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\n<\/span><\/a>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b>
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\n<\/span>\u201cJoe Biden smokes sleepy Don\u201d on marijuana policy, the president\u2019s reelection campaign said in an email blast<\/span><\/a>\u2014contrasting the incumbent\u2019s cannabis rescheduling move with the Trump administration\u2019s deletion of guidance to limit cannabis prosecutions.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>House Agriculture Committee leaders unveiled draft Farm Bill text that would reduce regulatory barriers for certain hemp farmers<\/span><\/a> and scale back a ban on industry participation by people with prior drug felony convictions.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed legislation to create a new Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances<\/span><\/a> that will study how to ensure \u201cbroad, equitable and affordable access\u201d to psilocybin, DMT and mescaline.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Attorneys for marijuana businesses suing to block federal enforcement against their in-state activities are asking the judge in the case to let the public remotely tune in<\/span><\/a> to oral arguments on Wednesday by video stream or phone.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new Fox News poll found that 69 percent of American voters support legalizing marijuana<\/span><\/a>\u2014and that includes majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A Minnesota House-Senate conference committee crafted a final version of legislation to amend the state\u2019s marijuana law<\/span><\/a>\u2014including changes to rules on equity, the license awarding process and early cultivation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill directing marijuana regulators<\/span><\/a> to oversee intoxicating hemp products.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The Congressional Budget Office<\/span><\/a> said a bill directing the Department of Veterans Affairs to notify Congress if it adds psychedelics to its formulary of drugs would cost less than $500,000 over a 10-year period.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)<\/span><\/a> spoke on the Senate floor against a fentanyl bill, saying it would \u201cbring the United States back to the approach of the failed War on Drugs where we criminalized drug use while ignoring the underlying issues that animate abuse and addiction.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cChinese criminal organizations are buying up OK farmland and partnering with Mexican cartels to grow and distribute marijuana. I\u2019m leading the fight to stop it.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Members of <\/span>Indiana\u2019s congressional delegation<\/span><\/a> reacted to the federal marijuana rescheduling decision.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The House bill to <\/span>federally legalize marijuana<\/span><\/a> got one new cosponsor for a total of 88.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ STATES<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Iowa<\/span><\/a> Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed a bill to regulate hemp products.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Nevada\u2019s<\/span><\/a> attorney general discussed the benefits of federal marijuana rescheduling.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York<\/span><\/a> lawmakers sent Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) legislation to define cannabis as an agriculture crop.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Indiana\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Senate president and House speaker reacted to the federal marijuana rescheduling move.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Wisconsin<\/span><\/a> officials removed dozens of marijuana plants that were growing on the state Capitol grounds.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Choctaw Nation Tribal Council, located within <\/span>Oklahoma<\/span><\/a>, voted to make it so marijuana possession convictions will not result in a mandatory assessment fee.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>California<\/span><\/a> regulators announced a recall of marijuana products due to the presence of aspergillus and because of inaccurate labeling that reports more cannabinoid content than is actually contained.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Vermont<\/span><\/a> regulators posted guidance about problems with the state\u2019s marijuana inventory tracking system.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Missouri<\/span><\/a> regulators transferred $15.2 million in marijuana revenue to the state Veterans Commission and public defender.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Michigan<\/span><\/a> regulators published a monthly report on disciplinary actions taken against marijuana businesses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Jersey<\/span><\/a> regulators hosted a town hall meeting about the process of obtaining a marijuana business license.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Milwaukee, Wisconsin\u2019s<\/span><\/a> mayor held a press conference to cheer the federal marijuana rescheduling move.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Dewey Beach, Delaware<\/span><\/a> Town Council reduced the fine for minors in possession of marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Canadian<\/span><\/a> federal government rejected Toronto\u2019s request for permission to decriminalize drug possession.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>German<\/span><\/a> Bundestag Health and Traffic Committees will consider <\/span>changes<\/span><\/a> to the country\u2019s marijuana legalization law on June 3.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A review concluded that \u201cCBD demonstrated potentially beneficial properties for <\/span>athlete recovery<\/span><\/a> such as anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, anxiolytic, and analgesic effects.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study\u2019s results \u201cadd to a small but growing body of work suggesting promise for classic psychedelics such as psilocybin for <\/span>chronic pain<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The American Trucking Associations<\/span><\/a> sent a letter to federal officials raising concerns about the move to reschedule marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Buffalo News editorial board<\/span><\/a> cheered New York Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s (D) move to replace cannabis regulatory leadership.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ BUSINESS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>4Front Ventures Corp.<\/span><\/a> reported quarterly net revenue of $18.8 million and a net loss of $18.5 million.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Tilray Brands, Inc.<\/span><\/a> is moving to sell shares with an aggregate offering value of up to $250 million through an at-the-market equity program.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>WM Technology, Inc.<\/span><\/a> received a delinquency notification letter from Nasdaq due to failure to timely file a quarterly report.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Missouri<\/span><\/a> retailers sold $120.1 million worth of legal marijuana products in April.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Football players <\/span>Wanya Morris and Chukwuebuka Godrick<\/span><\/a> were arrested for marijuana possession.<\/span>
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