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\n<\/span>Drug Enforcement Administration head Anne Milgram told lawmakers that due to her role in the \u201congoing\u201d marijuana rescheduling rulemaking process<\/span><\/a>, it would be \u201cinappropriate\u201d for her to respond to their questions about the issue during a hearing.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel told lawmakers at a hearing that passing a marijuana banking bill would drive \u201cintegrity and quality control\u201d<\/span><\/a> in the financial system while reducing \u201cuncertainties and variables\u201d in a way that is \u201chelpful to the taxpayer\u201d as well as to the federal government.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) published a new memo on \u201coptimism for the path ahead\u201d for marijuana reform<\/span><\/a>\u2014 laying out specific next steps Congress and the administration can take as cannabis moves to Schedule III.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said he will sign a marijuana legalization into law<\/span><\/a> if senators make certain key changes to a House-passed bill.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>South Dakota marijuana activists submitted what they say are more than enough signatures<\/span><\/a> to put a legalization initiative on the November ballot.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Georgia regulators and businesses spoke to Marijuana Moment about the possibility that federal rescheduling could allow pharmacies to begin selling medical cannabis<\/span><\/a> under a state policy that was interrupted when the Drug Enforcement Administration sent threat letters last year.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Food and Drug Administration\u2019s Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee will meet next month to consider an application to approve MDMA-assisted therapy<\/span><\/a> for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Former Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) said the federal marijuana rescheduling move will make his fellow Republicans \u201c\u200b\u200bmore comfortable voting yes\u201d<\/span><\/a> for incremental reforms like a cannabis banking bill.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Alaska Senate Judiciary Committee approved a House-passed 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>A new study of women with female orgasmic disorder found that \u201ccannabis use increased orgasm frequency<\/span><\/a>, eased orgasm difficulty, and improved orgasm satisfaction.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n