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\n<\/span>Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) led a group of 12 senators who sent a letter<\/span><\/a> telling the Drug Enforcement Administration to fully legalize marijuana under federal law and demanding the agency answer questions about its ongoing cannabis scheduling review.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Kansas\u2019s Republican Senate president says he\u2019s concerned that legalizing medical cannabis could fuel \u201cgang activity\u201d<\/span><\/a> and that he\u2019s open to considering limited reform but that it must \u201cprotect our children.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A New Hampshire House subcommittee held a hearing on a marijuana legalization bill<\/span><\/a>, with the sponsor unveiling an amendment that departs from Gov. Chris Sununu\u2019s (R) demand for legislation that would put the state in charge of running retail stores.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ireland\u2019s government is moving to delay a vote on advancing a marijuana legalization bill<\/span><\/a> by nine months so the proposal can be reviewed by a special committee.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Missouri House Veterans Committee held a hearing on a bill to legalize the medical use of psilocybin<\/span><\/a> and mandate clinical trials exploring the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Scientists say they have developed a new method to test for recent marijuana use<\/span><\/a> with 96 percent accuracy. Instead of looking at THC alone in blood like standard tests, it focuses on the ratio of THC to THC-COOH.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin (R) rejected the language of a proposed ballot initiative to allow medical cannabis homegrow<\/span><\/a>, remove the specific list of qualifying conditions and trigger recreational marijuana legalization after federal reform.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Maine House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D) is sponsoring a bill to provide aid to marijuana social equity businesses<\/span><\/a> and remove restrictions on cannabis license ownership by people with past drug convictions.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Maine\u2019s congressional delegation<\/span><\/a> sent a letter pressing Attorney General Merrick Garland to crack down on illegal Chinese-owned marijuana operations in the state.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s past time we deschedule\u2014not reschedule\u2014marijuana at the federal level.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The House bill to <\/span>protect people from being evicted from public housing for marijuana<\/span><\/a> got one new cosponsor for a total of one.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The House bill to <\/span>loosen restrictions on hemp farmers<\/span><\/a> got one new cosponsor for a total of 11.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>West Virginia<\/span><\/a> senator spoke about his bill to legalize marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>North Carolina<\/span><\/a> senators <\/span>discussed<\/span><\/a> the prospects of medical cannabis legislation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York<\/span><\/a> regulators are facing additional litigation challenging their marijuana business licensing process.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Maryland<\/span><\/a> regulators are facing a lawsuit challenging their marijuana social equity business licensing process.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Arizona<\/span><\/a> Peace Officer Standards and Training Board is considering reducing the ban on prior marijuana use by law enforcement recruits to six months from the current two years.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>South Carolina<\/span><\/a> Department of Health and Environmental Control sent a letter warning about unapproved foods and beverages containing hemp derivatives.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/a> regulators filed rules concerning the use of pesticides on cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ohio<\/span><\/a> regulators published updated medical cannabis patient and caregiver numbers.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Oregon<\/span><\/a> Cannabis Commission met.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Alaska<\/span><\/a> Marijuana Control Board will meet on Wednesday and Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oakland, California\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Cannabis Regulatory Commission will meet on Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Germany\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Social Democratic Party added a sentence to its European Union election manifesto that reads, \u201cWe are committed to the responsible, rapid and European law-compliant legalization of cannabis and want to create the legal prerequisites for this.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A case study suggested that cannabinoid therapy \u201cmay be a viable alternative or complementary therapy for <\/span>[discoid lupus erythematosus] in dogs<\/span><\/a>, particularly for those experiencing adverse effects from conventional treatments.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study of mice found that \u201coral psilocybin and eugenol post-treatment significantly reduced the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and <\/span>inflammatory mediators<\/span><\/a> in the brain.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine<\/span><\/a> is hosting a two-day workshop on harm reduction services for people who use drugs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Wall Street Journal editorial board<\/span><\/a> is cheering Oregon lawmakers\u2019 moves to recriminalize drug possession.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Cannabis Conference<\/span><\/a> is a new coalition of advocacy groups focused on improving New York\u2019s marijuana program.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ BUSINESS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Jones Soda Co.<\/span><\/a> is launching hemp derived delta-9 THC-infused craft sodas.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Basketball player <\/span>Rajon Rondo<\/span><\/a> was arrested on marijuana and gun charges.<\/span>
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