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\n<\/span>The House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Health Subcommittee approved GOP-led medical cannabis and psychedelics bills aimed at military veterans\u2019 therapeutic access<\/span><\/a>\u2014even though the Department of Veterans Affairs opposed one measure and asked for changes to the other.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>North Dakota activists filed a marijuana legalization initiative<\/span><\/a> they hope to qualify for the November ballot.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Virginia Democratic senators who sponsored legislation to legalize recreational marijuana sales that was vetoed by Gov. Glenn Younkgin (R)<\/span><\/a> this session said it will likely be 2027 or later before adult-use cannabis commerce can launch under a new governor.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A Kansas Republican senator filed a motion to force a vote on a medical cannabis legalization bill<\/span><\/a> that GOP leadership has blocked from advancing.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The California Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee approved a bill to legalize psychedelic service centers<\/span><\/a> where people could access psilocybin, MDMA, mescaline and DMT in a supervised environment with trained facilitators.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Florida marijuana legalization campaign is recruiting military veterans<\/span><\/a> to help \u201craise awareness among voters about the importance of cannabis as a safer alternative to synthetic opioids for treating PTSD\u201d as the ballot vote in November approaches.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a> is promoting a prohibitionist organization\u2019s data about youth exposure to delta-8 THC products.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH)<\/span><\/a> said it\u2019s \u201cthe goal\u201d to combine marijuana banking reform with stablecoin legislation and a proposal to claw back compensation for executives at failed lenders.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)<\/span><\/a> tweeted about meeting with Washington Department of Financial Institutions officials \u201cto talk about my work to protect legal cannabis businesses through the SAFER Banking Act.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Former Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and former Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a> discussed the prospects for passing marijuana banking legislation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York<\/span><\/a> Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said she and legislative leaders have agreed on budget provisions allowing marijuana regulators and localities to padlock unlicensed businesses and set fines for their landlords.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Massachusetts<\/span><\/a> Gov. Maura Healey (D) announced awards of more than $2.3 million in funding through the Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Utah<\/span><\/a> regulators filed proposed changes to medical cannabis and <\/span>hemp<\/span><\/a> rules.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oklahoma<\/span><\/a> regulators said they are denying \u201ca large number\u201d of medical cannabis business employee credential applications because they were submitted without a fully completed background check attestation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>North Dakota<\/span><\/a> regulators reported that the state now has nearly 10,000 registered medical cannabis patients.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council, located within <\/span>North Carolina<\/span><\/a>, held a work session to discuss an adult-use marijuana program as the tribe prepares to launch medical cannabis sales on 4\/20.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Missouri<\/span><\/a> regulators published a podcast about 4\/20.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oregon<\/span><\/a> regulators will consider changes to marijuana rules on Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Nevada<\/span><\/a> regulators will hold a workshop on changes to cannabis testing laboratory rules on April 30.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a> officials sent a reminder about marijuana use rules ahead of 4\/20.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>German<\/span><\/a> states are considering enacting hefty fines for violations of the country\u2019s new marijuana legalization law.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>Jersey<\/span><\/a> lawmaker is planning to introduce a marijuana decriminalization bill.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A study suggested that \u201ccannabis users with [primary spontaneous pneumothorax] might experience <\/span>lower in-hospital mortality<\/span><\/a> and fewer complications than non-cannabis users.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A review concluded that \u201cpsilocybin treatment for <\/span>depression<\/span><\/a> is safe and efficacious.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The American Bar Association<\/span><\/a> published an article about cannabis law courses at universities across the country.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Illinois Policy Institute<\/span><\/a> published an overview of how the state allocates cannabis revenue.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ BUSINESS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Wana\u2019s<\/span><\/a> CEO is stepping down.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Stiizy<\/span><\/a> is being sued for allegedly selling products billed as hemp but which had high enough levels of psychoactive THC to be illegal.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Mike Tyson<\/span><\/a> is refraining from using marijuana ahead of a boxing match against Jake Paul in Texas.<\/span>
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