Bipartisan congressional push for psychedelics; IN House legalization vote. Cleveland marijuana exungenements. Alcohol industry cannabis reform call
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/ TOP TIPS
The New Hampshire House of Representatives approved a bill to legalize marijuana. It will now be sent to the Senate for further consideration.
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After Republican leadership had blocked the issue in session after session, Indiana Democratic representatives forced a vote to legalize marijuana. However, the amendment to remove all THC from legal hemp was rejected on the floor.
One Massachusetts lawmaker, who calls himself the “most conservative,” filed three new psychedelics legislation. These bills included proposals to legalize psilocybin as well as reschedule MDMA and set a price limit on therapeutic access.
Justin Bibb, Cleveland’s Mayor (Democratic) is moving ahead with plans to erase thousands of marijuana records as a result of a new Ohio state law that went into effect this week.
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America’s top executives are encouraging their colleagues in the alcohol industry to support the association’s push to legalize federal marijuana.
Three other people and a former speaker of the Michigan House pleaded guilty in federal court to federal charges related allegedly to a marijuana licensing bribery scheme.
/ FEDERAL
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has partnered with social media influencers in order to warn people about the dangers of Fentanyl, and educate them about the life-saving benefits of Naloxone.
A Senate resolution was passed to commemorate National Poison Prevention Week. It notes the problem of accidental edible cannabis consumption.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R.SC) spoke out about her marijuana reform legislation.
/ STATES
Governor of Rhode Island Dan McKee (D), said that he would sign legislation to expand the state’s pilot program which allows safe consumption of illegal drugs.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D), hosted an event about the need to decriminalize Fentanyl Test Strips.
Louisiana’s House Speaker filed a bill to address issues related to the sale and use of intoxicating hemp-derived goods.
A senator from Arkansas introduced a bill to legalize marijuana.
An op-ed was written by a Delaware senator calling for Gov. John Carney (D), to veto the legalization of marijuana.
New York regulators have proposed regulations for cannabis research licenses.
A doctor in Florida is being sued by regulators after he was accused of violating medical cannabis recommendations.
Washington, D.C. regulators are now accepting applications from unregulated cannabis “gifting” stores to be licensed medical marijuana cultivators and retailers.
California regulators published guidance regarding new record-keeping requirements and track-and trace requirements for cannabis deliveries.
A regulator in Oregon spoke out about the ongoing efforts to launch psilocybin service.
Minnesota Department of Agriculture published an article on the “Hempcrete Revolution in Architecture”.
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/ LOCAL
The mayor of San Antonio, Texas, is asking voters to reject a local ballot initiative that would decriminalize pot and block the enforcement of abortion laws.
Missouri’s Kansas City mayor celebrated the approval by voters of a ballot measure that would have established a local tax for marijuana sales.
San Francisco, California: Cannabis industry operators held a press conference in alarm over a string of kidnappings and armed robberies.
/ INTERNATIONAL
Czech officials announced a drug strategy, which includes a legalized recreational marijuana market.
A draft bill for legalizing marijuana is being circulated by Australian legislators.
Officials from India’s Himachal Pradesh formed a committee to examine the question of legalizing cannabis cultivation.
/ SCIENCE AND HEALTH
A study on mice showed that a single dose of psilocybin facilitated fear extinction in rapid and sustained fashion. This suggests that psilocybin could be useful as an adjunct to exposure-based therapies of PTSD and other mental disorders that are characterized by fear extinction failure.
/ ADVOCACY & OPINION & AANALYSIS
According to a poll, Florida voters are in favor of a possible marijuana legalization initiative on the ballot. The percentages range from 50 percent to 45 percent.
New Jersey residents voted 63 percent in favor of legalizing marijuana home growing.
Under the pending legalization, the Association of Minnesota Counties wants to give counties a portion of the marijuana tax revenue.
/ BUSINESS
Charlotte’s Web Holdings, Inc., AJNA BioSciences PBC and a British American Tobacco subsidiary formed a joint venture in order to seek approval from the Food and Drug Administration for a proprietary full-spectrum hemp extract botanical drug.
Federal court has moved a lawsuit against Steep Hill and Growers Bold Team, Osage Creek Cultivation, and NSMC–OPCO for allegedly exaggerating the medical cannabis THC potency in Arkansas.
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