Vote on tribal legalization this week, MD marijuana equity portal, CA cannabis licensing grants
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Top Things to Know
When asked by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about the effect of moving cannabis from Schedule II to Schedule III, President Joe Biden said he “always supported legalizing marijuana for medical use.”
On Thursday, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians members will vote on the legalization of marijuana. If approved, this tribe would become the sole legal seller of cannabis for recreational use in North Carolina and any other neighboring states.
Maryland Cannabis Administration has launched a portal that allows users to check their eligibility for a license to operate a marijuana business based on social equity before the regulators start accepting applications later this year.
California Department of Cannabis Control has expanded eligibility and doubled award amounts for grants to assist local jurisdictions in establishing marijuana retail licensing programs.
Federal
The Food and Drug Administration received hundreds of comments regarding a draft guidance on psychedelics research.
The National Center on Health, Behavioral Health and Safety held a webinar on marijuana, children and family.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, tweeted: “I am the guy who (alongside Jared Polis & Earl Blumenauer) got hemp legalized. I refused to support the bill that would have taxed marijuana in order to legalize it. (would have created even more marijuana criminals)”
Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-MD tweeted: “@DEAHQ classifies #Cannabis still as a Schedule I narcotic — along with heroin — and believes it to be more dangerous than Schedule II narcotics like meth or cocaine. This is ridiculous. “Kudos to @HHSGov who recommended that cannabis be downgraded to Schedule III.”
/ STATES
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed a law to combat illegal water use at marijuana cultivation sites without obtaining a license.
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota is getting ready to legalize marijuana.
Illinois regulators have revised their cannabis regulations.
Utah regulators have filed proposed rules for hemp products processing and labeling.
Montana regulators is seeking candidates to serve on Hemp Advisory Committee.
Michigan regulators have published a FAQ about cannabis and the environment.
Maine regulators are holding a public hearing Wednesday on proposed marijuana regulations.
Virginia regulators will discuss issues such as medical cannabis and safety driving on Thursday.
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/ INTERNATIONAL
The Czech government has decided to regulate the sale of CBD, HHC, and kratom products, instead of banning them.
The fourth meeting of the Irish Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs was held.
Former Mexican ambassador in the U.S., said “the war against drugs has been a catastrophe.”
SCIENCE AND HEALTH
In vivo CBD has been shown to block the growth of breast tumors.
According to a review, “MDMA may reduce PTSD symptoms in cases that are resistant to treatment by increasing certain neurohormones. Dopamine, Serotonin Norepinephrine, and Oxytocin.
ADVOCACY / OPINION, ANALYSIS & ANALYSIS
Lake Research Partners published an op ed in which they urged marijuana legalization supporters to “frame” the debate by focusing on what new cannabis taxes would fund, such as rural infrastructure, and to “use reassuring messages, such as veterans, police chiefs, and Republican prosecutors to stress that the unpopular drug war has profited the cartels and that legalization will allow police to pursue violent criminals.”
Fox News commentator Judge Jeanine Pirro said that the U.S. was “turning into third-world country” because of the growing acceptance of marijuana.
/ BUSINESS
A board member of Organigram Holdings Inc. resigned.
Curaleaf sent a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo urging him to allow recreational marijuana sales in the state. Kathy Hochul (D), to allow them to sell recreational marijuana in New York.
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