Schumer on SAFE Banking, Marijuana Bill to Protect Fed Workers Filed; CBD Hearing; Lawmaker Presses VA/DOD Medical Cannabis
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Top Things to Know
Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram has committed to ask the Department of Health and Human Services a timeline for the ongoing review of marijuana’s federal schedule status.
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Steve Cohen (D) of Tennessee said that he thought cannabis should be placed on Schedule “420” at a House Hearing in response to a Rep. Matt Gaetz’s question.
A lobbyist claims Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has told him that he is still “working” on passing a marijuana bank bill. However, a committee chair and the top GOP sponsor of the legislation are still pointing the finger at each other about the cause.
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Jeff Merkley, D-OR, says that he is “optimistic,” and hopes to resolve the SAFE Banking Act issues when legislators return to Capitol Hill this fall. He’s also urging his supporters to put pressure on the Senate Banking Committee until then.
Reps. Reps.
The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services conducted an hearing on the failure of the Food and Drug Administration to regulate hemp-derived CBD product.
Rep. Rep.
House and Senate lawmakers from both parties have filed resolutions to condemn Russia for imprisoning U.S. Citizen Marc Fogel because he was in possession of medical marijuana that he had used as an alternative to opioids. They also called on the White House do more to release him.
Federal
Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-TX, said that Joe Biden had “turned our beloved White House in to a traphouse” due to the marijuana and cocaine found inside.
A new sponsor has been added to the Senate marijuana banking legislation, bringing its total to 42.
A total of 65 people have now co-sponsored the House marijuana banking legislation.
A total of 14 co-sponsors have now signed on to the House bill legalizing medical cannabis for veterans.
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Alabama’s medical cannabis regulators have been accused of improperly erasing recordings of their meetings.
A New York regulator talked about the launch of an marijuana farmers market.
Rhode Island regulators have begun an investigation into the financial situation of a marijuana-related company.
California cannabis regulators tweet: “Over the last year, the Laboratory Services Division successfully tested 5,171 sample, issued 20 licences, conducted sixteen compliance-based inspections and increased the issue of revocations and notices of noncompliance.”
On Monday, Colorado officials will start accepting applications for the third round of cannabis-related business grants.
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/ INTERNATIONAL
After regulators threatened to destroy the cannabis, a Canadian judge has approved the sale in bulk of more than 1,200 kg of cannabis by a company.
SCIENCE AND HEALTH
According to a review, “data from the literature on CBD and hair loss provides a scientific foundation for CBD use in Alopecia.”
The American Journal of Endocannabinoid Medicine, a peer-reviewed publication focusing on cannabinoid medicine, is a brand new journal.
/ OPINION, ADVOCACY & ANALYSIS
Dream.org Justice Action Network NAACP New York State Conference Legal Aid Society, and other groups have sent a joint letter to Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), urging him to do more in order to eliminate the disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine sentencing.
BUSINESS
Auxly Cannabis Group Inc., and Imperial Brands PLC have extended by 24 months the maturity date for a $123 million debenture previously issued.
Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority selected GrowerIQ to manage the tracking and reporting of marijuana production.
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