.</p>
<p>Governor Tony Evers proposed a $165 million regulated cannabis market that could fuel a $80 million community reinvestment fund, but it was shot down by GOP lawmakers. </p>
<p>Wisconsin <a href="https://hightimes.com/news/wisconsin-cannabis-will-not-happen/">Senator</a> Melissa Agard supported legislation to legalize marijuana in Wisconsin. In August, she <a href="https://hightimes.com/news/wisconsin-lawmakers-push-to-legalize-cannabis/">introduced legislation in an attempt to make it a reality</a>. Agard announced the legislation outside of South Beloit’s marijuana dispensary. It’s located right on the state line between Illinois and Wisconsin, and served as the frontlines for the fight to end cannabis prohibition in the area. </p>
<p>Wisconsin remains an “island of prohibition” without adult use nor medical cannabis sales. Over 60 percent of Wisconsin citizens support legalizing cannabis for adult use, while over 80 percent support legalizing medical cannabis.</p>
<p>In the meantime, however, local areas such as Milwaukee and Appleton, have all but legalized cannabis by passing local ordinances that drop fines for possession to no more than $1. In the city of Madison, cannabis possession has been decriminalized.</p>
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<p>Two Pennsylvania state lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday that would legalize recreational cannabis for adults and create a regulated market for adult-use marijuana. The legislation from Democratic state Reps. Jake Wheatley and Dan Frankel, House Bill 2050, also includes social equity provisions to encourage participation in the legal cannabis industry by members of communities disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs.</p>
<p>“I’m once again championing the effort to legalize adult-use recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania. We’ve heard from residents across the state, and the overwhelming majority agree it’s time to pass this initiative,” Wheatley <a href="https://www.pahouse.com/InTheNews/NewsRelease/?id=121233">said</a> in a joint statement on Tuesday. “Not only would it create jobs and generate much-needed revenue, but it contains important social justice provisions that would eliminate the aggressive enforcement of simple marijuana possession laws in marginalized communities.”</p>
<p>House Bill 2050, which shares the designator of a 2020 cannabis legalization bill that failed to gain the support of the GOP-led legislature, would decriminalize, regulate and tax adult-use, recreational marijuana, making it legal for purchase for those 21 and older. The legislation would also establish multiple grant programs funded by cannabis tax revenue that would benefit small, minority and women-owned businesses in Pennsylvania. Frankel said such measures were necessary to address the harm caused by decades of cannabis prohibition.</p>
<p>“Failed cannabis policies of the past have resulted in the worst of all possible worlds: insufficient protection of the public health, aggressive enforcement that disproportionately harms communities of color and zero revenue for this commonwealth,” said Frankel, who serves as the Democratic chair of the House Health Committee. “With this legislation, Pennsylvania can begin to repair the historical harms and reap the benefits of a fact-based approach to regulating the cultivation, commerce and use of cannabis for adults over 21 years old.”</p>
<p>The legislation would also establish a regulatory process for cannabis growers, processors, and retailers and levy a 10 percent tax on wholesale transactions. License fees for cannabis businesses will be based on gross revenue, with larger companies paying higher fees. Consumers will pay a retail tax of six percent for the first two years, increasing to 12 percent and then 19 percent over the following two years.</p>
<h3 id="democratic-leaders-signal-support-for-legalization">Democratic Leaders Signal Support for Legalization</h3>
<p>House Bill 2050 is already gaining the support of Pennsylvania Democratic leaders including the state’s lieutenant governor and attorney general, who called for the records of those with past marijuana convictions to be cleared through “Cannabis Clean Slate” provisions of the bill.</p>
<p>“NY has legalized marijuana. NJ has legalized marijuana. It’s time for PA to join our neighbors, and legalize marijuana,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/1442868275159859200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1442868275159859200%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.phillyvoice.com%2Fpennsylvania-marijuana-laws-legalization-recreational-use-jake-wheatley-dan-frankel%2F" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">tweeted</a> on Tuesday morning. “But let me be clear: We must simultaneously expunge the records of those serving time for nonviolent marijuana convictions—and that is non-negotiable.”</p>
<p>In February, Pennsylvania Democratic state Senator Sharif Street of Philadelphia and Senator Dan Laughlin, a Republican from Erie, <a href="https://hightimes.com/news/pennsylvania-state-senators-introduce-bipartisan-cannabis-legalization-bill/">announced</a> that they would be sponsoring bipartisan legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state. However, they have yet to actually introduce a bill in the legislature. </p>
