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\n<\/span>Mississippi lawmakers<\/span><\/a> reached an agreement to send a medical cannabis bill to Gov. Tate Reeves\u2019s (R)\u00a0 desk this week. A bicameral conference committee will tweak newly amended zoning provisions, with final passage expected on Wednesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Amazon<\/span><\/a> is endorsing a GOP-led federal marijuana legalization bill. The company previously announced it would stop testing most employees for cannabis and backed a separate Democratic-led legalization measure.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>Virginia House Courts of Justice subcommittee<\/span><\/a> amended a psychedelics decriminalization bill to make it focused on medical use, but then voted to table the legislation until next year. A similar measure is still pending in the Senate, with bipartisan support.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oklahoma Republican lawmakers<\/span><\/a> filed bills that would decriminalize psilocybin and encourage research into the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic for treating conditions like PTSD, severe depression and opioid use disorder.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Several competing Missouri ballot initiatives and legislative proposals<\/span><\/a> to legalize marijuana contain provisions to expunge prior records\u2014but they differ in detail, and legal experts say some could cause more harm than good.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a> and Cornell University are launching a webinar series on hemp research.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>U.S. Supreme Court<\/span><\/a> declined to take up a man\u2019s case challenging the constitutionality of criminalizing selling drugs with medical or religious uses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT)<\/span><\/a> tweeted about visiting a hemp processing facility, saying, \u201cThis Montana business is providing good-paying jobs, boosting the local economy & supporting Montana farmers. We need to be supporting MT ag, not hindering it.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/span><\/a> said there are \u201cthree things that really bring people together\u2014animals, Britney Spears and cannabis.\u201d She also authored an <\/span>op-ed<\/span><\/a> calling on South Carolina lawmakers to pass a medical marijuana bill.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA)<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cGood event yesterday in Leona Valley with @kathrynbarger and @LACoSheriff to discuss our continued efforts to combat the illegal marijuana grows. Since I first brought national attention to this crisis sweeping across our community, we have made significant progress.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Missouri Democratic congressional candidate <\/span>Henry Martin<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cKeeping marijuana illegal has resulted in an above-ground market in many states where people sell marijuana-like products that are not regulated at all by the FDA. Let\u2019s end this dangerous nonsense. We don\u2019t need spice and synthetic hemp products on our streets. Just legalize it.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro, currently the attorney general, tweeted, \u201cLegalize marijuana. Expunge records.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Delaware\u2019s<\/span><\/a> state auditor tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s been one year since I released a special report on the potential revenue Delaware could see if it taxed and regulated marijuana for adult use.\u201d The <\/span>House Health & Human Development Committee<\/span><\/a> will consider a cannabis legalization bill on Wednesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>South Dakota<\/span><\/a> Senate approved several bills to amend medical cannabis rules.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Wisconsin<\/span><\/a> Senate defeated a marijuana legalization amendment.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Virginia\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Senate president pro tempore tweeted, \u201cThere was a young man running for Senate who got 6 mil+ views last week for smoking a joint. Please. I\u2019m a 78 year grandma who legalized pot and now has her own cannibis store.\u00a0 And I\u2019m the last thing standing between The GOP and total control of Virginia\u2026 Did I mention my store is on High Street in Portsmouth?\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Minnesota\u2019s<\/span><\/a> House majority leader said he\u2019s concerned Senate Republicans will continue to block his marijuana legalization bill.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Connecticut\u2019s<\/span><\/a> House majority leader tweeted about how youth service bureaus are working on \u201cexamining the possible impact of cannabis legislation.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Ohio<\/span><\/a> House Health Committee advanced a bill to add autism spectrum disorder as a medical cannabis qualifying condition.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Michigan<\/span><\/a> House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on a bill to allow police to conduct roadside saliva tests for THC.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Washington State<\/span><\/a> lawmakers are considering several marijuana equity bills.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>New Mexico<\/span><\/a> representative spoke about efforts to bring more entrepreneurs into the cannabis industry.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Alaska<\/span><\/a> regulators proposed rules changes on the marijuana enforcement action process. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Vermont<\/span><\/a> regulators posted marijuana guidance for municipalities.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Texas<\/span><\/a> regulators published a notice of compliance with a temporary injunction on their ban on delta-8 THC.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Florida<\/span><\/a> regulators issued variances on rules for hemp laboratory testing for two companies.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Nevada<\/span><\/a> regulators met to act on marijuana business issues.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Tennessee\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Medical Cannabis Commission will meet on Friday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A full list of <\/span>New York municipalities<\/span><\/a> that opted out of allowing recreational marijuana retailers or social consumption areas was released by state regulators.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Thailand\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Narcotics Control Board agreed to remove marijuana from the list of controlled substances.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Costa Rica\u2019s<\/span><\/a> government is asking lawmakers to amend a medical cannabis and hemp bill to remove home cultivation and lower allowable THC amounts.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>France\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Council of State suspended a ban on selling raw hemp flowers and leaves.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Philippine<\/span><\/a> presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos said he supports medical cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>Guernsey<\/span><\/a> lawmaker is inquiring about cannabis licensing lessons from Jersey.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A study suggested that \u201ccannabis is largely an alternative to <\/span>palliative care<\/span><\/a> for terminal patients\u201d and that \u201cfor those in palliative care, it is a therapeutic complement used at higher levels of pain.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study of people with <\/span>fibromyalgia<\/span><\/a> found that \u201cthe majority of participants believed that psychedelics have potential for chronic pain treatments and would be willing to participate in a psychedelic-based clinical trial for their pain.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>South Dakota Democratic Party<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201d As Democrats, we want to ensure the will of the people is followed. In 2020, 70% of voters made it clear that South Dakotans want Medical Marijuana!\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>More Perfect Union<\/span><\/a> released a video featuring federal marijuana prisoners asking President Joe Biden to grant them clemency.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ BUSINESS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Ballard Partners<\/span><\/a> launched a national cannabis practice group.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Fire & Flower Holdings Corp.<\/span><\/a> completed its acquisition of Pineapple Express Delivery Inc.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Home Depot<\/span><\/a> is being sued by an employee who says she was improperly put on medical leave after revealing she uses medical cannabis to treat PTSD.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>HEXO Corp.<\/span><\/a> sent an update about its strategic plan.<\/span>
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