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\n<\/span>In a floor speech, <\/span>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/span><\/a> made a \u201cpledge\u201d to keep working on federal marijuana reform in 2023.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Google<\/span><\/a> is updating its policies to allow advertising of certain CBD products in parts of the U.S.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Minnesota Medical Association<\/span><\/a> adopted a resolution calling on lawmakers to decriminalize drugs, expunge past records and invest in harm reduction programs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin\u2019s (R)<\/span><\/a> budget proposal includes funds to ramp up oversight and enforcement on intoxicating hemp-derived products.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Harker Heights, Texas activists<\/span><\/a> submitted enough signatures to qualify a ballot initiative to reverse the City Council\u2019s repeal of a voter-approved marijuana decriminalization measure. Meanwhile, Killeen\u2019s separate local cannabis reform is facing a lawsuit from Bell County officials.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Food and Drug Administration<\/span><\/a> is fast-tracking a review of allowing people to access naloxone without a prescription.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cThe DOJ moving to end sentencing differences between crack and powder cocaine is a huge deal. It\u2019s an injustice that Congress failed to make the DOJ\u2019s guidance permanent. It\u2019s long past time to end the racist war on drugs.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/span><\/a> report <\/span>found<\/span><\/a> that more than half the people injured or killed in traffic crashes had one or more drugs in their bloodstreams.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Government Accountability Office<\/span><\/a> determined that the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy\u2019s drug strategy \u201cdoes not address some statutory requirements, including some related to future planning.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In his 2022 Festivus report on government waste, <\/span>Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)<\/span><\/a> flagged funding for a study that involved injecting beagle puppies with cocaine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ STATES<\/b>
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\n<\/span>California<\/span><\/a> Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) granted clemency to people with convictions for marijuana and other offenses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Florida\u2019s<\/span><\/a> outgoing agriculture commissioner spoke about the growth of the hemp industry.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Connecticut\u2019s<\/span><\/a> House majority leader said lawmakers will consider ways to deter people from continuing to submit hundreds of applications each in marijuana licensing lotteries.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>New York<\/span><\/a> senator spoke about next steps for marijuana legislation in 2023.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Massachusetts<\/span><\/a> regulators filed changes to marijuana tax rules.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Vermont<\/span><\/a> regulators are recommending that the potency cap on solid cannabis concentrates be lifted.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Washington State<\/span><\/a> regulators sent a reminder about the launch of a new marijuana tracking system.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Missouri<\/span><\/a> regulators posted updated numbers on medical cannabis facilities approved to operate.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/a> regulators will hold a kratom stakeholder meeting on Wednesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Illinois<\/span><\/a> Adult Use Cannabis Health Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Some <\/span>Minnesota municipalities<\/span><\/a> are scrambling to enact regulations on cannabinoid-infused edible products.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>United Nations Conference on Trade & Development<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cHemp is a highly fascinating eco-friendly plant as all its parts \u2013 roots, flowers, fruit, stems & leaves \u2013 can be exploited.\"🌱\" The plant can notably be used in agriculture, textiles, automotive, furniture, food products, paper & construction materials.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ireland<\/span><\/a> has a new drugs minister.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A study found that \u201cmedicinal cannabis improves sleep in adults with <\/span>insomnia<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A case report indicated that \u201cusing potential opioid alternatives, such as medical cannabis, may prove beneficial to clinicians looking to improve <\/span>pain management<\/span><\/a> and reduce opioid therapy in patients.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>NSF<\/span><\/a> posted an explainer on hemp and CBD product testing.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ BUSINESS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Arkansas<\/span><\/a> dispensaries sold $23.2 million worth of medical cannabis in November.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Elon Musk<\/span><\/a> tweeted an image of a classic Onion article about drugs winning the drug war.<\/span><\/p>\n

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