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\n<\/span>Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) told Marijuana Moment that it\u2019s time to create a federal \u201cregulatory construct\u201d for cannabis<\/span><\/a> \u201cwhere you have excise taxes, you have money flowing to law enforcement and other agencies and then have Congress have a simple up or down vote on it.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The U.S. Supreme Court narrowed its list of pending cases concerning the federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana consumers<\/span><\/a> as the justices declined to take up one of about a half dozen\u2014with the others now set to be discussed at a meeting on Friday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill that would have allowed certain marijuana microbusinesses to ship medical cannabis products directly to patients<\/span><\/a> via common carriers like FedEx and UPS.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Bipartisan North Carolina lawmakers spoke about the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics for military veterans<\/span><\/a>\u2014with a Republican senator saying the state could \u201clead the nation\u201d on the issue.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new study found that marijuana \u201cblunt smoking increased substantially from 2015 to 2022\u201d in the U.S.<\/span><\/a>\u2014with much of the rise from \u201cgroups with historically lower use rates\u201d such as women, older people and those who do not drink alcohol.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>As an executive order from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) temporarily banning intoxicating hemp products takes effect<\/span><\/a>, business owners are worried the policy will negatively impact their employees and customers.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The U.S. government<\/span><\/a> reportedly revoked visas of at least 50 Mexican politicians and government officials amid the Trump administration\u2019s crackdown on drug cartels and their suspected political allies.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)<\/span><\/a> said there are \u201ca lot of folks who own firearms and smoke marijuana.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Michigan<\/span><\/a> Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) said she is \u201csympathetic\u201d to the cannabis industry\u2019s concerns about a new wholesale tax.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Arkansas\u2019s<\/span><\/a> finance secretary told lawmakers that regulators are in no rush to award final medical cannabis dispensary licenses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a> senator tweeted, \u201cTwo things I think @realDonaldTrump will do before the midterms, reschedule cannabis, and fix our broken health insurance system.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Washington, D.C.\u2019s<\/span><\/a> top medical cannabis regulator discussed efforts to enforce laws against unregulated businesses selling marijuana, psychedelics and other drugs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>California<\/span><\/a> regulators adopted changes to cannabis tax rules.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Missouri<\/span><\/a> regulators published draft changes to rules on marijuana dispensary licenses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>New York<\/span><\/a> Cannabis Advisory Board an initial round of grants to organizations serving communities impacted by marijuana arrests.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Vermont<\/span><\/a> regulators suspended the license of a cannabis business.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oregon<\/span><\/a> regulators will consider changes to marijuana and hemp rules on Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Nevada<\/span><\/a> regulators will consider cannabis business issues on Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Boston, Massachusetts<\/span><\/a> Cannabis Board will meet on October 22.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study of mice suggested that \u201ccannabinoid administration has the potential to be an effective alternate therapeutic option for <\/span>[ulcerative colitis]<\/span><\/a> management.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study examined \u201cfactors influencing nonprofit responses to <\/span>cannabis industry philanthropy<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The leader of the <\/span>Scottish Labour Party<\/span><\/a> discussed his opposition to decriminalizing drugs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Glass House Brands Inc.<\/span><\/a> began trading on the Robinhood platform.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Tilray Medical<\/span><\/a> is expanding its medical cannabis operations into Panama.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a> entered into an amended and restated agreement with Needham Bank to expand the borrowing capacity of its revolving credit facility from $40 million to $100 million and extend the maturity to up to five years.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Missouri<\/span><\/a> retailers sold $118.9 million worth of legal marijuana products in September.<\/span><\/p>\n

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