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House committee pushed feds to study state marijuana laws; Cannabis amendments blocked; State Dept drug treaty comments; CA psychedelics<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>Ohio voters approved a marijuana legalization ballot initiative<\/span><\/a>, making the Buckeye State the 24th in the U.S. to end cannabis prohibition.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The House Appropriations Committee<\/span><\/a> is pushing the Department of Justice to examine the \u201cadequacy\u201d of state marijuana regulations while allowing researchers to study cannabis products that consumers can purchase in legal markets.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The House Rules Committee<\/span><\/a> blocked amendments to allow Washington, D.C. to legalize marijuana sales and end the practice of drug testing federal job applicants for marijuana from receiving floor votes.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A U.S. State Department official\u2019s comments at a recent United Nations meeting<\/span><\/a> about global drug treaties needing to be \u201chighly respectful\u201d of countries\u2019 domestic policies that don\u2019t have an \u201cinternational dimension\u201d bodes well for marijuana rescheduling, some legal experts say.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A California senator<\/span><\/a> plans to file a revised psychedelics bill alongside an Assembly Republican that will focus on regulated therapeutic access\u2014a departure from prior legislation to more broadly legalize substances like psilocybin that the governor vetoed.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Israel is seeing a sharp increase in medical cannabis prescriptions<\/span><\/a>\u2014especially for PTSD and pain\u2014amid the country\u2019s war with Hamas. October saw the largest monthly increase ever recorded for prescribed marijuana by weight.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Ron Wyden (D-OR)<\/span><\/a> praised the passage of a spending bill containing funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to partner with institutions conducting biotech and genomics research to improve hemp genetic research and breeding with new techniques, saying that \u201chemp has quickly become one of Oregon\u2019s leading cash crops.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)<\/span><\/a> tweeted about meeting with members of the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association, saying, \u201cPsychedelic-assisted therapy can be an effective tool for mental health care.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The House <\/span>marijuana banking<\/span><\/a> bill got one new cosponsor for a total of 93.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ STATES<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Wisconsin\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Senate minority leader posted a video urging people to pressure their lawmakers to legalize marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Oklahoma<\/span><\/a> House Committee for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Controlled Substances held a <\/span>hearing<\/span><\/a> on accidental ingestion of marijuana products by children.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Oregon<\/span><\/a> legislature\u2019s Joint Committee on Addiction and Community Safety Response met.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>New Jersey<\/span><\/a> Supreme Court is accepting comments on proposed changes to rules on participation in pretrial intervention programs by people who received conditional discharges for marijuana offenses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York<\/span><\/a> regulators published data on enforcement efforts against unlicensed businesses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>California<\/span><\/a> regulators announced that the National Agricultural Workers Union is not a bona fide labor organization for the purposes of cannabis business labor peace agreement requirements.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/a> Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board is considering a loan application from a second cannabis company.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ohio<\/span><\/a> regulators published updated medical cannabis patient and caregiver numbers.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Anchorage, Alaska<\/span><\/a> Assembly held a hearing on marijuana regulations.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Middletown, Delaware<\/span><\/a> Town Council voted to ban recreational marijuana businesses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oakland, California<\/span><\/a> officials hosted a cannabis equity stakeholder meeting.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A Victoria, <\/span>Australia<\/span><\/a> marijuana legalization bill got a second <\/span>reading<\/span><\/a> in the Legislative Council.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>European Parliament <\/span><\/a>\u00a0psychedelics group held its first meeting.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A study suggested that \u201cthe functional enhancement of endocannabinoid signaling is a promising drug development target for <\/span>stress-related anxiety disorders<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The National Hispanic Cannabis Council<\/span><\/a> has a new interim executive director.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ BUSINESS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Constellation Brands, Inc.<\/span><\/a> allowed its warrants to purchase shares in Canopy Growth Corporation to expire, saying it has \u201cno other present plans or future intentions that relate to Canopy.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a> reported quarterly net revenue of $141.3 million and a net loss of $11.2 million.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Shield Compliance<\/span><\/a> published the results of a survey of licensed cannabis operators.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Jimmy Kimmel asked <\/span>Magic Johnson<\/span><\/a> about a cannabis strain named after him and about the marijuana policy at his company.<\/span><\/p>\n

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