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\n<\/span>New Gallup polls found that American adults<\/span><\/a> now view cannabis as significantly less dangerous than alcohol, cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and nicotine vapes\u2014and that \u201cmarijuana usage has surpassed cigarette usage in the U.S.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader Melisaa Agard (D)<\/span><\/a> published a cartoon zine about the need for the state to legalize marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America<\/span><\/a> is offering Congress some advice on regulating hemp-derived cannabinoids\u2014including CBD and delta-8 THC\u2014in response to a request for information posted by House and Senate committees.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Ohio Association of Health Commissioners<\/span><\/a>, which represents the state\u2019s 112 local health departments, is urging voters to reject a marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Washington State Department of Health<\/span><\/a> is spending $1.3 million in legal marijuana revenue on grants aimed at reducing youth smoking rates.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Verano Holdings is suing the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission<\/span><\/a> over regulators\u2019 decision not to grant the company a license in a do-over round of awards after initially deciding to give it one.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>South Dakota\u2019s top medical cannabis regulator<\/span><\/a> told lawmakers at a hearing that the program already has 11,500 registered patients\u2014nearly double the amount the state had expected to sign up by 2024.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Congressional Research Service<\/span><\/a> noted that a Supreme Court ruling limiting state challenges to immigration enforcement policies could have implications for their ability to meet \u201cstanding requirements to challenge federal policies that exercise enforcement discretion in limiting the criminal prosecution of marijuana-related offenses.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a> published a report on the Canadian hemp market.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO)<\/span><\/a> said he supports descheduling, rather than rescheduling, cannabis, adding that \u201cwe are probably better off with more marijuana consumption and probably less alcohol consumption.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Kentucky<\/span><\/a> Gov. Andy Beshear (D) tweeted, \u201cFolks said we wouldn\u2019t get anything done, but we\u2019ve proved them wrong and moved forward bipartisan legislation years in the making. \"✅\"Medical cannabis\u2026\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Staff for <\/span>Ohio\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Senate president said it is too early to tell if lawmakers would move to repeal a marijuana legalization initiative should voters approve it on the November ballot.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Mexico<\/span><\/a> has a new top marijuana regulator.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>New York<\/span><\/a> Department of Correctional and Community Supervision is being sued by a woman who alleges that officers revoked her ability to visit her incarcerated husband because her legal marijuana use was a violation of prison policy.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Nevada<\/span><\/a> regulators considered cannabis consumption lounge licenses and proposed revised rules.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>California<\/span><\/a> labor officials are investigating what the International Brotherhood of Teamsters alleges was a memberless \u201cfake union\u201d established at a marijuana company owned in part by rapper Jay-Z. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oregon<\/span><\/a> regulators are conducting a survey about customer service and expertise at the Liquor and Cannabis Commission.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Missouri<\/span><\/a> Office of Prosecution Services will host a webinar on cannabis-impaired driving on Wednesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Johnston County, Oklahoma<\/span><\/a> sheriff\u2019s office is auctioning off land seized from an illegal marijuana grow operation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>German<\/span><\/a> Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he has never consumed cannabis, though he said his government\u2019s legalization plan is \u201cexactly the right thing.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Costa Rican<\/span><\/a> Legislative Assembly\u2019s Environmental Commission is expected to take up a marijuana legalization bill this week.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Zealand<\/span><\/a> regulators are proposing changes to minimum quality standards for medicinal cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Canadian<\/span><\/a> regulators said that last year there were 706 complaints filed by cannabis businesses about other operators.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study found that \u201ccannabis improves clinical outcomes and quality of life in patients with <\/span>chronic pouchitis<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A review concluded that \u201cMDMA-assisted therapy has promising effects in <\/span>PTSD treatment<\/span><\/a> and its safety profile is satisfactory.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The National Association of Insurance Commissioners<\/span><\/a> published a white paper on marijuana-related insurance issues.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The New Jersey Cannabis Trade Association<\/span><\/a> published a report about the slow growth of the state\u2019s marijuana industry.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association<\/span><\/a> authored an op-ed pushing back against what it described as \u201cfalsehoods\u201d from the Cannabis Association of New York about the influence of big business in the state\u2019s fledgling marijuana market.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Greenlight<\/span><\/a> is acquiring a dispensary in Las Vegas, Nevada and a cultivation facility in Buckhannon, West Virginia.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming that <\/span>Tilray Brands, Inc.<\/span><\/a> misled investors about the value of a partnership.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/a> dispensaries sold $2.9 million worth of medical cannabis in July.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Killer Mike<\/span><\/a> spoke about his cannabis consumption.<\/span>
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