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\n<\/span>Drug Enforcement Administration head Anne Milgram did not personally sign off on the agency\u2019s cannabis rescheduling decision<\/span><\/a>, according to leaders of prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Florida Republican Party passed a resolution opposing the marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot<\/span><\/a>, clearing the way for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to formally raise money to fund a campaign against the measure.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>South Dakota activists are \u201cextremely confident\u201d they will turn in enough valid signatures to qualify a marijuana legalization initiative<\/span><\/a> for the November ballot on Tuesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Massachusetts legislature\u2019s Special Joint Committee on Ballot Initiatives is recommending that lawmakers decline to enact a psychedelics legalization measure<\/span><\/a>, leaving it to activists to collect another batch of signatures to put the reform before voters in November.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Vermont House Human Services Committee approved a Senate-passed bill to create a psychedelic-assisted therapy working group<\/span><\/a> to make recommendations on whether and how the state should regulate legal access to substances like psilocybin and MDMA.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers sent a letter to White House counsel calling for \u201cimmediate commutation of sentences,<\/span><\/a> compassionate release and second chances for persons convicted of non-violent marijuana offenses.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new scientific review shows how marijuana\u2019s \u201centourage effect\u201d in which \u201ccombined actions of terpenes and phytocannabinoids<\/span><\/a> results in effects that exceed the sum of their separate contributions\u201d offers \u201chope\u201d for developing \u201cnovel treatment approaches.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Patient enrollment in New Jersey\u2019s medical cannabis program is dropping<\/span><\/a> as the recreational marijuana market expands.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The Congressional Research Service<\/span><\/a> noted a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision upholding the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s revocation of a pilot\u2019s license due to marijuana transportation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)<\/span><\/a> said that Democrats\u2019 push to legalize marijuana is \u201can appeal to younger voters.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. John Tester (D-MT)<\/span><\/a> said rescheduling marijuana will facilitate more research by the Department of Veterans Affairs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI)<\/span><\/a> said marijuana legalization has been a \u201cdisaster\u201d but \u201cif it\u2019s gonna be legal then might as well let them use the banks.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC)<\/span><\/a> said, \u201cWhen you look at male participation in the workforce, a lot of that decline is due to marijuana usage and the normalization of it.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen, John Cornyn (R-TX)<\/span><\/a> criticized the move to reschedule marijuana administratively.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA)<\/span><\/a> said the federal marijuana rescheduling decision is \u201ca move in the right direction.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)<\/span><\/a> said he is \u201cnot a fan\u201d of rescheduling marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)<\/span><\/a> discussed the political opportunities for marijuana reform.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Tennessee\u2019s<\/span><\/a> lieutenant governor, House speaker and other lawmakers discussed the effect the federal marijuana rescheduling decision could have on cannabis reform efforts in the state.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Indiana<\/span><\/a> gubernatorial candidates discussed their views on marijuana policy.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>South Carolina<\/span><\/a> senator said the federal marijuana rescheduling move could bolster efforts to legalize medical cannabis in the state.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a> representative discussed the implications of the federal marijuana rescheduling decision.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>North Carolina<\/span><\/a> appeals court is being asked to reconsider a ruling on the smell of cannabis as a basis for searches.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Arizona<\/span><\/a> regulators announced a recall of marijuana products due to the presence of aspergillus.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Disciplinary hearings about <\/span>Massachusetts\u2019s<\/span><\/a> suspended top marijuana regulator will continue later this month.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Jersey\u2019s<\/span><\/a> top marijuana regulator participated in a podcast on the continued expansion of the state\u2019s legal marijuana market.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>California<\/span><\/a> regulators prepared a draft environmental impact report on the licensing of cannabis cultivation in Mendocino County.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Colorado\u2019s<\/span><\/a> psychedelics-focused Federally Recognized American Tribes and Indigenous Community Working Group will hold its first meeting on Wednesday.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Austin, Texas<\/span><\/a> police claim that they found fentanyl-laced marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Sonoma County, California<\/span><\/a> Board of Supervisors approved cannabis equity grants.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Irish<\/span><\/a> officials have been slow to nominate members to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drug Use.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A study found that \u201cadjunctive use of artisanal CBD was associated with improvements in the behavioral and psychological symptoms of <\/span>[treatment resistant epilepsy]<\/span><\/a>, as well as improved medication tolerability.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A review concluded that \u201cseven of the nine included studies showed a significant benefit of psilocybin on change in <\/span>depression scores<\/span><\/a> compared with comparator treatment.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The Competitive Enterprise Institute<\/span><\/a> published a blog post expressing concerns with certain provisions of a marijuana banking bill.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>High Times\u2019s<\/span><\/a> assets are being sold off.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Cannabist Company<\/span><\/a> workers in North Hollywood and Studio City, California voted to join Teamsters Local 630.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Jimmy Kimmel<\/span><\/a> joked about the federal marijuana rescheduling decision.<\/span>
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