MDMA fed approval app; OH legalization hearing; AZ & CT sales; NH marijuana bills; Hunter Biden: gun ban for drug users unconstitutional
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Top Things to Know
The Food and Drug Administration received a request from MAPS Public Benefit Corporation for MDMA to be approved as a prescription drug to treat PTSD. It would be the world’s first legal psychedelic drug if it were approved.
California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training has revised the police job application form to remove any questions regarding past marijuana use. This is in compliance with a new antidiscrimination act signed by Governor. Gavin Newsom (D).
The Ohio House Finance Committee heard additional public testimony about a bill that would revise the provisions of the marijuana legalization law approved by voters as an alternative to the large-scale overhaul adopted by the Senate the previous week.
New Hampshire legislators have filed a dozen marijuana-related bills in advance of the 2024 legislative session. These include measures to legalize recreational cannabis use, annul previous convictions, and add new medical conditions. Patients can also grow their own marijuana at home.
Attorneys for President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden argued, in a motion filed before a federal judge, that the federal ban on gun ownership by drug users, which he has been charged with violating, is “very wide (unconstitutionally), covering millions, if not tens, of millions, of gun owners that use substances controlled by federal law, such as marijuana, even though these drugs are legal at state level.”
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection reports that retailers have set a record for marijuana sales. The state will be approaching a quarter of billion dollars in cannabis sales by 2023.
Arizona Department of Revenue reports that retailers have sold over $1 billion in legal marijuana products in 2023.
Federal
The Drug Enforcement Administration has added more psychedelics to the Schedule I of controlled substances.
The Internal Revenue Service informed the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. Circuit, in a brief, stated that a church focusing on ayahuasca was denied tax exemption status.
Rep. Brian Mast, R-FL, tweeted: “Last Week, I joined RepDaveJoyce in co-sponsoring the STATES act because cannabis is exactly what it is – a STATES issue.”
/ STATES
Ohio’s Attorney General said he is concerned about the “quality control” in marijuana products consumers use.
The Maine Criminal Records Review Committee recommends that the state seal previous marijuana conviction records.
Missouri lawmakers have pre-filed legislation to control intoxicating cannabinoid product.
New York regulators have announced the recall of marijuana products which were not tested properly.
Three men were indicted by an Oklahoma grand jury for allegedly attempting to obtain illegally medical cannabis licenses.
Alabama regulators award medical cannabis integrated licenses
Washington State regulators have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to block the granting of social equity cannabis licenses.
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has resigned its human resources director.
Minnesota regulators have launched a new newsletter on marijuana.
The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission meets on Wednesday.
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/ LOCAL
Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina police released videos of an officer repeatedly punching a woman during an arrest that occurred after she was seen smoking what she says was a legal THC-A product.
A member of the Pueblo City Council in Colorado is pushing for the elimination of local marijuana excise taxes.
Oakland, California officials are hosting a Cannabis Equity stakeholder meeting Wednesday.
International
Germany’s Commissioner for Addiction and Drug Issues tweeted: “Almost 4.5 millions people in Germany consume cannabis regularly – despite ban.” We must acknowledge this reality and ensure that more health is protected through controlled delivery!
Guernsey officials have released data showing more than 13,200 prescriptions for medical cannabis in the last 12 months.
/ SCIENCE AND HEALTH
A study concluded that “the administration CBD demonstrated a protective effects against Ab toxicity in vitro and vivo along with an improvement of cognitive impairment in mouse,” supporting the “potential inclusion of CBD in nutritional guidelines in future for Alzheimer’s Disease prevention.”
/ ADVOCACY OPINION AND ANALYSIS
NORML has launched a survey of its members.
BUSINESS
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. is set to begin trading at the Toronto Stock Exchange Thursday. The company also started wholesale operations in New York for adult-use cannabis products.
CV Sciences, Inc. has acquired Cultured Foods.
The city of Compton in California has accused Stiiizy’s co-founder of “serial operation of various illegal marijuana dispensaries.”
Colorado retailers sold $112.7 Million worth of legal marijuana in October.
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