WA interstate cannabis commerce vote; Presidential candidate Asa HUTCHISON on marijuana; HI psychoedelics; TX legal expansion; SC poll; MI Sales
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/ TOP TIPS
The details of a revised German marijuana legalization plan were announced by Germany’s ministers for health, food and agriculture.
The Washington State House of Representatives approved a bill that would allow interstate marijuana commerce. To get a technical amendment approved by the Senate, the measure will be sent to Governor. Jay Inslee (D) will be handling the matter.
Marijuana Moment has compiled an extensive look at the position of Republican presidential candidate Asa HUTCHINSON on cannabis. He was the Drug Enforcement Administration’s chief, and he was responsible for raids against medical marijuana caregivers. As Arkansas governor, he opposed legalization.
Texas House of Representatives approved a bill that allows doctors to recommend medical marijuana as an opioid alternative to chronic pain. It also replaces the current THC potency limit. The Senate will now consider it.
Hawaii Senate approved a bill that created a Breakthrough Therapy Designation Advisory Council to study the effects of psychedelics such as MDMA and psilocybin. The bill now goes back to the House to be amended.
According to a new poll, South Carolinaans support legalizing marijuana for recreational and medical purposes. The result was celebrated by Rep. Nancy Mace (R.S.C), who filed legalization legislation to Congress.
According to the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency, March saw a record-breaking month for sales of legal marijuana products by retailers.
A bill to regulate hemp products was approved by the Florida House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, which advocates claim is seriously flawed.
/ FEDERAL
The Drug Enforcement Administration proposes a new rule for cannabimimetic drugs.
Rahul Gupta, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director, designated fentanyl mixed with xylazine an “emerging danger.”
Transportation Security Administration spokesperson stated that they are more concerned about terrorist threats to passengers and aircraft than marijuana searches.
/ STATES
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D), vetoed legislation to increase penalties for possession of fentanyl or other drugs.
Senators from Pennsylvania have withdrawn their support for a bill that would allow medical cannabis edibles, amid concerns it might harm producers of hemp-derived products.
Officials in Illinois have not been able to completely erase public records from only a small fraction of the almost half-a million marijuana arrests that were supposed be extinguished automatically.
Maryland Legal Services Corporation provided $2.5 million of state funding for cannabis exonerations services.
The Connecticut regulators’ decision not to cancel marijuana dispensary licenses retroactively by applying a rule amendment is being challenged in court.
A report by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor on the Department of Health’s oversight of consumable hemp products was published.
The Michigan regulators publish a monthly report on disciplinary actions against marijuana businesses.
Oklahoma regulators have updated the list of Oklahoma doctors who indicated that they would recommend medical cannabis.
On Thursday, the first meeting of the Colorado Natural Medicine Advisory Board is scheduled.
The Utah Medical Cannabis Establishment Licensing Board (Utah’s Medical Cannabis Establishment Licensing Board) will meet Thursday.
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/ LOCAL
Advocates are asking Denton City Council candidates to sign a promise to uphold the voter-approved marijuana law.
An op-ed by a New York City Council member concerns the dangers of unregulated marijuana sellers.
/ INTERNATIONAL
The International Criminal Court’s Prosecutor has asked the appeals chamber not to grant the Philippine government its request to stop a probe into their bloody “war against drugs.”
Mexico’s sanitary operations commissioner stated that officials are moving forward to cancel cannabis permits issued to several companies by Mexico. Some of these companies are connected to former President Vicente Fox. The permits were allegedly given through improperly enacted rules.
A German Federal Court of Justice affirmed a sentence of imprisonment for a doctor convicted of prescribing excessive amounts of medical cannabis.
A Guernsey lawmaker said that the UK could withhold royal consent to a proposal for cannabis legalization if it is approved locally.
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Argentina tweeted that a new Cannabis law would allow for the industrialization of hemp…and will employ a large amount of Argentines.”
/ SCIENCE AND HEALTH
“Cannabis terpenes” were identified as potential therapeutics for chronic, neuropathic pain in a study.
/ ADVOCACY / OPINION, & ANALYSIS
According to A Reason Foundation analysis, current state cannabis social equity programs fail to provide relief for the most vulnerable populations. They also create barriers that prevent legacy suppliers of marijuana products from gaining legitimacy on a legal marketplace.
Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, tweeted: “Why do liberal friends screw-up the legalization cannabis by putting high taxes on it. The tax is too high if you need a tax holiday’.
The National Association for Insurance Commissioners’ Cannabis Working Group published a draft whitepaper on marijuana issues for insurance.
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Smoakland admitted that the loophole it was testing to allow customers to use credit cards to buy cryptocurrency to pay for marijuana, and that this could be considered bank fraud. It also announced that its processing partner had “terminated our relationship.”
Officials from Leafly Holdings Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. discussed their partnership for cannabis delivery in Canada.
In February, legal marijuana products were sold by Colorado retailers for $124.9 million.
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Marijuana Moment first published the post German Cannabis Legalization Details (Newsletter: April 13,2023).
