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\n<\/span>Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) included a marijuana legalization proposal in his budget request to lawmakers, saying the state is \u201closing out on revenue\u201d that\u2019s going to neighbors<\/span><\/a> like Ohio and Maryland that have already legalized cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Virginia House of Delegates and Senate have both approved legislation to legalize recreational marijuana sales<\/span><\/a> despite a looming veto threat from Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R).<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) withdrew an amendment he had filed to undermine the marijuana rescheduling process<\/span><\/a> by mandating that the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and not the attorney general, sign scheduling rulemaking and requiring that an older test of \u201caccepted medical value\u201d be used.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Senate Banking Committee will hear testimony on Wednesday from a Brookings Institution fellow who says Congress should pass a marijuana banking bill<\/span><\/a>\u2014but not before making key amendments because the impact of the legislation as written would \u201clikely underwhelm what its proponents have argued.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new poll shows that 62 percent of Texans support legalizing marijuana<\/span><\/a>\u2014including majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management published a study of nearly 10,000 patients who use medical marijuana<\/span><\/a>, showing that it is effective in treating pain and helps reduce use of opioids and other drugs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Bipartisan New Mexico lawmakers filed a bill to create a therapeutic psilocybin program<\/span><\/a>, legalizing the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms for use in a supervised medical setting.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A Tennessee judge extended a temporary injunction pausing rules to ban intoxicating hemp products<\/span><\/a> until at least June.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Derek Maltz<\/span><\/a> posted a video urging influencers, role models, celebrities and professional athletes to \u201cstep up, speak out and fight back\u201d to educate young people about drugs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Department of Justice<\/span><\/a> is asking a federal court to dismiss a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking Drug Enforcement Administration communications with opponents of marijuana rescheduling.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Occupational Safety and Health Administration<\/span><\/a> has issued hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of fines to cannabis businesses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ohio<\/span><\/a> Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is proposing to increase marijuana taxes.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/a> senators are pushing for an audit of allegedly lax enforcement of the marijuana laws. Separately, the <\/span>Retail Marijuana Public Health Advisory Committee<\/span><\/a> will meet on Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/a> regulators announced they will begin accepting cannabis business license applications on February 18.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Alaska<\/span><\/a> regulators sent a reminder about restrictions on hemp products intended for human or animal consumption.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Kentucky<\/span><\/a> regulators published guidance on transporting requirements for licensed medical cannabis businesses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Illinois<\/span><\/a> regulators signed a contract for cannabis tracking services with Metrc.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Massachusetts<\/span><\/a> regulators are partnering with the publisher of the journal Clinical Therapeutics on a special issue titled, \u201cCannabis Research and Policy: A Joint Exploration of Past and Future Therapeutic Agency.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Montana<\/span><\/a> regulators sent a newsletter with updates on various marijuana issues.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Detroit, Michigan<\/span><\/a> cannabis officials distributed sleeping bags and coats to unhoused people.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Victoria, <\/span>Australia<\/span><\/a> lawmakers said they will smoke marijuana at Parliament House if reform legislation is approved.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A study suggested that \u201cexisting per se laws may not fully address the complexity of cannabis impairment, underscoring the need for further research and refinement of <\/span>cannabis-impaired driving<\/span><\/a> laws.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A review concluded that \u201cpsychedelics demonstrate promising outcomes as treatments for <\/span>headache disorders<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The R Street Institute<\/span><\/a> included marijuana descheduling in its 2025 public safety agenda for Congress.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ BUSINESS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Grown Rogue International Inc.<\/span><\/a> has a new chief strategy officer.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>SHF Holdings, Inc., d\/b\/a Safe Harbor Financial<\/span><\/a> entered into an agreement with Partner Colorado Credit Union to temporarily pause receipt of principal payments related to its senior secured promissory note.<\/span>
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