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\n<\/span>A new Congressional Research Service report analyzes the legal implications of marijuana rescheduling<\/span><\/a>\u2014including how the reform would ease industry taxes but would not bring state-regulated cannabis markets \u201cinto compliance\u201d with federal law.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Former Drug Enforcement Administration head Asa Hutchinson said the agency\u2019s move to reschedule marijuana \u201creflects the reality\u201d of public support<\/span><\/a> for reform and will make it \u201ceasier to study\u201d cannabis\u2014though he says \u201cwe should not legalize it.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) said marijuana is a \u201cgateway drug\u201d and that Democrats\u2019 moves to legalize it amount to \u201cpro-criminal, anti-American policies\u201d<\/span><\/a> that will \u201cstimulate more crime on American streets.\u201d He also argued that cannabis banking legislation \u201cfacilitates an entire infrastructure and an ecosystem for more drug usage in America.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Former Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, who served in President Joe Biden\u2019s cabinet, called marijuana legalization a \u201cslippery slope\u201d<\/span><\/a>\u2014saying he\u2019s \u201cconcerned about where we\u2019re headed.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The German government is reportedly pursuing launching the second phase of its marijuana legalization plan involving a pilot program for commercial sales<\/span><\/a> by doing it through administrative regulations rather than passing additional legislation as was initially expected.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro\u2019s (D) office said the federal marijuana rescheduling move<\/span><\/a> bolsters his push to enact legalization in the state.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Alaska House of Representatives passed a bill to create a task force to study how to license and regulate psychedelic-assisted therapy<\/span><\/a> following federal approval of substances like MDMA and psilocybin.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Lubbock, Texas voters rejected a marijuana decriminalization ballot measure<\/span><\/a>\u2014a result that comes as the state attorney general is suing other cities that have already enacted similar cannabis reforms.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Florida\u2019s marijuana legalization campaign is activating a new coalition of military veterans<\/span><\/a> to help educate voters about cannabis as a safer alternative to opioids.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A Missouri judge ruled that counties and cities can stack marijuana taxes on top of one another<\/span><\/a>, rejecting a challenge from a cannabis company.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division revoked a medical cannabis dispensary\u2019s license over alleged violations<\/span><\/a>, including selling more than 1,800 expired products.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Food and Drug Administration<\/span><\/a> is seeking sources of CBD and its metabolites for use in animal studies.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>U.S, attorney for Maine<\/span><\/a> provided an update on efforts to combat illegal marijuana operations in the state.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)<\/span><\/a> suggested that electing a Democratic Congress might be necessary to enact marijuana reform.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)<\/span><\/a> said he is open to comprehensive marijuana reform that would include banking access and product regulations.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO)<\/span><\/a> said he is opposed to marijuana banking legislation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH)<\/span><\/a> complained about smelling marijuana in public.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)<\/span><\/a> discussed the benefits of marijuana rescheduling in a House floor <\/span>speech<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Florida<\/span><\/a> Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) again complained about the smell of marijuana and said the legalization initiative on the November ballot \u201cneed[s] to be defeated.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Mexico<\/span><\/a> Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) said the federal marijuana rescheduling decision \u201cgives me another argument that there is no reason\u201d for Customs and Border Protection officials to continue seizing products from legal cannabis businesses in her state.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>South Dakota\u2019s<\/span><\/a> attorney general said federal marijuana rescheduling won\u2019t affect the state much.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/a> Senate passed a bill to expedite recreational marijuana cultivation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Wyoming<\/span><\/a> lawmakers discussed the implications of federal marijuana rescheduling on efforts to change the state\u2019s laws.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Massachusetts<\/span><\/a> opponents of a psychedelics legalization initiative that could be on the November ballot are preparing to launch a formal campaign to defeat the measure.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Vermont<\/span><\/a> regulators issued a consumer protection warning about cannabis products due to a pending investigation into fungicide exposure.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Illinois<\/span><\/a> regulators issued additional marijuana social equity conditional dispensary licenses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Michigan<\/span><\/a> regulators posted an updated best practices guide on compliance for marijuana businesses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Delaware<\/span><\/a> regulators are accepting registrations to participate in a series of marijuana social equity workshops next month.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>New York<\/span><\/a> Cannabis Control Board will meet on Friday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York City\u2019s<\/span><\/a> sheriff issued a notice designating Department of Consumer and Worker Protection officials to take certain cannabis enforcement actions.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A study \u201csupports the notion that CBD and its derivatives are promising lead compounds for cannabinoid-based interventions for <\/span>melanoma management<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study found that \u201cpsilocybin promotes neuroplasticity and induces rapid and sustained <\/span>antidepressant-like effects<\/span><\/a> in mice.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The president of the <\/span>Catholic League<\/span><\/a> authored a column criticizing marijuana legalization efforts.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The New York Daily News editorial board<\/span><\/a> is celebrating the federal marijuana rescheduling decision.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ BUSINESS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Canopy Growth Corporation<\/span><\/a> entered into an exchange and subscription agreement with an institutional investor through which it is expected to receive gross proceeds of approximately $50 million and exchange approximately C$27.5 million of debt for a new senior unsecured convertible debenture.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ohio<\/span><\/a> dispensaries sold $54 million worth of medical cannabis products in March.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Jimmy Fallon<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Seth Meyers<\/span><\/a> joked about the federal marijuana rescheduling decision.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Former football player <\/span>Nate Jackson<\/span><\/a> authored a column about his varying experiences with marijuana.<\/span>
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