Bill Gates & Seth Rogen discuss marijuana; record IL sales; study: cannabis consumers & workplace injury
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, signed a bill that allows marijuana businesses to deduct state taxes as a partial solution to the Internal Revenue Service code 280E which prohibits deductions of this kind at the federal level.
The New Jersey Civil Service Commission has ordered the Jersey City Police Department, to reinstate with back pay an officer who had been fired in error for marijuana.
Bill Gates admitted to Seth Rogen he had smoked marijuana as a teenager in order “to be cool.” He and Rogen’s partner Lauren Miller also discussed the federal laws that hinder cannabis research.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has shared the success of a hemp farm in Indiana, highlighting how federal financial assistance and technical assistance enabled the business to maximize the production of high-quality CBD oils.
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation reports that retail outlets sold recreational marijuana products worth more than $140,000,000 in July. This is the highest monthly haul this year and also the second largest month of adult use cannabis purchases in Illinois since sales began in 2020.
Workers who smoke marijuana on the job have no higher risk of workplace injury than workers who do not use cannabis.
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“Only using the device in close proximity to the workplace appears to be an injury risk factor, and not using it away from work.”
The police raided an unlicensed store in the White Earth Indian Reservation, Minnesota. The raid comes after the tribe opened its own cannabis dispensary according to the law.
Federal
Sen. John Fetterman, (D-PA), tweeted about a cosponsoring resolution “calling for Marc Fogel’s immediate release. Marc Fogel is an American citizen who has been imprisoned since August 2021 in Russia for possessing about half a ounce of medical cannabis.”
Rep. Brian Mast, (R-FL), tweeted: “Veterans shouldn’t be denied the right to use medical marijuana in states with legal programs.” The House has overwhelmingly approved the amendment we proposed to update this rule.
The House marijuana banking legislation has gained one more co-sponsor, bringing the total to 67.
A new sponsor has been added to the House Resolution on Reparations, which notes that Blacks are criminalized and targeted by the War on Drugs.
/ STATES
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura talked about how the changing attitudes of the public towards marijuana led to its legalization. Separately Department of Public Safety officials have urged people to not drive while under the influence of marijuana.
Wisconsin’s Senate Minority Leader sent out a press release regarding the legalization of marijuana in Minnesota, a neighboring state.
A California Senator tweeted about his bill that would legalize the possession of psychedelics.
West Virginia’s judge has indicated that he will not entertain any revocation requests for defendants who use medical cannabis.
New York regulators have been sued for hemp beverage restrictions.
Missouri regulators have suspended the operations of three marijuana plants due to “potential safety concerns”.
Colorado regulators have sent out a bulletin regarding shoplifting that targets marijuana businesses.
Mississippi Alcohol Beverage Control has arrested a medical marijuana business owner on suspicion of possessing unregulated cannabis products.
On Monday, the Illinois Medical Cannabis Advisory Board meets.
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/ LOCAL
The Cheyenne City Council in Wyoming passed a resolution urging state legislators to decriminalize marijuana.
Former Adelanto, California Mayor was sentenced to 14-months federal prison for a scheme to accept bribes by cannabis interests.
Etowah County, Alabama prosecutors charged several women who tested positive for marijuana metabolites either during pregnancy or following childbirth.
International
The German parliamentary research service has published a report on the challenges that Germany may still face in complying with EU law, even after its revised plan to legalize marijuana.
The Australian Green Party has published the results from a consultation they conducted regarding their marijuana legalization proposal.
/ SCIENCE AND HEALTH
According to a study, “individuals who regularly exercise and use cannabis CBD or THC feel that cannabis helps them recover from exercise.”
/ BUSINESS
COMPASS Pathways plc has reported a quarterly net income $4.5 million, and a loss of $28.3 millions.
CULTURE
Hulk Hogan has entered into an exclusive partnership with Flora Growth Corp. for the sale of branded cannabis products and kratom.
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