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\n<\/span>Oklahoma\u2019s secretary of state<\/span><\/a> certified that activists collected enough signatures to put a marijuana legalization initiative before voters. But it may not end up on November\u2019s ballot, because there are still additional formalities it needs to go through as deadlines to print voting materials approach.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Nebraskas\u2019s secretary of state<\/span><\/a> announced that activists failed to collect enough valid signatures to qualify two medical cannabis initiatives for the November ballot.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)<\/span><\/a>\u2014who has long called the war on drugs a failure\u2014just vetoed a bill to allow safe consumption sites for illegal drugs that harm reduction advocates say could save lives.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Marijuana prohibitionists have filed legal challenges<\/span><\/a> that seek to prevent Missouri and Arkansas voters from having a chance to legalize cannabis in November. Legalization opponents have increasingly relied on courts to block voters\u2019 popular will over the past several election cycles.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In <\/span>Pennsylvania\u2019s U.S. Senate race<\/span><\/a>, Republican candidate Mehmet Oz is attacking Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman\u2019s support for marijuana reform\u2014even as polls show a majority of the state\u2019s voters back legalization and Oz himself has previously touted the benefits of cannabis, calling it \u201ca lot safer than alcohol.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Here\u2019s a look at how the <\/span>Missouri secretary of state<\/span><\/a> played an unusual role in securing a ballot spot for a marijuana legalization initiative after initial county petition analyses indicated that activists didn\u2019t have enough valid signatures to qualify.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram<\/span><\/a> said that \u201canyone with a smartphone has a drug dealer with them.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>White House Office of National Drug Policy<\/span><\/a> appointed new members to its Performance Review Board.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cWe\u2019ve accomplished so much meaningful reform since our Democratic majorities took office. But our job isn\u2019t finished \u2014 from student debt cancellation to cannabis legalization to defunding forever wars, there is more work ahead of us. And I intend to keep fighting for it.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR)<\/span><\/a> tweeted. \u201cThankfully, law enforcement in southern Oregon are busting massive illegal marijuana grows run by cartels. The problem? Joe Biden\u2019s Border Crisis. Cartels are flooding to southern Oregon and will continue to do so until the border is secure.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Louisiana Democratic Senate candidate <\/span>Gary Chambers<\/span><\/a> said \u201cthere are people in Congress that are smoking weed,\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate <\/span>Charles Booker<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cKentucky has some of the best soil in the world for growing cannabis, but our politicians would rather criminalize a plant than put more money in the pockets of small farmers.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York Democratic congressional candidate <\/span>Suraj Patel<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201c#NY12 and America have a mental health problem, 1 in 5 NYers suffer from mental illness. Lack of affordable housing & our mental health crisis is also a driver of homelessness. We need new thinking- a mental health moonshot that unshackles the potential power of psychedelics.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Mexico<\/span><\/a> Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Ronchetti\u2019s campaign did not respond to media requests for comment on his position about marijuana policy.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Illinois\u2019s<\/span><\/a> lieutenant governor tweeted about the state\u2019s marijuana revenue-funded Restore, Reinvest, and Renew grants program.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Tennessee\u2019s<\/span><\/a> agriculture commissioner said the future of the hemp industry is \u201cvery uncertain.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Indiana<\/span><\/a> legislature\u2019s Interim Study Committee on Public Health, Behavioral Health and Human Services is examining marijuana decriminalization and other cannabis issues.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>Missouri<\/span><\/a> senator expressed concerns about the marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a> regulators withdrew their appeal of a preliminary injunction placed on their recall of certain medical cannabis vapes. Separately, a <\/span>court<\/span><\/a> ordered the Department of Health to reveal data on how many patients have been recommended medical cannabis for opioid addiction treatment.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Nevada<\/span><\/a> regulators provided resources to help people apply for cannabis consumption lounge licenses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Minnesota\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Board of Pharmacy wants to create a \u201cCannabis Management Office to oversee all aspects of the manufacturing and sale of cannabis products.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>California<\/span><\/a> regulators are accepting applications from businesses that want to manufacture hemp products and extracts.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oregon\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council <\/span>approved<\/span><\/a> funds<\/span><\/a> made available by the voter-approved drug decriminalization initiative for behavioral health resource networks in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Albany, New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a> mayor highlighted the city\u2019s first Cannabis Advisory Board Meeting on Tuesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Thailand\u2019s<\/span><\/a> justice minister spoke about expanding research on psilocybin.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Malaysia\u2019s<\/span><\/a> health minister is visiting Thailand to study the country\u2019s medical cannabis and kratom policies.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>Colombian<\/span><\/a> senator spoke about his support for legalizing marijuana and cocaine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Jamaica\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Fair Trading Commission is recommending that the government create a funding facility for cannabis business.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A federally funded study found that <\/span>marijuana and psychedelics use<\/span><\/a> by young adults between the ages of 19 and 30 hit an all-time <\/span>high<\/span><\/a> in 2021.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study found that \u201cprevious use of cannabis was associated with a lower risk of <\/span>bladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and prostate cancer<\/span><\/a>\u201d and that \u201cthe inverse association between cannabis and both renal cell carcinoma and bladder cancer was only found in females but not in males.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Kentucky Democratic Party<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cAs agriculture commissioner, Ryan Quarles promised a hemp boom for Kentucky farmers. He promised to make Kentucky the thriving epicenter of hemp. Quarles failed to keep his promises. And Kentucky farmers paid the price.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>National Conference of State Legislatures<\/span><\/a> published an overview of state laws on marijuana-impaired driving.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Toronto Star editorial board<\/span><\/a> is calling on the Canadian government to scale up safe supply programs for illegal drugs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>St. Louis American editorial board<\/span><\/a> criticized the marijuana legalization initiative on the Missouri ballot, saying it is \u201cperhaps one of the worst recreational cannabis laws that our state could possibly pass.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>SNDL Inc.<\/span><\/a> is acquiring The Valens Company.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>ETF Mangers Group LLC<\/span><\/a> is adding multi-state cannabis operators to its ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Former basketball player <\/span>Dennis Rodman<\/span><\/a> said he will travel to Russia to seek the release of American WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was convicted of possessing cannabis vapes.<\/span>
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