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\n<\/span>White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Rahul Gupta said marijuana rescheduling will have a \u201chistoric and long-lasting impact\u201d<\/span><\/a> that could make banks more willing to work with the industry via \u201clegitimate interstate commerce\u201d\u2014but he also questionably said it would alleviate the \u201cracial disparity\u201d in cannabis enforcement.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a marijuana legalization bill into law<\/span><\/a> that will allow adults to grow their own cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) signed a bill to expand medical cannabis access<\/span><\/a>\u2014including by allowing doctors to recommend marijuana for any condition they see fit and letting patients over age 65 self certify without physician involvement.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A majority of the Atlanta, Georgia City Council is sponsoring a resolution calling on officials to study adding coverage for psilocybin and ketamine<\/span><\/a> as mental health treatments under the city\u2019s healthcare plan for firefighters, police and other government workers.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A former New Hampshire representative and officials with the ACLU of New Hampshire and Marijuana Policy Project coauthored a Marijuana Moment op-ed<\/span><\/a> calling on lawmakers to pass a cannabis legalization bill this session even if its provisions are not ideal.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Parabola Center\u2019s Shaleen Title argues in a Marijuana Moment op-ed that new polling on how Americans want legalization to be shaped provides support<\/span><\/a> for not allowing \u201ccorporate interests to co-opt cannabis reform behind a facade of social justice.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation disbursed another batch of $15 million in marijuana revenue<\/span><\/a> to fund veterans programs, drug treatment and public defender services.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Several retired military officials<\/span><\/a> coauthored an op-ed criticizing House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) for allowing provisions to ban marijuana testing of military recruits in the National Defense Authorization Act.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Library of Congress<\/span><\/a> noted a recent German court decision on the limit for a \u201cnon-minor quantity\u201d of cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)<\/span><\/a> noted the previous medical cannabis coordination work that a newly confirmed federal judge did in the U.S. attorney for Arizona\u2019s office.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE)<\/span><\/a> said he supports marijuana banking legislation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/a> Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed a bill making several revisions to the state\u2019s marijuana laws, including provisions to allow recreational cultivation to start this year.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Wisconsin\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Assembly speaker said he wants to ban intoxicating hemp derivatives.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Texas<\/span><\/a> Senate State Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on the lieutenant governor\u2019s push to ban intoxicating hemp products on Wednesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ohio<\/span><\/a> revised marijuana rules took effect.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Alaska<\/span><\/a> regulators are proposing changes to rules on marijuana dispensary pick-up or drive-through windows.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Massachusetts<\/span><\/a> regulators posted a bulletin about marijuana advertising activities.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/a> regulators will host a work group meeting on draft psychedelics <\/span>rules<\/span><\/a> on Friday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Nevada<\/span><\/a> regulators will hold a hearing on proposed marijuana rules changes on June 20.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Roanoke, Virginia<\/span><\/a> mayoral candidates discussed their experience, or lack thereof, with marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Nepal\u2019s<\/span><\/a> finance minister announced a plan to legalize commercial cultivation of medical cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>UK<\/span><\/a> lawmaker is helping to launch a new task force aimed at positioning the country as a leader in cannabinoid science.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>New Zealand<\/span><\/a> judge expressed concern about licensed cannabis cultivators obtaining seeds and plants from illicit sources.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Alberta, <\/span>Canada\u2019s<\/span><\/a> government is funding research on the impact of marijuana legalization on youth.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A study found \u201can increase in <\/span>hospitalization rates<\/span><\/a> among younger adults (18\u201324) before legalization, yet no increased risk was associated with cannabis legalization, for either younger (18\u201324) or older adults (25+).\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial board<\/span><\/a> is calling on the Biden administration to do more to bring home U.S. citizen Marc Fogel, who is jailed in Russia for possessing medical cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Organigram Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a> signed an agreement with Avida Medical to supply medical cannabis flower to the UK market.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Stephen Colbert<\/span><\/a> joked about a new study showing that daily marijuana use has outpaced daily alcohol drinking in the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n

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