<p>Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, who for years has been a <a href="https://hightimes.com/news/lt-gov-flies-weed-flag-pennsylvania-capitol-violation-state-law/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">vocal supporter of cannabis reform</a> and is now running to represent the Keystone State in the U.S. Senate, says that it is time for more Republican lawmakers to support cannabis legalization.</p>
<p>“Pennsylvania wants this; Pennsylvania needs this, for any number of reasons. I always tell people that the key takeaway is that prohibition is so much more work than just admitting that you’ve evolved on marijuana,” Fetterman said in a telephone interview with <em>High Times</em>. “And let’s just make this legal in a bipartisan way, because a majority of their constituents want this, too.”</p>
<p>“I love to see any time another bill comes up,” he added, referring to House Bill 2050. “Right now, we still have one Republican sponsor in the Senate, and it all comes down to when the Republicans acknowledge that the time for legal weed in Pennsylvania is right.”</p>
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<p>Lawmakers in Pennsylvania are considering <a href="https://hightimes.com/news/pennsylvania-approves-medical-marijuana/">legislation</a> that would aim to protect medical cannabis patients in the state from DUI penalties.</p>
<p>On Tuesday, a pair of state House representatives, Democrat Chris Rabb and Republican Todd Polinchock, <a href="https://www.pahouse.com/InTheNews/NewsRelease/?id=121152">announced</a> that they had introduced a bill that would “ensure the rights of the more than 500,000 medical cannabis patients in Pennsylvania, protecting them from DUI penalties.”</p>
<p>“I believe that people with a medical need for cannabis, who have acted courageously to seek help for their medical condition and have been granted use of medical cannabis, should be protected from DUI penalties for their legal medical cannabis use,” said Rabb, who represents a district in Philadelphia. “I know I’m not the only lawmaker in the General Assembly who has been contacted by constituents concerned that their responsible use of medical cannabis may expose them to targeting by law enforcement when they drive.”</p>
<p><a href="https://www.pahouse.com/InTheNews/NewsRelease/?id=121152">In a press release</a>, Rabb noted that THC often remains in an individual’s system for weeks after use, potentially complicating the enforcement of impaired driving laws when a legal cannabis consumer is behind the wheel.</p>
<p>“A medical cannabis user can take a miniscule amount of medicine for their ailment and weeks later, with traces of cannabis still in their system, be subject to arrest on a DUI charge if pulled over—not because they’ve driven impaired, but because our state laws haven’t caught up with the science,” Rabb said. </p>
<p>“And, if you think you don’t know someone who falls into this category—a person who has been prescribed medical cannabis and who drives and is fearful of the potential DUI charge they could face—you’re wrong. I am a card-carrying medical cannabis patient, and I drive regularly, including in and around Philadelphia and to Harrisburg conducting the people’s business.” </p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Legis/CSM/showMemoPublic.cfm?chamber=H&amp;SPick=20210&amp;cosponId=35058">legislation</a> would “not extend to any illegal cannabis use,” and would only apply to “approved patients with a noncommercial driver’s license who use medicinal cannabis legally and are not impaired.”</p>
<p>Polinchock said it would simply place “medical cannabis on the same level as other prescription pain relievers.”</p>
<p>“It helps many Pennsylvanians, including many of our seniors. It’s time to remove the stigma and treat this drug as we do others,” he said.</p>
<p>For Rabb, the bill is personal, noting that he, too, is a medical cannabis user.</p>
<p>“Anyone, like me, who regularly uses cannabis for symptom relief, will always be breaking the law when we get behind the wheel given that traces of THC can remain in our system for up to a month,” Rabb said. “As the law is written today, I could go to jail for six months for driving four weeks after swallowing a few drops of cannabis tincture sold at a dispensary licensed by the very same government that cashes in on tax revenue from the sale of medical cannabis. That’s perverse. And it’s also easily corrected. Our legislation will set things right.”</p>
<p>On the other side of Pennsylvania’s general assembly, a separate bill aims to remedy the same problem.</p>
<p>State Senator Camera Bartolotta, a Republican, has her own bill that would “change that by requiring proof of impairment for someone to be charged with and convicted of DUI, not just a THC level,”<a href="https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/pennsylvania/bill-aims-to-protect-medical-marijuana-patients-from-duis-by-requiring-proof-of-impairment-for/article_384955a6-1b1a-11ec-9289-eb17a2a0d260.html"> local television station WFMZ reported.</a></p>
<p>At a hearing on Tuesday, a medical cannabis patient named Jesse Roedts testified in support of Bartolotta’s legislation, recounting a time that he was charged with DUI despite being a medical marijuana patient and showing no signs of impairment.</p>
