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\n<\/span>The North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee<\/span><\/a> approved a bill to legalize medical cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The South Carolina Senate Medical Affairs Committee<\/span><\/a> advanced legislation to legalize medical cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Minnesota House Health Finance and Policy Committee<\/span><\/a> approved a marijuana legalization bill, while the Senate Health and Human Services Committee adopted amendments to a companion measure but postponed a final vote until a subsequent meeting. Former Gov. Jesse Ventura testified before both panels.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oklahoma marijuana activists<\/span><\/a> are airing a new TV ad and engaging in door-knocking efforts to build support for the legalization initiative on the state\u2019s March 7 ballot.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Marijuana Moment compiled <\/span>a look at where presidential candidate Nikki Haley stands<\/span><\/a> on marijuana and drug policy. As South Carolina governor she signed medical CBD and hemp bills into law, but has also expressed support for border crackdowns to stop the flow of drugs even as she separately acknowledged the futility of interdiction efforts.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Nebraska legislature\u2019s Agriculture Committee<\/span><\/a> held a hearing on two bills to amend hemp rules.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a> agents were sent back to the U.S. after Australian Federal Police complained to the U.S. ambassador about the investigation methods they used there.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Maine\u2019s U.S. attorney<\/span><\/a> is encouraging people to watch a local TV program about high-potency marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Steve Daines (R-MT), along with Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR),<\/span><\/a> spoke about the prospects for cannabis banking legislation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Texas\u2019s<\/span><\/a> agriculture commissioner is calling on lawmakers to repeal the state\u2019s ban on producing smokable hemp products.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>New Mexico<\/span><\/a> House Health and Human Services Committee approved a bill to allow safe consumption sites for illegal drugs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Iowa<\/span><\/a> representatives filed a marijuana legalization bill.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>Wisconsin<\/span><\/a> senator will participate in a forum on marijuana legalization on March 2.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Michigan<\/span><\/a> regulators issued a bulletin about regulated marijuana cannabis products that were combined with illicit marijuana, and suspended the licenses of the company in question.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York<\/span><\/a> regulators posted an overview of components they review in the marijuana dispensary license application process that may be of interest to localities.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Vermont<\/span><\/a> generated $800,000 in cannabis tax revenue in December.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oregon<\/span><\/a> regulators published a list of active retail marijuana licenses.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>Louisville, Kentucky<\/span><\/a> police memo says that people who obtain medical cannabis in accordance with the governor\u2019s executive order can still be charged with possession of marijuana and that its presence can still be used as probable cause for searches.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Denton, Texas<\/span><\/a> City Council received a presentation on the city\u2019s voter-approved marijuana decriminalization law.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York City\u2019s<\/span><\/a> public advocate will host an event about the impact of the war on drugs on Black communities on Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a> officials are hosting a marijuana industry check-in event on March 2.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The European Medicines Agency<\/span><\/a> is inviting people to submit scientific data on cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A former <\/span>Mexican<\/span><\/a> minister of public security was found guilty in U.S. court of taking bribes to protect drug cartels.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Spanish<\/span><\/a> lawmakers rejected a cannabis legalization bill.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Queensland, <\/span>Australia\u2019s<\/span><\/a> police minister filed a bill to decriminalize drugs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Philippine<\/span><\/a> House Dangerous Drugs Committee held a hearing on a marijuana legalization bill filed by the former speaker.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A study found that \u201cpeople with cannabis purchases after legalization reduced significantly and persistently their cash spending and electronic transfers, indicating a <\/span>shift from the black to the legal cannabis market<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study found that \u201cthe vast majority of patients with <\/span>[Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease]<\/span><\/a> reported that cannabis was effective to manage pain symptoms.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The Democratic Attorneys General Association<\/span><\/a> cheered New Jersey\u2019s attorney general for arguing a case before the state Supreme Court that clarified how marijuana expungements laws affect pretrial intervention eligibility for people who commit new offenses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Canopy Growth Corporation<\/span><\/a> entered into an agreement with an institutional investor for the purchase and sale of up to $150 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured convertible debentures.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>MariMed, Inc.<\/span><\/a> is acquiring the operating assets of Ermont, Inc.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Wiz Khalifa<\/span><\/a> said he thinks smoking marijuana gives him better \u201cbreath control\u201d during workouts.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Actor <\/span>Brian Cox<\/span><\/a> said his \u201cSuccession\u201d costar Jeremy Strong should go \u201cback to your trailer and have a hit of marijuana\u201d instead of insisting on remaining in character under method acting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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