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\n<\/span>A new House Appropriations Committee report calls on federal agencies to study \u201cthe adequacy of state marijuana regulatory frameworks\u201d<\/span><\/a> and reconsider cannabis use restrictions for government workers.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The House Rules Committee blocked all marijuana, psychedelics and hemp amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act from floor votes<\/span><\/a>\u2014both pro- and anti-reform proposals\u2014leaving intact an NDAA provision to prevent military branches from testing recruits for cannabis as a condition of enlistment.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A Texas judge dismissed Attorney General Ken Paxton\u2019s (R) lawsuit seeking to overturn a local voter-approved marijuana decriminalization law in Austin<\/span><\/a>. Separate cases he has filed against other cities\u2019 cannabis policies are still pending.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) claimed that if voters approve a marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot, \u201cyou will be able to bring 20 joints to an elementary school\u201d<\/span><\/a>\u2014complaining again about the smell of cannabis.<\/span><\/p>\n