Ohio Senate votes to roll again authorized hashish regulation accredited by voters (Newsletter: February 27, 2025)

VA gov to resolve on marijuana payments; PA legalization plan; TX hashish decrim; Judge guidelines in opposition to marijuana shopper gun ban; NJ hashish tax hike

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The Ohio Senate passed a bill to significantly alter the voter-approved marijuana legalization law—by halving the variety of vegetation adults can develop, including new penalties and eliminating sure social fairness measures, amongst different modifications.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) is set to decide on several marijuana bills—together with measures to legalize leisure gross sales, clear sure hashish prison data, present for resentencing of present prisoners and shield shoppers’ parental rights.

Bipartisan Pennsylvania senators announced a new plan to legalize marijuana and are circulating a memo asking colleagues to cosponsor their forthcoming bill—however they’re criticizing Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) for placing an “overly burdensome tax rate” in his personal hashish proposal.

The Texas House speaker pro tempore filed a bill to decriminalize marijuana—eradicating the specter of arrest and jail time for possessing as much as an oz of hashish.

Another federal judge has issued a ruling against the government’s ban on gun ownership by marijuana consumers, saying it “imposes a far greater burden on…Second Amendment rights than our history and tradition of firearms regulation can support.”

The Bernalillo County, New Mexico Board of Commissioners approved a revised employment agreement with the local firefighters’ union to reflect new policy removing marijuana from the definition of unlawful medicine “when used legally off-duty for medical or recreational purposes.”

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is proposing to raise marijuana taxes by increasing a social equity fee from $2.50 per ounce to $15 per ounce—and he desires so as to add a $30 per ounce charge on intoxicating hemp merchandise as properly.

The Missouri House Veterans Committee held a hearing on a bill to support research on psilocybin-assisted therapy for military veterans with PTSD, main depressive dysfunction or substance use dysfunction, in addition to these needing end-of-life care.

Florida lawmakers are considering legislation to restrict intoxicating hemp products after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) vetoed an earlier invoice that reached his desk.

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The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a listening to on interdicting illicit medicine.

/ STATES

Ohio’s lawyer basic, a candidate in subsequent yr’s gubernatorial election, mentioned his previous marijuana use and pledged he would respect the desire of voters who accredited a legalization referendum regardless that he opposed it, saying, “it’s the law of the land and so we need to do the best possible job regulating and having a safe, fair marketplace that’s as healthy as it can be.”

The Montana Senate handed a invoice to enact a moratorium on new marijuana enterprise licenses till 2027.

The Utah Senate Health and Human Services Committee accredited a House-passed invoice so as to add new medical hashish pharmacy licenses.

Pennsylvania’s House Appropriations Committee chairman stated the state ought to be a part of its neighbors in legalizing marijuana, however a Republican consultant stated he “doesn’t think we’re there yet.”

A West Virginia delegate filed laws to place a marijuana legalization referendum on the 2026 poll.

The New York inspector basic is investigating the Cannabis Social Equity Investment Fund.

Massachusetts regulators printed a report reviewing the state’s marijuana panorama. Separately, regulators will host a listening session concerning the medical hashish program on Thursday.

California regulators despatched steerage about product labeling for natural hashish merchandise.

New Mexico regulators posted an inventory of accredited hemp services.

The Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission will meet on Friday.

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/ LOCAL

The Prince George’s County, Maryland Council is contemplating laws to bar police, sheriff and fireplace departments from robotically rejecting job candidates on account of optimistic marijuana exams.

/ INTERNATIONAL

Grenada’s agriculture minister stated the federal government will suggest laws to decriminalize hashish this yr.

/ SCIENCE & HEALTH

A examine discovered that “county cannabis retail store density in Washington was associated with reduced accidental poisoning and opioid mortality while suicide and motor vehicle accident mortality rates did not appear to change.”

A examine discovered that “naturalistic ayahuasca use was associated with persisting improvements in mental health and wellbeing, with the largest magnitude of symptom reduction observed in those diagnosed with a depressive or anxiety disorder.”

/ BUSINESS

Green Thumb Industries Inc. reported quarterly web income of $294.3 million.

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. is launching a non-alcoholic THC beverage.

Illinois retailers offered $140.2 million value of leisure marijuana merchandise in January.

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