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\n<\/span>A court held oral arguments in a lawsuit filed by marijuana businesses seeking to block federal enforcement against their in-state activities<\/span><\/a>, with a Department of Justice attorney asserting that the Biden administration\u2019s cannabis rescheduling process \u201csupports the rationality\u201d of ongoing prohibition.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Rahul Gupta said moving cannabis to Schedule III is \u201cbased on science and evidence\u201d and will ease research restrictions<\/span><\/a>\u2014but he misstated its impact by suggesting it will allow doctors to \u201cprescribe marijuana.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a veterans-focused bill that includes provisions to create a psychedelics working group<\/span><\/a> and initiate a pilot program on medical marijuana as an opioid alternative.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new poll from the Parabola Center found that Americans want marijuana legalization to prioritize social equity<\/span><\/a>\u2014with policies that benefit workers, medical patients and people who have been harmed by criminalization, rather than large corporations.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York lawmakers introduced legislation that would allow people to file legal actions<\/span><\/a> against unlicensed marijuana businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n