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Malta votes to legalize marijuana; NY psilocybin bill; MT cannabis regs approved; MO Supreme Court hears licensing secrets case<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>Malta\u2019s Parliament<\/span><\/a> voted to legalize marijuana. President George Vella is expected to sign the legislation into law by this weekend.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Federal scientists with the Food and Drug Administration, National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institutes of Health<\/span><\/a> detailed in a new National Cancer Institute journal article how current restrictive marijuana policies\u2014including Schedule I status and a lack of access to dispensary cannabis\u2014\u201dhinder research in several ways.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>New York assemblyman<\/span><\/a> filed a new bill to legalize psilocybin therapy, with a focus on ensuring access to the psychedelic treatment for military veterans and first responders.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Montana legislature\u2019s Economic Affairs Interim Committee<\/span><\/a> voted to move ahead with marijuana regulations as the January 1 sales launch approaches\u2014just days after initially rejecting proposed rules.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Missouri Supreme Court<\/span><\/a> heard oral arguments in a case challenging regulators\u2019 decision to keep medical cannabis licensing information secret.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Department of Justice and Attorney General Merrick Garland<\/span><\/a> asked a federal court to dismiss them from a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a black-owned Washington State marijuana business.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a> is funding a project on hemp as a cover crop.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV)<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cNevada\u2019s cannabis industry has created new businesses and jobs, bringing millions in new tax revenue for our state. Today, I met with the Chamber of Cannabis and local leaders in the industry to learn more about their work and what I can do to ensure these businesses thrive.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cBy ending nonviolent cannabis prison sentences, the #StatesReformAct will save taxpayers $571 MILLION in federal prison costs according to new impact analysis by @recidiviz.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The House bill to <\/span>require clinical trials on the medical benefits of cannabis for military veterans<\/span><\/a> got one new cosponsor for a total of three.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ STATES<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Oregon<\/span><\/a> Gov. Kate Brown (D) signed legislation to provide funds to combat illegal marijuana cultivation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Indiana<\/span><\/a> Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) reiterated his concern that federal law needs to change before the state considers legalizing marijuana. Meanwhile, a <\/span>representative<\/span><\/a> discussed a bill she is planning to introduce to create a commission that would issue recommendations on how the state could structure a legal cannabis system in the future.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Florida<\/span><\/a> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried, currently the agriculture commissioner, reacted to criticism about what she said was a <\/span>joke<\/span><\/a> about people sending her medical cannabis for her birthday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a> attorney general announced that a local credit union became the first to be certified for cannabis banking protocols by an independent organization.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Georgia\u2019s<\/span><\/a> House speaker removed a member of the Medical Marijuana Commission, a police chief who is under investigation for his department\u2019s K-9 unit expenses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Alabama\u2019s<\/span><\/a> House speaker said he\u2019s open to considering any new medical cannabis legislation that regulators say they need.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Assembly majority leader said she\u2019s not surprised by the number of municipalities opting out of allowing recreational marijuana dispensaries and on-site consumption facilities.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Virginia<\/span><\/a> regulators received federal approval for the state\u2019s hemp plan.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/a> has generated $392.8 million in marijuana tax revenue so far in 2021\u2014a new annual record with one month left to go. They also published updated average market <\/span>rates<\/span><\/a> for cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Vermont<\/span><\/a> regulators issued recommendations for marijuana business code compliance and penalties.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Michigan<\/span><\/a> regulators will begin printing patient and caregiver photos on their registration cards.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Wisconsin<\/span><\/a> regulators are urging people to become certified as hemp inspectors to address a shortage.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Washington State<\/span><\/a> regulators sent an update about transitioning to a new marijuana tracking system.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Jersey<\/span><\/a> regulators will begin accepting recreational marijuana cultivation, distribution and testing business license applications on Wednesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Louisiana<\/span><\/a> House House Criminal Justice Impacts of Legalizing Cannabis Subcommittee will meet on Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Tennessee<\/span><\/a> Medical Cannabis Commission will meet on Friday.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Northampton, Massachusetts\u2019s<\/span><\/a> mayor donated the cannabis chocolate bar he bought in the state\u2019s first legal recreational marijuana sale to a museum.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rochester, New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a> mayor-elect is forming a commission to prepare the city for the launch of legal marijuana sales.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Yellowstone County, Montana<\/span><\/a> commissioners voted to put a question on allowing marijuana dispensaries on the June ballot.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Schenectady, New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a> City Council voted to allow marijuana dispensaries and on-site consumption facilities, a reversal of an earlier decision.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Princeton, New Jersey<\/span><\/a> Public Schools Board of Education is raising concerns about marijuana dispensaries.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Canada\u2019s<\/span><\/a> health minister granted exemptions allowing three people with mental health conditions to undergo psilocybin therapy.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>France\u2019s<\/span><\/a> interior minister spoke out against legalizing marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A study suggested that \u201cregular cannabis and cannabidiol users may have the same or better capacity for higher measures of <\/span>anaerobic power output<\/span><\/a>, and cannabis users may have the same or better capacity for higher measures of muscular strength.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Maryland Association of Counties<\/span><\/a> hosted a conference panel on marijuana legalization.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Council for Federal Cannabis Regulation<\/span><\/a> sent a <\/span>letter<\/span><\/a> asking Health and Human Services Sec. Xavier Becerra for a meeting to discuss a workaround to the drug exclusion rule that the Food and Drug Administration says prevents it from regulating CBD products because the substance is already a prescription drug.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ BUSINESS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>HEXO Corp<\/span><\/a> reported quarterly revenue of $50.2 million and a net loss of $117 million.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Fire & Flower Holdings Corp.<\/span><\/a> reported quarterly revenue of $45.4 million and a net loss of $2 million.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Columbia Care Inc.<\/span><\/a> launched medical cannabis extract vaporizer pen products in the UK.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Workers at <\/span>Cannaseur\u2019s Choice LLC<\/span><\/a> received federal approval to hold a union vote.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Gotham Green Partners LLC<\/span><\/a> filed a lawsuit against an affiliate of Common Citizen, alleging that the company is improperly refusing to recognize its exercise of warrants to buy preferred equity units.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>SpaceX and Tesla CEO <\/span>Elon Musk<\/span><\/a> thanked Martha Stewart for an apparent gift of CBD products.<\/span><\/p>\n

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