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\n<\/span>The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched a new ad aimed at deterring marijuana-impaired driving that features a stoned Christmas tree<\/span><\/a> urging people who \u201cenjoy the holiday greenery\u201d to find a sober ride.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed bills to resume marijuana farmers markets and to clarify that cannabis is an agricultural crop<\/span><\/a>, but vetoed separate legislation that would have given marijuana companies more leeway in how they pay taxes.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Nevada Psychedelic Medicines Working Group approved a report recommending that lawmakers create a program for regulated access to psychedelic-assisted therapy<\/span><\/a> and consider reducing existing legal penalties for entheogenic plants and fungi.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission reported that retailers in the state have sold more than $1 billion in legal marijuana products this year<\/span><\/a>, a nearly 25 percent increase from 2023\u2019s total.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new study found that legalizing marijuana \u201cleads to a consistent and statistically significant decrease in opioid overdose deaths\u201d<\/span><\/a>\u2014with states that legalized early seeing \u201can immediate decline in opioid overdose death rates, which grew even stronger and persisted after five years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n