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\n<\/span>A Drug Enforcement Administration judge chastised the agency for making a \u201cblunder\u201d in its request to force Food and Drug Administration officials to testify at upcoming marijuana rescheduling hearings<\/span><\/a>\u2014but he granted the subpoenas anyway after the error was addressed.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new study funded by the federal National Institute on Drug Abuse study shows that youth marijuana use is now lower than when states started legalizing it for adults, and that students say cannabis is harder to obtain<\/span><\/a>\u2014contrary to claims from prohibitionists who feared the policy change would lead to increased teen consumption.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>More than a year after the U.S. Department of Transportation adopted rules allowing use of saliva as an alternative to urine drug testing<\/span><\/a>\u2014which advocates say could result in fewer positive tests for transit workers who used marijuana days prior and aren\u2019t high on the job\u2014the Department of Health and Human Services still hasn\u2019t certified any testing labs that can carry out the change.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Toker\u2019s Guide is hiring a team of \u201ccannabis connoisseurs\u201d who will get paid to smoke marijuana and write \u201camazing reviews\u201d<\/span><\/a>\u2014with positions available in Florida, Maryland, New York, Virginia and Washington, D.C.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis held a lottery to award additional medical marijuana dispensary licenses<\/span><\/a>, and Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said he hopes additional qualifying conditions will be approved to further expand patient access.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A Tennessee judge said she will issue a ruling in a lawsuit seeking to block rules banning intoxicating hemp products from taking effect<\/span><\/a> by no later than Christmas Eve.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Missouri lawmakers are considering several pieces of legislation to regulate or restrict intoxicating hemp products<\/span><\/a>\u2014including an industry-backed bill to establish business licenses and rules.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a> published a report on preventing marijuana use by youth and young adults.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Congressional Black Caucus<\/span><\/a> sent a letter urging President Joe Biden to prioritize his use of clemency powers before leaving office, saying that his \u201crecent clemency grants\u2014including recent pardons for individuals convicted of marijuana possession\u2014have advanced the promise of equal justice.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE)<\/span><\/a> dodged questions about marijuana rescheduling and cannabis banking legislation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)<\/span><\/a> listed people incarcerated for cannabis convictions as among those she would like to see President Joe Biden grant clemency to before he leaves office.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Maryland\u2019s<\/span><\/a> comptroller <\/span>reported<\/span><\/a> that the state collected more than $18 million in adult-use cannabis sales tax revenue in the third quarter of the year.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>Kentucky<\/span><\/a> senator criticized the state\u2019s medical marijuana business licensing lottery process.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>California<\/span><\/a> regulators announced a recall of marijuana products due to the presence of aspergillus and inaccurate labeling.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ohio<\/span><\/a> regulators are accepting public comments on proposed changes to marijuana rules.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>New York<\/span><\/a> Cannabis Advisory Board is recommending that regulators issue 1,600 dispensary licenses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/a> regulators published cannabis-related guidance for local governments.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Arkansas\u2019s<\/span><\/a> top medical cannabis regulator is stepping down at the end of the year.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Vermont<\/span><\/a> regulators issued a statement about the closure of a cannabis business\u2019s operations in the state.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oregon<\/span><\/a> regulators will consider marijuana rules changes on Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Nevada<\/span><\/a> regulators will consider cannabis business issues on Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>German<\/span><\/a> political parties are addressing cannabis in various ways in their election manifestos.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Canadian<\/span><\/a> government is exploring using a single, harmonized federal excise tax stamp for cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study found that \u201coral CBD was safe and resulted in significantly lower anxiety levels, suggesting a possible <\/span>anxiolytic effect<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Americans for Cannabinoid Freedom<\/span><\/a> is a new political action committee.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Boston Herald editorial board<\/span><\/a> criticized President Joe Biden for granting clemency to people with drug trafficking convictions.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Elon Musk and SpaceX<\/span><\/a> reportedly failed to report his use of ketamine and other drugs, publicly discussed elsewhere, to the Defense Department, as is required under security rules for contractors.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Numinus Wellness Inc.<\/span><\/a> closed the sale of clinics to Stella.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Michigan<\/span><\/a> retailers sold $276.4 million worth of legal marijuana products in November.<\/span><\/p>\n

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