<p>“When the medical cannabis laws were passed in Pennsylvania, a critical detail was missed,” said Roedts, as quoted by <a href="https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/pennsylvania/bill-aims-to-protect-medical-marijuana-patients-from-duis-by-requiring-proof-of-impairment-for/article_384955a6-1b1a-11ec-9289-eb17a2a0d260.html">WFMZ</a>. “That detail was DUI reform for legal card holders. The state legalized medical cannabis and then turned hundreds of thousands of patients into potential criminals.”</p>
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<p>Wisconsin <a href="https://hightimes.com/news/wisconsin-cannabis-will-not-happen/">Senator</a> Melissa Agard wants to finally legalize marijuana in Wisconsin. This week, the midwestern state’s lawmakers introduced legislation in an attempt to make it a reality. More than 60 percent of Wisconsin citizens already support fully legalizing marijuana, while over 80 percent support legalizing the consumption and selling of medical marijuana.</p>
<p>Agard announced the legislation outside of South Beloit’s marijuana dispensary. It’s located right on the state line between Illinois and Wisconsin. “Not only will this proposal allow our state to right past wrongs, it will also open countless doors to our farmers and agricultural sector to participate in a growing industry,” Agard <a href="https://www.channel3000.com/democratic-lawmakers-announce-bill-to-fully-legalize-marijuana-in-wisconsin/">said</a>. “Wisconsin can no longer ignore the cannabis industry—we are losing out on millions of dollars and family sustaining jobs to our neighboring states.”</p>
<p>Agard has been advocating for legalizing marijuana for years. She is one of the new bill’s many Democratic sponsors in Wisconsin. By passing the bill, the senator wants to generate more economic support for the state. “Not only will this proposal allow our state to right past wrongs, it will also open countless doors to our farmers and agricultural sector to participate in a growing industry,” Agard said. </p>
<p>“Wisconsin can no longer ignore the cannabis industry—we are losing out on millions of dollars and family sustaining jobs to our neighboring states. […] Wisconsin is an island of prohibition. Prohibition has not worked when it comes to alcohol. It did not work with margarine, and it’s not working when it comes to cannabis.”</p>
<p>If cannabis becomes legal, $165 million in yearly tax revenue for Wisconsin is projected. The District of Columbia and 35 states, including Midwestern states such as Illinois and Michigan, are already reaping the benefits. Since Agard began representing District 16 earlier this year, she’s continued to advocate for her state to join a majority of the country in moving along with the times. Now, Agard is telling people to ask their legislators to sign the legislation, LRB 4361. Call local legislators, she implores. </p>
<p>Months ago, the Senator even penned an <a href="https://madison.com/ct/opinion/column/sen-melissa-agard-it-s-not-too-late-for-wisconsin-to-lead-on-marijuana-policy/article_aca4ad33-8e77-5cd3-9b51-fbe4fc240517.html">op-ed</a>, titled “It’s not too late for Wisconsin to lead on marijuana policy.” Since 2013, she’s called for legalizing marijuana for both medicinal and recreational use. She’s even authored previous legislations in the state, to no avail. </p>
<p>“I want to go back to the core reason that everyone should support full legalization in Wisconsin,” she wrote. “It helps us to live up to the aspirational words of our founding, that we are all created equal and should be treated as such under the laws of our state. We can lead in these efforts. There is no reason for Wisconsin to be the last state to legalize; we simply must have the political courage to do the right thing.”</p>
<p>Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers wants to do the right thing, as well. Earlier this year, Evans proposed legalizing marijuana for the 2021-2023 biennial budget. If his plan is approved, $80 million out of the estimated $165 million state revenue would go directly into the </p>
<p>“Community Reinvestment Fund.” </p>
<p>The fund would support communicates harmed by outdated laws, which have worsened racial inequality in the state. “Legalizing and taxing marijuana in Wisconsin—just like we do already with alcohol—ensures a controlled market and safe products are available for both recreational and medicinal users,” Evans <a href="https://www.channel3000.com/gov-tony-evers-proposes-legalizing-recreational-marijuana-in-2021-23-biennial-budget/">said</a>, “and can open the door for countless opportunities for us to reinvest in our communities and create a more equitable state. Frankly, red and blue states across the country have moved forward with legalization and there is no reason Wisconsin should be left behind when we know it’s supported by a majority of Wisconsinites.”</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Rhode Island is introducing safe injection sites to help combat the continuing opioid crisis.</div>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>North Carolina lawmakers could be backing medical cannabis soon, and it could herald the beginning of the end for prohibition in the state.</div>
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