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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Mississippi House of Representatives<\/span><\/a> approved a medical cannabis legalization bill. It now heads back to the Senate, which passed it last week, for a final vote on new amendments.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s (D)<\/span><\/a> new budget plan projects that the state will generate more than $1.25 billion in legal marijuana tax revenue over the next six years.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>South Carolina Republican senator<\/span><\/a> who is sponsoring a medical cannabis bill said it will be on the Senate floor next week for debate on special order, meaning that the body must vote on it before any other legislation is taken up.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Republican chairman and top Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate Banking & Insurance Committee<\/span><\/a> announced they\u2019ll be filing a state-level marijuana banking bill to serve as a companion to the federal SAFE Banking Act.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>Utah Republican representative<\/span><\/a> filed a bill to create a task force to study and make recommendations on the therapeutic uses of psychedelics such as psilocybin for treating mental health disorders.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A political consultant to <\/span>Texas\u2019s agriculture commissioner<\/span><\/a> was indicted in an alleged hemp license bribery scheme.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a> is proposing to place five tryptamine hallucinogens in Schedule I.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a> said licensed hemp businesses are eligible for its Rural Energy Pilot Grants Program.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Supreme Court<\/span><\/a> heard oral arguments in a case about the terms of crack offense resentencing under federal criminal justice reform legislation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201c41 states across America (including OR) have voted to give terminally-ill patients the freedom to choose experimental treatments. But the federal government is blocking doctors from being able to facilitate psilocybin-related therapies. I\u2019m leading the charge to change that.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/span><\/a> tweeted about discussing her marijuana legalization bill with a Harvard class.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Former Democratic presidential candidate <\/span>Marianna]e Williamson<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cLegalizing cannabis is taking on added urgency now, not only because of people unjustly incarcerated but also for medicinal and environmental reasons. Time to scrap what should never have been a prohibition in the first place.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Louisiana Democratic Senate candidate <\/span>Gary Chambers<\/span><\/a> spoke about his support for equitable marijuana legalization and his <\/span>decision<\/span><\/a> to smoke cannabis in a campaign ad.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>California Democratic congressional candidate <\/span>Lourin Hubbard<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cThe time has come to end the federal prohibition on Marijuana in this country. 91% of US want this done. Black and brown people are 4x more likely to be arrested for marijuana laws than white people with states spending $3.7 billion enforcing marijuana laws every year.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The House bill to <\/span>deschedule marijuana and fund programs to repair drug war harms<\/span><\/a> got one new cosponsor for a total of 103.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ STATES<\/b>
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\n<\/span>New Jersey<\/span><\/a> Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said in his second inaugural <\/span>address<\/span><\/a> that \u201cbusinesses in the new cannabis industry that we are setting up in the name of social justice\u201d are part of efforts to \u201ccontinue growing the innovation economy that will power our future and make us a model for the nation and the world.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Louisiana<\/span><\/a> Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) criticized a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate\u2019s ad that shows him smoking marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A spokesperson for <\/span>Indiana<\/span><\/a> Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) said his opposition to marijuana legalization \u201chasn\u2019t changed\u201d but that he will review any bills lawmakers send him.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Hawaii\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Progressive Legislative Caucus is backing a marijuana legalization bill.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>South Dakota<\/span><\/a> Senate Health and Human Service Committee voted to limit medical cannabis patients to three homegrown plants and <\/span>approved<\/span><\/a> other marijuana legislation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The chairman of the <\/span>Missouri<\/span><\/a> House Veterans Committee said he would prefer lawmakers to pass marijuana legalization rather than have voters do it via a ballot initiative.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Kentucky<\/span><\/a> lawmakers held a press conference to support marijuana legalization legislation. Separately, the <\/span>representative<\/span><\/a> sponsoring a medical cannabis bill <\/span>said<\/span><\/a> he thinks the votes are there to pass it but he must first convince Senate leadership to bring it up.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Mexico<\/span><\/a> lawmakers are only considering a handful of marijuana bills this session.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>New York<\/span><\/a> assemblyman tweeted, \u201cSince 2001, more than 30,000 veterans have died by suicide. When it comes to suicide prevention, we should have every treatment option on the table, which is why we need to pass medical Psilocybin now!\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Utah<\/span><\/a> regulators launched an effort to expand medical cannabis access.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ohio<\/span><\/a> regulators suspended the medical cannabis employee license of Ancient Roots\u2019s CEO for allegedly giving out product samples.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Montana<\/span><\/a> regulators are accepting topic submissions for an upcoming roundtable discussion about marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Washington State<\/span><\/a> Social Equity in Cannabis Task Force will meet on Monday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Nevada<\/span><\/a> regulators will consider marijuana business issues on Tuesday.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>San Bernardino County, California\u2019s<\/span><\/a> sheriff and federal agencies are being sued by Empyreal Logistics for allegedly unlawfully searching transportation vehicles and seizing money from cannabis clients.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Canadian<\/span><\/a> Embassy to Belgium and Luxembourg tweeted about discussing cannabis issues with a Belgian lawmaker.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A review concluded that \u201cseveral preclinical and clinical studies have proposed that CBD may be a reliable agent to <\/span>inhibit the reinforcing and rewarding impact of drugs<\/span><\/a>\u201d and that it \u201cshows a good safety profile, mild side effects in animal preclinical and clinical research.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A review examined the \u201cendocannabinoid system as a promising therapeutic target in <\/span>inflammatory bowel disease<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce, National Cannabis Industry Association, Minority Cannabis Business Association, United States Cannabis Council and National Cannabis Roundtable<\/span><\/a> sent a letter urging Virginia lawmakers to include sentencing relief for people previously convicted of marijuana offenses in any legalization reenactment legislation considered this year.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Weldon Project<\/span><\/a> is teaming up with the Black Comics Collective and Burn1 on an NFT of a Snoop Dogg song and artwork to raise money for cannabis reform advocacy.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ BUSINESS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a> completed its acquisition of Bloom Dispensaries.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Fire & Flower Holdings Corp.<\/span><\/a> filed a Form 40-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in preparation to list on the Nasdaq.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Crecco Labs<\/span><\/a> terminated its acquisition of Blair Wellness, LLC.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Leafly Holdings Inc. and Merida Merger Corp. I<\/span><\/a> adjourned a special meeting to approve their merger to February 1.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>HEXO Corp.<\/span><\/a> detailed a cost-cutting plan.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Awakn Life Sciences Corp.<\/span><\/a> signed a memorandum of understanding with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies to explore a partnership utilizing MDMA-assisted therapy to treat alcohol use disorder in Europe.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Martha Stewart\u2019s<\/span><\/a> CBD brand launched a line of topicals.<\/span>
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