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\n<\/span>The Food and Drug Administration<\/span><\/a> has received an application from the MAPS Public Benefit Corporation to approve MDMA as a prescription medication to treat PTSD. If approved, it would be the first legal psychedelic pharmaceutical.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training<\/span><\/a> revised police job application forms to remove questions about past marijuana use in accordance with a new anti-discrimination law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Ohio House Finance Committee<\/span><\/a> took additional public testimony on a bill to revise provisions of the voter-approved marijuana legalization law as an alternative to a large-scale overhaul passed by the Senate last week.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Hampshire lawmakers have pre-filed a dozen marijuana bills for the 2024 session<\/span><\/a>\u2014including measures that would legalize recreational cannabis, annul past convictions, add new medical qualifying conditions and allow home grow for patients.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Lawyers for President Joe Biden\u2019s son Hunter Biden<\/span><\/a> argued in a federal court motion that a ban on gun possession by drug users that he is being charged with violating is \u201cvery broad (unconstitutionally so), covering millions (if not tens of millions) of gun owners who use substances controlled under federal law, including marijuana, even if those drugs are legal at the state level.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection<\/span><\/a> reported that retailers set a new record for marijuana sales in November\u2014and that the state is approaching a quarter of a billion dollars worth of cannabis sales for 2023.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Arizona Department of Revenue<\/span><\/a> reported that retailers in the state have now sold more than $1 billion worth of legal marijuana products so far in 2023.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a> is <\/span>designating<\/span><\/a> additional psychedelics as Schedule I controlled substances.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Internal Revenue Service<\/span><\/a> told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in a brief that an ayahuasca-focused church was properly denied tax-exempt status.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL)<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cLast week, I joined @RepDaveJoyce as a cosponsor of the STATES Act because cannabis is exactly that \u2013 a STATES\u2019 issue.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ohio\u2019s<\/span><\/a> attorney general said he\u2019s worried about \u201cquality control\u201d of marijuana products that consumers are using.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Maine<\/span><\/a> Criminal Records Review Committee is recommending that the state seal prior marijuana conviction records.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Missouri<\/span><\/a> lawmakers prefiled legislation to regulate intoxicating cannabinoid products.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York<\/span><\/a> regulators announced a recall of marijuana products that were not properly tested.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>An <\/span>Oklahoma<\/span><\/a> grand jury indicted three men for an alleged scheme to enable out-of-state residents to illegally obtain medical cannabis business licenses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Alabama<\/span><\/a> regulators awarded medical cannabis integrated licenses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Washington State<\/span><\/a> regulators are asking a federal court to reject a lawsuit seeking to block the awarding of cannabis social equity licenses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Massachusetts<\/span><\/a> Cannabis Control Commission\u2019s human resources director resigned.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/a> regulators launched a new marijuana newsletter.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Georgia<\/span><\/a> Access to Medical Cannabis Commission will meet on Wednesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina<\/span><\/a> police released videos of an officer repeatedly punching a woman during an arrest that occurred after she was seen smoking what she says was a legal THC-A product.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>Pueblo, Colorado<\/span><\/a> City Council member is pushing a proposal to phase out the local marijuana excise tax.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oakland, California<\/span><\/a> officials will host a cannabis equity stakeholder meeting on Wednesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Germany\u2019s<\/span><\/a> commissioner for addiction and drug issues tweeted, \u201cAlmost 4.5 million people in Germany regularly consume cannabis \u2013 despite the ban. We must recognize this reality of life and finally ensure more health protection through controlled delivery!\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Guernsey<\/span><\/a> officials released data showing that medical cannabis has been prescribed more than 13,200 times over the past 12 months.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A study found that \u201cthe administration of CBD demonstrated a protective effect against A\u03b2 toxicity both in vitro and in vivo, along with an amelioration of cognitive impairment in mice,\u201d supporting \u201cthe potential inclusion of CBD in future nutritional guidelines for <\/span>Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/span><\/a> prevention.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>NORML<\/span><\/a> is conducting a membership survey.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a> will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday. It also <\/span>began<\/span><\/a> wholesale operations for adult-use marijuana products in New York.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>CV Sciences, Inc.<\/span><\/a> acquired Cultured Foods.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Stiiizy\u2019s<\/span><\/a> co-founder is being accused by the city of Compton, California of \u201cserial operations of various illegal cannabis dispensaries.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/a> retailers sold $112.7 million worth of legal marijuana products in October.<\/span>
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