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\n<\/span>Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led six other senators on a letter asking leadership to oppose any move to recriminalize hemp products with a quantifiable amount of THC<\/span><\/a>, saying it \u201cwould deal a fatal blow to the American farmers who are the foundation of the regulated hemp industry.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Minnesota\u2019s first legal recreational marijuana sales by non-tribal businesses have launched<\/span><\/a>, with Vireo Growth Inc. announcing that its Green Goods dispensaries are now open to both adult-use customers and medical cannabis patients\u2014and other businesses beginning sales soon too.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Michigan Senate Democrats are reportedly embracing a marijuana tax hike proposed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D)<\/span><\/a> that advocates say would effectively double the tax burden on cannabis and drive consumers to the illegal market.<\/span>
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