Marijuana breathalyzers’ link to bomb detection tech; PA hemp regulation bill; Study: Medical cannabis use by cancer patients
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
The National Institute of Standards and Technology noted how the development of a marijuana breathalyzer is being boosted with a technique to capture specific compounds from air samples for analysis that was created to detect bombs after 9/11.
- “Painter Bob Ross taught us that ‘happy accidents’ can make for beautiful art. Happy accidents also happen in science, when experiments take research in unexpected directions.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a pair of bills revising various state cannabis laws related to product testing, tracking, consumer access to information and cannabinoid content.
A Pennsylvania Republican senator will soon be filing a bill to keep hemp THC products legal while adding age limits as well as new requirements for registration, testing and labeling.
A new study of cancer patients found that “most commonly reported cannabis for pain, nausea, anxiety, depression, poor appetite, and sleep disturbance” and “at least 80% reported symptom and quality-of-life improvement.”
- “Cannabis may have a role as an adjunct for cancer-related symptoms such as pain, nausea, anxiety, and appetite loss, particularly when conventional treatments do not provide adequate relief, are poorly tolerated, or are difficult to access.”
Advocates are urging Virginia lawmakers to rescind a planned significant increase in penalties for public marijuana use—saying that it could intensify racial disparities in the consequences of cannabis criminalization.
/ FEDERAL
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Director Mehmet Oz met with the CEO of Americans for Ibogaine.
Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) tweeted a photo of herself meeting with University of Nevada cannabis researchers.
/ STATES
A Massachusetts senator said he thinks voters will reject an initiative on the November ballot to roll back marijuana legalization.
An Idaho representative said a proposed constitutional initiative on the November ballot to block voters from ever being able to legalize marijuana is “a tool in the toolbox to protect Idahoans from becoming like Portland, Seattle, San Francisco or Denver.”
A federal appeals court limited the scope of an injunction against Ohio hemp product restrictions.
California regulators are appealing a court ruling against the state’s cannabis tracking system.
Illinois regulators published guidance on reporting cannabis testing results to the state’s tracking system.
Connecticut’s cannabis Social Equity Council adopted new operational procedures.
Hawaii regulators published updated data on the state’s medical cannabis program.
New Jersey regulators are accepting proposals from organizations interested in conducting a biannual cannabis testing program assessment.
Michigan regulators published a monthly report on disciplinary actions against marijuana businesses.
The Vermont Cannabis Control Board will meet on Wednesday.
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/ INTERNATIONAL
Ireland’s High Court is considering a challenge to restrictive hemp rules.
Jamaican officials are taking steps to make it easier for traditional cannabis growers to enter the legal industry.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A study found that treatment with cannabis-based medicinal products “was associated with reductions in pain and improvements in health-related quality of life among individuals with inflammatory arthritis.”
A study found that “combined CBD and THC show promise for promoting dental pulp healing by modulating inflammation and nociceptive signaling, while supporting odontogenic differentiation, angiogenesis, and cell migration in human dental pulp cells.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
Members of the U.S. Hemp Roundtable visited Capitol Hill to lobby against the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products.
The Florida Hemp Beverage Coalition launched and has a former Georgia state senator on its board of directors.
/ BUSINESS
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. signed a deal for exclusive rights to genetics, trademarks and proprietary know-how to produce and sell Alien Labs and Connected branded cannabis products in Florida and Texas.
/ CULTURE
Conan O’Brien discussed his reluctance to use cannabis with Woody Harrelson and Mathew McConaughey.
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