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\n<\/span>Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) included marijuana legalization in his budget request<\/span><\/a>\u2014noting that President Donald Trump\u2019s federal rescheduling executive order signals \u201ca softening of the treatment of cannabis across the country.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), one of the staunchest marijuana reform opponents on Capitol Hill, could be at risk of losing his seat in Congress<\/span><\/a> under a new redistricting plan approved by the Maryland House of Delegates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) approved a recently resubmitted referendum petition to block parts of a restrictive marijuana and hemp law from going into effect<\/a> after rejecting an initial version he said was \u201cmisleading.\u201d
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\n<\/span>The Washington State Senate Labor & Commerce Committee approved a bill to legalize home cultivation of marijuana<\/span><\/a> by allowing adults to grow up to six plants for personal use.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Lawmakers in at least 13 states are considering legislation this year to allow seriously ill patients to use medical cannabis in hospitals and other healthcare facilities<\/span><\/a>, a push that advocates say is being bolstered by President Donald Trump\u2019s federal cannabis rescheduling order.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Top Oklahoma lawmakers are giving mixed reactions to Gov. Kevin Stitt\u2019s (R) proposal to put a measure to roll back medical cannabis legalization<\/span><\/a> on the ballot and \u201cshut it down.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) is accepting applications for an open seat on the Medical Cannabis Commission<\/span><\/a> after the body\u2019s former chair stepped down.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Indiana lawmakers are not optimistic about the chances of marijuana legalization advancing in the state this year<\/span><\/a> despite federal momentum generated by President Donald Trump\u2019s cannabis rescheduling executive order.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a> posted a profile of one of its pharmacologists who collects data used to support drug scheduling decisions.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a> published an updated hemp phenotyping and protocol handbook.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The House bill to <\/span>delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products from taking effect<\/span><\/a> got one new cosponsor for a total of 27.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Utah\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Senate president said he would prefer to continue with the state\u2019s medical cannabis program instead of taking up legislation to more broadly decriminalize marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Nebraska<\/span><\/a> legislature\u2019s General Affairs Committee held a hearing on legislation to revise medical cannabis rules.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Vermont<\/span><\/a> regulators published guidance about local cannabis commissions.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Hawaii<\/span><\/a> regulators published guidance on hemp business registration.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>U.S. Virgin Islands\u2019s<\/span><\/a> top cannabis regulator spoke about the timeline for launching legal recreational sales.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>California<\/span><\/a> regulators sent updates on various cannabis issues.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Jonesboro, Georgia<\/span><\/a> City Council voted to decriminalize marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The European Union Court of Justice<\/span><\/a> ruled that Hungary improperly voted against the reclassification of cannabis under international conventions.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A review concluded that medical cannabinoids \u201cexert multi-target neuroprotection in <\/span>ischemic stroke<\/span><\/a> by improving [cerebral blood flow], reducing brain edema and [blood\u2013brain barrier] permeability, and inhibiting oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, apoptosis, and excitotoxicity.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study found that \u201cpsilocybin rapidly, but not immediately, reverses reward learning deficits in a durable manner in an inflammatory rat model of <\/span>depressive symptoms<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Gelato Cannabis<\/span><\/a> acquired its California operations.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ayurcann Holdings Corp.<\/span><\/a> and its subsidiary Ayurcann Inc. were granted creditor protection by a Canadian court.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Arkansas<\/span><\/a> dispensaries sold $291.1 million worth of medical cannabis products in 2025.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Former football player <\/span>Marshawn Lynch<\/span><\/a> spoke about marijuana use in the NFL.<\/span>
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