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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
The Department of the Air Force issued a memo warning that not only marijuana but also hemp-derived cannabinoids—including CBD and delta-8 THC—are prohibited on navy bases and associated properties.
The House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit briefly discussed ways to detect and prevent marijuana-impaired driving, with an official from the Governors Highway Safety Association saying that oral fluid roadside testing is a part of the answer.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed a bill to dedicate revenue from medical marijuana taxes to pay for free breakfast for college kids at colleges.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives passed bills to legalize home cultivation of medical marijuana and to annul previous marijuana possession arrest and conviction data.
A Pennsylvania Republican senator called cannabis prohibition “a disaster” and said he doesn’t think “marijuana is any different” than alcohol and tobacco, which have been “used for thousands of years.”
- “We’ve regulated it and taxed it.”
The Washington State House Consumer Protection & Business Committee approved a bill to legalize home cultivation of marijuana, together with new amendments requiring monitoring of crops and legal responsibility insurance coverage for growers.
The Oklahoma Senate Public Safety Committee unanimously approved a bill to protect medical cannabis patients’ gun rights underneath state regulation.
The Michigan Department of Treasury is distributing nearly $100 million in marijuana revenue to 302 municipalities and tribes throughout the state to help native infrastructure, training and different providers.
Kansas Republican senators rejected a Democratic amendment to include medical cannabis in a bill focused on increasing terminally ill patients’ access to experimental medication.
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission voted to give marijuana companies more time to settle conflicts with municipalities over host group settlement compliance.
The Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission upheld a decision to revoke a marijuana business’s license over alleged violations, citing a “corporate culture of lax compliance with regulatory requirements.”
Washington State courts are struggling to vacate hundreds of thousands of drug convictions within the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that overturned the state’s prior drug possession regulation as unconstitutional.
A recent visitor to the Drug Enforcement Administration Museum says its exhibits are an “embarrassment of Reefer Madness misinformation”—with the company displaying a pamphlet that claims the medical worth of marijuana is “still an open question that science has not resolved” regardless of a pending proposal to federally reschedule hashish.
/ FEDERAL
President Donald Trump’s pardon czar, Alice Marie Johnson, tweeted, “I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve as Pardon Czar and for the trust placed in me to help those impacted by our criminal justice system. This role is a chance to offer second chances and restore hope to individuals who have paid their debt to society. I am thankful for the support of my family and all those who have worked tirelessly to bring about this moment, and I am committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of those seeking a fresh start.”
Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) tweeted about attending a Cannabis Policy Institute roundtable assembly “to discuss cannabis research, the future of the industry, and the potential for reform at the state and federal level.”
/ STATES
The New Mexico House of Representatives handed a invoice to determine a hashish enforcement bureau.
The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee accepted the nomination for a brand new member of the Cannabis Regulatory Commission.
The Utah House minority whip mentioned her invoice to make varied modifications to medical hashish legal guidelines.
A Texas senator filed a invoice to ban hemp merchandise with any quantity of THC.
West Virginia lawmakers are contemplating laws to develop medical hashish entry.
California regulators introduced a recall of marijuana merchandise as a consequence of incomplete regulatory compliance testing.
Colorado regulators issued the state’s first psychedelics enterprise licenses.
Minnesota’s interim high hashish regulator mentioned ongoing efforts to launch the leisure market.
Kentucky regulators mentioned the state generated $27.5 million in medical hashish enterprise license software charges.
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/ LOCAL
The Wilmington, Delaware City Council is contemplating enacting a 90-day moratorium on marijuana retail licenses.
/ INTERNATIONAL
Costa Rica’s Ministry of Health accepted medical hashish gross sales guidelines.
Namibia’s High Court is ready to listen to oral arguments in a case difficult the constitutionality of hashish criminalization in July.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A examine discovered that “non-medical cannabis decriminalization and legalization are both associated with reductions in cannabis offences” and that “reductions in cannabis offences were consistently observed after legalization in adults but were not consistently observed in youth.”
A examine discovered that “respondents generally perceived funding for psychedelic research as more difficult to obtain than for other areas, though recent improvements were noted.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
A Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America occasion featured a hemp-infused beverage model as a significant sponsor.
/ BUSINESS
Verano Holdings Corp. is being sued by a former govt who says he was improperly fired for reporting antisemitism.
Eaze staff ratified a three-year collective bargaining settlement.
Canadian retailers bought C$499.7 million price of authorized hashish merchandise in December.
/ CULTURE
Boxer Claressa Shields was suspended after testing optimistic for marijuana.
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