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\n<\/span>Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said \u201cbags of marijuana\u201d and Nerds-like candy laced with THC and fentanyl are being smuggled into the U.S. by drug cartels<\/span><\/a>, and he\u2019s placing the blame on the Biden-Harris administration\u2019s immigration policies.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Black Pennsylvania lawmakers discussed the prospects for legalizing marijuana in the state<\/span><\/a> and the need to shape the cannabis market with a focus on equity and social justice.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The New Mexico Medical Cannabis Advisory Board voted to recommend adding female orgasm difficulty as a qualifying condition<\/span><\/a> for the state\u2019s medical marijuana program.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Heroic Hearts Project launched a new ad promoting the benefits of psychedelic-assisted therapy ahead of a Massachusetts vote<\/span><\/a> on a ballot measure to legalize the treatment option.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new scientific review concludes that \u201clesser\u2010known\u201d marijuana components like THCV, CBDV and CBG have \u201cantioxidant, anti-inflammatory and neuromodulatory effects\u201d that make them \u201cpromising agents\u201d<\/span><\/a> to treat Parkinson\u2019s, Alzheimer\u2019s and other neurodegenerative disorders.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The sponsors of two Nebraska medical cannabis legalization ballot measures say that state officials\u2019 aggressive challenge to petition signatures<\/span><\/a> threatens to \u201cundermine and eliminate the initiative right altogether.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management is vetting 1,800 marijuana business license applicants<\/span><\/a> to examine finances, social equity ownership and true party of interest status before a lottery can be held, with the agency\u2019s interim director saying she\u2019s \u201cconfident\u201d it will happen by the end of 2024.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission is continuing to consider rules for how to define social equity applicants<\/span><\/a> for marijuana business licenses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The Environmental Protection Agency<\/span><\/a> said a public comment about cannabis cultivation is not germane to a rule on an Oregon haze plan.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cI\u2019ve said this for years. Marijuana doesn\u2019t make our families stronger, our streets safer, or our workplaces more productive. In fact, it can have terrible health consequences for millions of Americans. Attempts to make access to marijuana easier are based on popular opinion\u2014not the science.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Arkansas<\/span><\/a> Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) appointed another special Supreme Court justice to replace a member who recused herself from considering a case on signatures for a medical cannabis expansion ballot initiative. Separately, <\/span>parties<\/span><\/a> in the case submitted their final briefs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>New Jersey<\/span><\/a> Assembly passed a bill to restrict the dissemination of information about criminal records, including for marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Massachusetts<\/span><\/a> legislature\u2019s Cannabis Policy Committee will hold a hearing on October 30.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>Florida<\/span><\/a> representative authored an op-ed explaining why he will vote for the marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Michigan<\/span><\/a> Court of Appeals ruled that the state\u2019s marijuana legalization law doesn\u2019t prevent prosecutors from charging people with illegally possessing large amounts of cannabis under another law.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>California<\/span><\/a> regulators announced a recall of marijuana products due to potential adulteration.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York<\/span><\/a> regulators published <\/span>guidance<\/span><\/a> on cannabinoid hemp products.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/a> regulators are accepting public comments on new medical cannabis delivery methods.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Vermont<\/span><\/a> regulators sent a reminder about required training for cannabis cultivators.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>New York City<\/span><\/a> officials are accepting applications for the first phase of the Cannabis NYC Loan Fund.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The European Union Court of Justice<\/span><\/a> ruled that member states cannot ban hemp cultivation in indoor hydroponic systems.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Maltese<\/span><\/a> officials are confiscating semi-synthetic cannabis products following the enactment of a prohibition on HHC.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A review concluded that \u201cpsilocybin may have prophylactic benefits against <\/span>Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/span><\/a> in preclinical and clinical studies.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Former National Republican Senatorial Committee Executive Director Rob Collins<\/span><\/a>, who also served on former President Donald Trump\u2019s transition team, said Democrats have worked to put marijuana legalization initiatives on the ballot that \u201chelped their candidates, because people would come out because they want to smoke weed and then vote for the Democrat.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Dark Horse Cannabis<\/span><\/a> is acquiring Green Light Dispensary in West Helena, Arkansas.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Licensed Washington, D.C. medical cannabis businesses<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 are suing unlicensed marijuana stores and landlords.<\/span><\/p>\n

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