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\n<\/span>The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a report expressing concerns about how Schedule I status \u201ceffectively limits\u201d research on marijuana and other drugs<\/span><\/a>, and noting an \u201cincreased interest and need to study psychedelics.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New House and Senate lobbying reports show that a wide variety of alcohol, pharmaceutical, food, financial and other companies disclosed congressional marijuana- and psychedelics-related<\/span><\/a> policy advocacy last quarter.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A Pennsylvania senator said federal marijuana rescheduling would give \u201cpolitical cover\u201d to Republican lawmakers<\/span><\/a> who are still on the fence about legalizing cannabis in the state.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Mississippi House and Senate Public Health and Human Services Committees have scheduled a hearing on ibogaine for later this month<\/span><\/a> as the chair of the House panel crafts psychedelics reform legislation he plans to file next session.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new poll shows that four out of five Texas likely voters support regulating rather than banning hemp-derived THC products<\/span><\/a>\u2014including strong majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new case study found that microdosing LSD led to a reduction in a dog\u2019s severe separate anxiety<\/span><\/a>, \u201cwith the effect persisting for 1 month posttreatment.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Customs and Border Protection<\/span><\/a> is being sued for alleged religious discrimination by a woman who says her job offer was rescinded after she disclosed use of ayahuasca.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)<\/span><\/a> touted the Senate Appropriations Committee\u2019s approval of a report encouraging research on medical cannabis as an opioid alternative.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ STATES<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Nevada<\/span><\/a> Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) held a ceremonial bill signing for legislation to make various changes to cannabis rules.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>California<\/span><\/a> Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced that officials have seized nearly 270,000 pounds of illicit cannabis and eradicated more than 260,000 plants, worth an estimated nearly $480 million since the beginning of this year.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Assembly majority leader said she didn\u2019t see any problems with regulators\u2019 initial interpretation of marijuana business zoning rules before they reversed themselves.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Former staff members for a <\/span>Massachusetts<\/span><\/a> psychedelics legalization effort detailed allegations of campaign finance violations in new filings. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/a> regulators proposed changes to marijuana tax rules.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Missouri<\/span><\/a> regulators published an annual report on the state\u2019s marijuana programs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Maryland<\/span><\/a> regulators fined a cannabis business over multiple alleged violations.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Nebraska<\/span><\/a> Medical Cannabis Commission met.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Jersey<\/span><\/a> regulators published a podcast about local cannabis issues.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Rhode Island<\/span><\/a> Cannabis Control Commission will meet on Thursday.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A judge ruled that a <\/span>Menominee, Michigan<\/span><\/a> measure to put a cap on the number of marijuana dispensary licenses can stay on the August ballot.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Pennington County and Rapid City, South Dakota<\/span><\/a> police are running compliance checks for hemp-based intoxicating products at retailers.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Australian<\/span><\/a> regulators announced a public consultation on the use of unapproved medical cannabis products.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A review concluded that \u201ccannabis-based products for medicinal use with cannabidiol as the primary active constituent demonstrated improvements in pain, behaviour, and seizures, with no serious adverse events\u201d on <\/span>cats and dogs<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study found that \u201c<\/span>hair contamination<\/span><\/a> could arise in vivo even after short single exposures to cannabis and \u201clight cannabis\u201d, underlining the need for a careful interpretation of results of hair analysis in forensic toxicology.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The Consumer Choice Center\u2019s<\/span><\/a> deputy director authored an op-ed calling out the Drug Enforcement Administration for stonewalling on marijuana rescheduling.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The New York Post editorial board<\/span><\/a> criticized the state\u2019s marijuana legalization law as \u201cfeckless.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ BUSINESS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Metrc and BioTrack<\/span><\/a> launched a strategic partnership.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Canopy Growth Corporation<\/span><\/a> introduced its Canadian-grown 7ACRES brand in Australia.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>PAX<\/span><\/a> launched a new vaporizer device.<\/span><\/p>\n

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