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\n<\/span>Former Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Health and Human Services officials suggested the federal marijuana rescheduling process could be stalled indefinitely<\/span><\/a> if President Donald Trump doesn\u2019t personally push it as a priority.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized rules to clarify that marijuana products aren\u2019t eligible for coverage<\/span><\/a> because \u201cthey are illegal substances under Federal law.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed 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>The Hawaii Senate passed a bill to expand access to medical cannabis by letting healthcare professionals recommend it for any condition<\/span><\/a> they deem \u201cappropriate.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Delaware House Economic Development\/Banking\/Insurance & Commerce Committee approved a marijuana bill to address a fingerprint background check dispute with the Federal Bureau of Investigation<\/span><\/a> that has threatened to delay the launch of the state\u2019s recreational cannabis market.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A Pennsylvania Republican senator says the state should create a \u201cPennsylvania Legacy Fund\u2014a permanent investment vehicle\u201d supported by revenue from marijuana legalization and gaming<\/span><\/a>, which he says would \u201cprovide a sustainable source of prosperity that lasts for generations.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new study shows that \u201cmore patients were comfortable with their physician using marijuana outside of work than not\u201d<\/span><\/a> and that \u201cpatients were as comfortable with their physicians using medical marijuana as they were with nicotine.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oregon officials say they don\u2019t have a good idea if the $46 million they\u2019ve spent combating unlicensed marijuana production and sales over the last seven years has put a dent in the illegal market<\/span><\/a>\u2014largely due to limited data collection.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a> sent a warning about fraud where scammers impersonate agency officials.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit<\/span><\/a> will hear oral arguments in the case of an organization that wants to open a safe consumption site for illegal drugs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Wednesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The House bill to <\/span>create psychedelics-focused centers of excellence under the Department of Veterans Affairs<\/span><\/a> got two new cosponsors for a total of six.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Indiana<\/span><\/a> House of Representatives passed a bill containing provisions to ban marijuana advertising.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Connecticut<\/span><\/a> legislature\u2019s Judiciary Committee approved compromise legislation aimed at empowering police to address marijuana-impaired driving.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Texas<\/span><\/a> House State Affairs Committee held a hearing on legislation to restrict consumable hemp products.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>An <\/span>Ohio<\/span><\/a> Republican representative authored an op-ed urging the state\u2019s U.S. senators to \u201cfollow President Trump\u2019s lead and support moving cannabis to Schedule III.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/a> judge approved drug cannabis rules.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rhode Island<\/span><\/a> regulators will consider marijuana rules on Friday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Vermont<\/span><\/a> regulators will begin requiring marijuana businesses to use new inventory tracking forms on April 23.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Colorado Springs, Colorado<\/span><\/a> officials have begun issuing recreational marijuana business licenses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Lithuanian<\/span><\/a> Seimas Committee on Law and Order is expected to consider legislation to decriminalize cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A review concluded that \u201cstudies suggest cannabinoids may help <\/span>reduce headache frequency<\/span><\/a>, alleviate pain, and improve sleep, though concerns remain about dependency, cognitive impairment, and medication overuse headache.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study found that psilocybin-assisted therapy \u201cis well-tolerated by people with\u201d <\/span>fibromyalgia<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>PsyCan<\/span><\/a> is pushing Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre to commit to enhancing research, affordability and access to psychedelic medicine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Former football player <\/span>Ricky Williams<\/span><\/a> authored an op-ed opposing Texas legislation to ban many hemp products.<\/span>
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