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\n<\/span>Former top White House staffers shed new light on the federal marijuana rescheduling and mass cannabis pardons process<\/span><\/a> as part of a congressional inquiry into then-President Joe Biden\u2019s decision making.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump administration\u2019s request for a delay in the deadline to file briefs in a case on marijuana consumers\u2019 gun rights<\/span><\/a> that the justices recently agreed to take up.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oklahoma marijuana activists have withdrawn a proposed legalization initiative they sought to place on the 2026 ballot<\/span><\/a> after failing to collect a sufficient number of signatures.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Massachusetts legislature\u2019s Joint Cannabis Policy Committee approved a bill to require state officials to study legal barriers to using marijuana<\/span><\/a> for police and other first responders.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Alcohol industry groups\u2014including American Distilled Spirits Alliance, Beer Institute and Wine America\u2014sent a letter urging Congress to ban intoxicating hemp products<\/span><\/a> on at least a temporary basis before the federal government creates a \u201crobust regulatory framework\u201d for the marketplace.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Marijuana Policy Project Executive Director Adam Smith said resisting efforts to roll back legalization in Maine and Massachusetts<\/span><\/a> \u201cneeds to be a priority for the entire industry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n