Home Grow News: 2/17 - 2/23
United States
NY: If you didn't already see, they approved the rules (mere hours after last week's Grow News went out!)
AR: Attorney General approves a revised version of a ballot initiative to expand medical cannabis access by allowing homegrow
LA: Advocates are hosting a "Veterans Rally for Home Grow" mid-march to spread the word about the impact growing can have for veterans and patients
NH: State Rep Alissandra Murray spoke about her decision to vote against HB1633, citing state-run models, lack of homegrow in her reasoning
https://x.com/alissandra4mht/status/1760690385171746858?s=20
NJ: Activists march to the State House to show support for homegrow rights; supported by large portion of state's industry
https://twitter.com/freedomisgreen/status/1760450797026812167NJ: Top Regulator "Encourages" Lawmakers To Explore Home Grow (While stating it is "not in our purview" to allow as regulators)
PA: Gov. Josh Shapiro has called for legalizing marijuana; House Bill includes the right to grow your own
International
GERMANY: Parliament legalizes possession and home cultivation 407-226!
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/germanys-parliament-approves-marijuana-legalization-bill/
EUROPE: The European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), transitioning to the European Drug Agency (EUDA) announced the publication of its latest work program for 2024-2026, mentioning Malta & Luxembourg among successful cannabis programs to allow personal cultivation.
https://born2invest.com/articles/emcdda-cannabis-law-european-union/
OTHER:
Matt Friedman (Politico) pointed out on Twitter that NY's justification to allow Home Grow undermines NJ's justification for banning it
https://twitter.com/MattFriedmanNJ/status/1759728609529319623?s=20
Gorilla Grow Tent's announced the 2023 Grow Strong Cup Winner Beanz 2Blazed on Twitter
https://twitter.com/GorillaGrowTent/status/1759230221184557355?s=20
And finally...
2 More Reasons to Grow Your Own:
Banned Pesticides Keep Showing Up In Legal Weed:
https://www.sfgate.com/cannabis/article/banned-pesticides-testing-california-cannabis-18678450.php
For Marijuana Users, Even Legalization Doesn’t Guarantee Safety: Mold, pesticides and heavy metals can contaminate pot products, threatening to sicken users (WSJ/Paywall)