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\n<\/span>The Hawaii Senate passed a marijuana legalization bill<\/span><\/a>, sending it to the House of Representatives for consideration.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Many marijuana reform advocates cheered Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell\u2019s (R-KY) announcement he will step down from the role<\/span><\/a>, but an analysis of the cannabis records of his likely replacements signals that the issue will continue to face resistance from party leadership.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ted Budd (R-NC) sent a letter pressing federal, state and local agencies to take steps in response to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians\u2019s plan<\/span><\/a> to launch the first recreational marijuana sales within North Carolina on 4\/20.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Virginia lawmakers sent Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) a bill to provide resentencing relief<\/span><\/a> for people with past marijuana convictions.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Virginia senator who sponsored a cannabis sales legalization bill that passed the legislature spoke to Marijuana Moment<\/span><\/a> about what it took to craft a bicameral compromise and shared his thoughts on what Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) will do with the legislation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Missouri House Veterans Committee approved an amended bill to legalize the medical use of psilocybin by military veterans<\/span><\/a> and fund studies exploring the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Massachusetts workforce development program MassHire issued a memo clarifying that its federally derived funds cannot be used<\/span><\/a> to aid businesses in the state\u2019s legal marijuana industry\u2014though they can support hemp companies.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new study found that cannabis consumers take more walks than non-users<\/span><\/a> and are no less likely to engage in basic exercise and strength training.<\/span><\/p>\n