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title: Your Top 5 News Stories - December 3, 2021
description: San Francisco Suspends Cannabis Tax To Combat Illegal Marijuana, Malta Is To Legalize Cannabis For Personal Use, Social Clubs, But Not Sales, and more!
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# [Your Top 5 News Stories - December 3, 2021](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/in-sight-daily-12-03-21)

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| <https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/12/01/san-francisco-suspends-cannabis-tax-to-combat-illegal-marijuana-sales/>   | [San Francisco Suspends Cannabis Tax To Combat Illegal Marijuana](https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/12/01/san-francisco-suspends-cannabis-tax-to-combat-illegal-marijuana-sales/) San Francisco will suspend the city’s Cannabis Business Tax through the end of 2022 in an effort to combat the illicit market. |
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| <https://www.forbes.com/sites/dariosabaghi/2021/12/01/malta-is-to-legalize-cannabis-for-personal-use-social-clubs-but-not-sales/?sh=37e17b7c6c86>   | [Malta Is To Legalize Cannabis For Personal Use, Social Clubs, But Not Sales](https://www.forbes.com/sites/dariosabaghi/2021/12/01/malta-is-to-legalize-cannabis-for-personal-use-social-clubs-but-not-sales/?sh=65e29a556c86) Citizens in Malta will be able to cultivate cannabis at home and establish Social Clubs but the bill will not establish a regulated market. |
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| <https://www.marijuanamoment.net/usda-announces-hemp-policy-changes-to-improve-insurance-coverage-for-producers/>   | [USDA Announces Hemp Policy Changes To Improve Insurance Coverage For Producers](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/usda-announces-hemp-policy-changes-to-improve-insurance-coverage-for-producers/) USDA’s Risk Management Agency said it is taking steps to improve insurance policies for hemp businesses.   |
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| <https://phys.org/news/2021-12-recreational-cannabis-legalization-employment-counties.html>   | [Study: Recreational cannabis legalization increases employment in counties with dispensaries](https://phys.org/news/2021-12-recreational-cannabis-legalization-employment-counties.html) Researchers find increased employment, especially in manufacturing, following the opening of legal recreational cannabis dispensaries. |
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| <https://www.marijuanamoment.net/gw-pharma-scores-interim-victory-in-cannabis-extraction-patent-infringement-fight-with-canopy-op-ed/>   | [GW Pharma Scores Interim Victory In Cannabis Extraction Patent Infringement Fight With Canopy (Op-Ed)](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/gw-pharma-scores-interim-victory-in-cannabis-extraction-patent-infringement-fight-with-canopy-op-ed/) U.S District Judge issued a claim construction order favoring GW Pharmaceuticals in the Canopy Growth Lawsuit. |
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