Fetterman on marijuana therapy; Congresswoman presses Biden to act; Chris Christie’s cannabis records
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Rep. Rep.
Sen. John Fetterman, (D-PA), said that at an hearing that the psilocybin mushroom could be a “revolution in mental health treatments and an economic “boon for his home state Pennsylvania which he called the “mushroom capitol of the world”.
The American Transportation Research Institute found that 66.5 per cent of commercial truckers support federal marijuana legalization.
Marijuana Moment has compiled an overview of where Republican Presidential Candidate Chris Christie stands on marijuana.
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He called marijuana a gateway drug and said that legal sales revenue was “blood money.” But he has now shifted his position from saying that he would “crackdown” federally to saying the states can “do whatever they want.”
The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the Governor. The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee approved Gov.
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, a Republican from Montana, is being sued by county officials and environmental groups to overturn his decision to veto a bill that would reallocate marijuana revenue.
Federal
The Drug Enforcement Administration Museum has posted a video on the “Drug Free USA Stamps” issued by the U.S. Postal Service.
Six new co-sponsors have been added to the House marijuana banking legislation, bringing it up to 40.
One new co-sponsor has been added to the House bill encouraging university marijuana research.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), the New York Governor, announced that enforcement actions would be taken against marijuana businesses without a license.
A North Carolina Representative co-authored an Op-Ed calling for the legislature to pass medical cannabis legalization legislation.
After a neighbor complained of the smell, a Washington, D.C., judge ordered a man to stop smoking medical marijuana in his apartment.
The Superintendent of the Alabama State Banking Department addressed a medical marijuana industry event.
Colorado regulators have published a compliance tip on marijuana decontamination.
Washington State regulators have sent an update regarding pesticide testing on cannabis growing sites.
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/ LOCAL
Clackamas County Board of Commissioners, Oregon, voted to include nonbinding questions in the ballot for May 2024 asking voters if they want to repeal or amend the state’s decriminalization laws.
Denver, Colorado officials accept applications for the fourth and final cohort in an entrepreneurial assistance program aimed at aspiring cannabis entrepreneurs.
INTERNATIONAL
The Czech Republic’s Health Minister expressed doubt that a legal system for marijuana sales could be implemented in the country by 2024.
/ SCIENCE AND HEALTH
An analysis concluded that the “data obtained from clinical studies showed some positive results” of cannabinoids, either as a standalone or add-on treatment in reducing spasticity and related pain to multiple sclerosis.
According to a study, “psilocybin may be an effective treatment for severe depression.”
/ BUSINESS
Green Thumb Industries faces additional unfair labor practice claims from Teamsters Local 7777. The union alleges that the company “spied” on workers by “reading private Discord messages during” their strike, and “diverted hours away from part-time employees who exercised their rights to strike in favor of temporary workers.”
TerrAscend Corp. has acquired Derby 1, LLC.
Atlas Global Brands Inc. has decided to cease operations at its Gunn, Alberta facility and will be laying off 50 employees.
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