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\n<\/span>Connecticut\u2019s House speaker<\/span><\/a> decided to take up marijuana legalization in a special session in the coming days after Republicans threatened to run out the clock on debate until the end of the regular session at midnight on Wednesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new poll from the ACLU and Drug Policy Alliance found that <\/span>two-thirds of American voters<\/span><\/a> support decriminalizing drugs. The survey is timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon declaring the war on drugs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The new organization <\/span>Ground Game Texas<\/span><\/a> is planning to put marijuana and other progressive issues on local ballots across the state after the Republican-controlled legislature blocked reform this session.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>man who received clemency from President Donald Trump<\/span><\/a> says a pending federal marijuana legalization bill would leave many cannabis prisoners behind with its resentencing provisions. He\u2019s asking lawmakers for amendments.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Department of Energy<\/span><\/a> is funding research and development projects, including one on hemp fiber insulation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cThank you, @DrugPolicyOrg, for leading a letter urging Congress to remove the rider prohibiting DC from spending local funds on commercializing recreational marijuana. The letter was signed by 44 local, state + national justice reform, liberty + public health organizations.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Puerto Rico<\/span><\/a> Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia (NPP) signed a bill preventing medical cannabis from being considered a violation of probation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/a> Gov. Jared Polis (D) issued a proclamation declaring Hemp Week, and a U.S. flag made out of hemp is flying over the state capitol.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Vermont<\/span><\/a> Gov. Phil Scott (R) made an appointment to the Cannabis Control Board Advisory Committee.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Pennsylvania\u2019s<\/span><\/a> lieutenant governor posted to Facebook about visiting a marijuana exhibition at the Philadelphia Flower Show.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Wyoming\u2019s<\/span><\/a> attorney general is defending a police officer whom the state Supreme Court found lied on the stand during a case accusing hemp farmers of growing marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Mexico<\/span><\/a> Senate leadership said, in response to a complaint from the state\u2019s health secretary, that the body will not investigate a senator\u2019s involvement with a medical cannabis business.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Delaware<\/span><\/a> representative sponsoring a marijuana legalization bill up for a vote on Thursday says he is \u201cuncertain\u201d if it has enough support to pass.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Alabama<\/span><\/a> senator who sponsored a successful medical cannabis bill spoke about the implementation of the program.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ohio<\/span><\/a> regulators added Huntington\u2019s disease, terminal illness and spasticity as medical cannabis qualifying conditions.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Montana\u2019s<\/span><\/a> top marijuana regulator said she hopes to release draft legalization implementation rules by September.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Jersey<\/span><\/a> officials discussed cannabis research with scientists from Israel.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Tennessee<\/span><\/a> regulators sent a reminder about the need to renew hemp licenses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oklahoma<\/span><\/a> regulators reported new medical cannabis tax revenue data.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Sioux Falls, South Dakota<\/span><\/a> City Council is moving to put medical cannabis business applications on hold until state officials issue regulations.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Denver, Colorado\u2019s<\/span><\/a> official Twitter account posted, in response to a discussion about people\u2019s desire for a cannabis dispensary at the airport, \u201cCome downtown! Denver\u2019s A-Train departs the airport on a regular basis.\"😉\" It\u2019s federally illegal to transport marijuana in a plane. Thus, @DENAirport\u2019s policy on not allowing marijuana consumption or possession.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A study found that \u201cprolonged medical cannabis treatment is associated with <\/span>quality of life improvement<\/span><\/a> and reduction of analgesic medication consumption in chronic pain patients.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study found that \u201cdrivers in states that legalized medical marijuana self-reported <\/span>driving after marijuana use<\/span><\/a> slightly more than drivers in states where both medical and recreational were illegal\u201d but that \u201cmarijuana users in states that legalized [recreational marijuana] self-reported driving after marijuana use less than their counterparts [in states that haven\u2019t enacted legalization]\u201d and that \u201cno predominant pattern suggesting that those in states with liberal marijuana policies were more tolerant of driving after marijuana use.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Students for Sensible Drug Policy<\/span><\/a> chapters sent a letter calling on congressional leaders to vote on a federal marijuana legalization bill this month.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>National Cannabis Industry Association<\/span><\/a> published an overview of the science, history and uses of medical cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Freshly Baked<\/span><\/a> made Massachusetts\u2019s first legal recreational marijuana delivery.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Jushi Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a> reported quarterly revenue of $32.3 million and a net loss of $156.7 million.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Goodness Growth Holdings, Inc\u2019s<\/span><\/a> subsidiary Resurgent Biosciences is expanding its intellectual property development and clinical research efforts into psychedelic medicine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>HEXO Corp<\/span><\/a> won dismissal of a shareholder class action lawsuit.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Mydecine Innovations Group<\/span><\/a> said it has discovered more than 40 compounds with pharmacological potential in various species of mushrooms, including varieties of psilocybe cubensis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Cresco Labs<\/span><\/a> asked a federal judge to dismiss a breach of contract claim from a proposed class action lawsuit alleging it did not pay workers for the time spent putting on and taking off required personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Watco Companies<\/span><\/a> is being sued by a former employee for allegedly improperly firing him over medical cannabis use.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Arkansas<\/span><\/a> dispensaries have sold more than $330 million worth of medical cannabis since the program began.<\/span>
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\n<\/b>\/ CORRECTION<\/b>
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\n<\/b>Wednesday\u2019s issue incorrectly reported Illinois\u2019 total year-to-date medical cannabis sales as the tally for May. The correct figure is $34.2 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

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