Congresswoman’s rescheduling concerns; PA Ag Secretary on marijuana; NM Gov backs psilocybin, VA legal sales, MD worker protections, WA homegrow
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Top Things to Know
The Bundestag of Germany has approved a bill to legalize marijuana.
Rep. Barbara Lee, co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus (D-CA), told Marijuana Moment she fears that moving cannabis to Schedule III would set back federal legalization by “another fifty years.”
Pennsylvania’s Agriculture Secretary said he was “excited” by Gov. Josh Shapiro (D)’s plan to legalize marijuana–pointing out the fact that Pennsylvania farmers are “really great at growing things.”
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, endorsed a Senate resolution that called on officials in the state to investigate the therapeutic potential of psilocybin.
The Virginia Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee has approved a compromise bill that will legalize recreational marijuana. This comes a day after the House committee voted in favor of finalizing the agreement.
Hearings were held by Maryland House and Senate Committees to discuss legislation that would protect workers against being fired or penalized for marijuana use while off duty. Firefighters, NAACP activists and civil rights officials from the state testified in support.
The Washington Representative whose bill legalizing home cultivation of cannabis died without the needed committee vote, said that she will continue to push this issue until it is passed.
Oregon Democratic legislators reached a tentative agreement on legislation that would recriminalize possession of drugs in the state, a little over three years after voters approved a ballot measure decriminalizing drug possession.
The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee of the Maine legislature held a hearing to discuss a bill that would address illegal marijuana operations, which advocates claim is “racist” and unconstitutional.
Rhode Island cannabis companies are increasing their campaign contributions to politicians, in an effort to have their voices heard during policy debates.
NORML Deputy director Paul Armentano has written a new op ed in which he calls on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to abandon its “flat earth” position that cannabis should remain in Schedule I, and “move marijuana policies into the 21st Century.”
Federal
A White House spokesperson stated that President Joe Biden “campaign promise was to do everything he could to ensure that nobody is jailed for marijuana possession alone”, and that “history has been made to achieve this.”
A lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security argued before a federal court that passages from a book written by Prince Harry of the UK do not “prove” that he had used illegal drugs.
A total of 103 people have signed on to the House marijuana banking legislation.
Eight people have signed on to the House bill that respects state marijuana laws.
STATES
South Dakota lawmakers sent Gov. Kristi Noem’s (R) bill adding medical cannabis patients to state’s prescription drugs monitoring program.
New York legislators attended a rally to support legislation that would give local officials more authority to take action on unlicensed marijuana business.
Pennsylvania Senator tweeted: “Legal marijuana has already been made available in NJ, DE MD, NY and OH.” Why not #LegalizeIt and keep the revenue & business opportunities here in our Commonwealth?
California Assemblymember speaks about military veterans as inspiration for the psychedelics bill she sponsors.
On May 9, a Missouri court will hear arguments regarding a lawsuit that challenges the stacking of county and municipal marijuana taxes.
Ohio’s top cannabis regulator has said that he will begin issuing licenses for recreational marijuana businesses on September 7, unless lawmakers pass legislation expediting the process.
Oregon regulators have proposed rules that would temporarily exempt marijuana businesses from the requirement to prove tax compliance.
California regulators refuse to answer questions regarding problems with pesticide regulations for marijuana products.
Montana regulators will accept questions in advance of a town hall discussion on cannabis to be held on 10 April.
Oklahoma regulators tweet about the smell cannabis terpenes.
The New York Cannabis Advisory Board is meeting on Tuesday.
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International
Bermuda’s officials have been urged to progress with cannabis reform after a disagreement on the matter with the UK government.
/ SCIENCE AND HEALTH
The study looked at a method to “capture cannabis terpenes efficiently in olive oil when microwave-assisted decarboxylation of cannabinoid is performed.”
/ BUSINESS
Schwazze now has a new CEO.
MedMen has been sued over alleged unpaid rent of nearly $2 million.
CanPay has announced enhancements that will allow faster and more secure connection between its app and the financial institutions of consumers.
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