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\n<\/span>Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN) and four bipartisan cosponsors filed a bill to delay implementation of the impending federal recriminalization of hemp<\/span><\/a> THC products for another two years.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A federal official with the National Institute on Drug Abuse spoke about how an annual survey shows that teens are finding it harder to access marijuana and are more disapproving of use<\/span><\/a> even as legalization spreads\u2014contrary to fears voiced by prohibitionists.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Jersey lawmakers sent Gov. Phil Murphy (D) a bill to create a psilocybin therapy pilot program<\/span><\/a> and allocate $6 million in funding to support the psychedelic treatment and research effort.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new poll of Indiana residents shows that 84 percent support legalizing medical cannabis<\/span><\/a> and that 59 percent also want to legalize recreational marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Marijuana Policy Project Executive Director Adam Smith argues in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed that ballot initiatives to roll back legalization in Arizona, Maine and Massachusetts<\/span><\/a> are the \u201cfirst-ever large-scale coordinated attack on adult-use markets\u201d and that the cannabis industry needs to fight back.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) told lawmakers that her office would inform a campaign seeking to roll back marijuana legalization <\/span><\/a>that it has received a significant number of complaints about misleading petitioning tactics.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Former Republican presidential candidate <\/span>Steve Forbes<\/span><\/a> said marijuana is \u201cfive times more lethal\u201d than when he was growing up and \u201ccan do immense damage.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a> clarified that cannabis that does not meet the definition of hemp is not eligible to be covered by the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The House bill to <\/span>create a pathway for patients to access Schedule I drugs<\/span><\/a> got one new cosponsor for a total of 13.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Jersey<\/span><\/a> Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed legislation to restrict hemp products, adding sickle cell anemia as a medical cannabis qualifying condition and extending <\/span>labor rights<\/span><\/a> to marijuana industry workers.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Separately, <\/span>lawmakers<\/span><\/a> sent the governor legislation to revise Cannabis Regulatory Commission rules and crack down on unlicensed marijuana sales.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York<\/span><\/a> Gov. Kath Hochul (D) <\/span>proposed<\/span><\/a> cannabis-related initiatives in her State of the State address, including to create a certified business incubator hub network, a workforce development partnership, a pro bono legal aid initiative and a Center of Excellence for Medical Cannabis and Health Equity.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a> Center for Rural Pennsylvania will hold a hearing about hemp issues on Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Florida\u2019s<\/span><\/a> secretary of state is urging a judge to reject a marijuana legalization campaign\u2019s lawsuit challenging moves to throw out more than 70,000 petition signatures over alleged violations.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Kansas\u2019s<\/span><\/a> House minority leader said legalizing marijuana could be a way to raise revenue to pay for other Democratic agenda items.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Massachusetts<\/span><\/a> Ballot Law Commission held a pre-hearing conference about complaints of fraudulent signature gathering for a proposed ballot initiative to roll back marijuana legalization.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oregon<\/span><\/a> regulators sent guidance about new hemp rules that took effect on January 1.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Connecticut<\/span><\/a> officials reached a settlement with marijuana companies to resolve allegations they violated merger laws.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Maryland<\/span><\/a> regulators published a list of certified cannabis testing laboratories.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Montana<\/span><\/a> regulators sent updates on various cannabis issues.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>British Columbia, <\/span>Canada<\/span><\/a> officials are expected to reveal soon whether they plan to apply for an extension of federal permission for a local drug decriminalization trial.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study \u201cprovides a crucial first step toward understanding the <\/span>evolutionary role<\/span><\/a> of psilocybin-producing fungi.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Honolulu Star-Advertiser editorial board<\/span><\/a> criticized a proposal to put marijuana legalization on Hawaii\u2019s ballot as a constitutional amendment.<\/span>
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