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\n<\/span>Competing congressional amendments to either delay or speed up the scheduled federal recriminalization of hemp THC products won\u2019t get House floor votes this week<\/span><\/a> after one was withdrawn and the other was blocked by the House Rules Committee.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed a bill to let firefighters and rescue workers use medical cannabis off duty<\/span><\/a> without being punished for it.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>North Carolina Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R) said members of his caucus will discuss whether to advance legislation to legalize medical cannabis<\/span><\/a> in light of federal marijuana rescheduling moving forward.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A new archaeological study found evidence that \u201cby the Late Neolithic, cannabis became a core crop in northern China\u201d<\/span><\/a>\u2014with processing and consumption \u201cdeeply integrated into daily life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n