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\n<\/span>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Democratic lawmakers discussed the prospects for marijuana reform ahead of 4\/20<\/span><\/a>\u2014with Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) saying it\u2019s a cannabis holiday that should be celebrated \u201cevery day.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland at a hearing about a section of a marijuana banking bill<\/span><\/a> that he worried could \u201chandcuff law enforcement\u201d prior to being renegotiated by bipartisan lawmakers.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Federal officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration hosted a presentation about what the agency is doing to help ensure marijuana industry worker safety<\/span><\/a> even under ongoing federal cannabis prohibition.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report shows that the hemp market started to rebound in 2023 after suffering significant losses in the prior year<\/span><\/a>\u2014but that there was a mix of economic trends across various uses for the crop.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said the marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot would be \u201cnot good for families\u201d<\/span><\/a>\u2014claiming it will allow \u201ctoking up\u201d by someone \u201cwalking by an elementary school.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A coalition of 20 justice and drug reform advocacy organizations sent a letter calling on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to publicly support legalizing marijuana<\/span><\/a> rather than merely moving it to Schedule III.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Researchers are suing the Drug Enforcement Administration over the process the agency is using to receive expert input<\/span><\/a> about its proposed ban of two psychedelics.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new study concluded that CBD is a \u201cpowerful and promising therapeutic tool\u201d for people with crack use disorder<\/span><\/a>\u2014finding that those who used the cannabis component had better health outcomes and fewer adverse events than those who took more conventional pharmaceutical treatments.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Minnesota Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party filed<\/span><\/a> to challenge the major party status of the Legal Marijuana Now Party.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Tony C\u00e1rdenas (D-CA)<\/span><\/a> discussed the prospects for federal marijuana reform.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York<\/span><\/a> Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) cheered the opening of the state\u2019s 100th recreational marijuana dispensary.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Alabama<\/span><\/a> House of Representatives passed a bill to revise medical cannabis regulatory responsibilities.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>Wyoming<\/span><\/a> representative criticized U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) for supporting marijuana banking legislation. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Illinois<\/span><\/a> regulators published an update on changes to municipal and county cannabis tax rates.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Washington State<\/span><\/a> regulators posted an updated list of pesticides allowed in marijuana production.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Mexico<\/span><\/a> regulators sent a press release \u201curging cannabis consumers to follow the laws and practice safe consumption this spring.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oklahoma<\/span><\/a> regulators acknowledged technical problems with medical cannabis business license renewals.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Alaska\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Advisory Task Force on Recreational Marijuana will meet on April 23 and May 7.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A former <\/span>New Orleans, Louisiana<\/span><\/a> police chief said the federal government should reschedule marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Brazilian<\/span><\/a> Senate approved a proposed constitutional amendment to clarify that possessing drugs for personal use is a crime.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Bavaria, <\/span>Germany<\/span><\/a> officials are banning smoking cannabis at public Oktoberfest celebrations.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A study found that \u201cCBD improved cognition in a rat model of Fragile X Syndrome, the leading monogenic cause of <\/span>autism<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study found \u201cpreliminary evidence that therapeutic benefits obtained from psilocybin experiences may be linked to changes in <\/span>psychological flexibility<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ BUSINESS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Eaze<\/span><\/a> and its workers reached a tentative agreement to avoid a strike ahead of 4\/20.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Nature\u2019s Miracle Holding Inc.<\/span><\/a> is acquiring Agrify Corporation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Illinois<\/span><\/a> retailers sold $148.9 million worth of legal marijuana products in March.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Nick Offerman<\/span><\/a> spoke about running from the police after smoking marijuana as a teenager.<\/span>
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