RFK talks psychedelics; VA marijuana sales votes; LA legalization pilot program; PA cannabis poll; MD psychedelics
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Joe Rogan that the Trump administration is “very anxious” to adopt a rule allowing people to access psychedelics for therapeutic use.
- “We should get it out to the public as quickly as possible… I think that we’re going to get it done.”
Virginia Senate and House of Delegates committees amended and approved bills to legalize recreational marijuana sales—setting the stage for bicameral negotiations.
Lawmakers in several states advanced bills to allow patients to use medical cannabis in hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and other healthcare facilities last week—but one such proposal hit a legislative roadblock in Mississippi.
A Louisiana representative introduced a bill to create a recreational marijuana legalization pilot program that would allow existing medical cannabis dispensaries to serve adult-use customers for three years.
A new poll of Pennsylvania voters shows that 56 percent support legalizing marijuana—with a majority of Democrats and independents on board but most Republicans opposed.
The Maryland Senate passed a bill to extend the Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances for a year and require a new report with recommendations to ensure “broad, equitable and affordable access to psychedelic substances.”
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) claimed a campaign to legalize medical cannabis was “built on fraud and malfeasance” after one of its volunteer notaries was convicted on official misconduct charges.
An Indiana senator’s push to ban intoxicating and synthetic hemp-derived products failed, until at least next year.
/ FEDERAL
The Drug Enforcement Administration is promoting its fact sheets on marijuana and other drugs.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) is pushing the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide details on an investigation into possible drug trafficking and suspicious financial transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein and alleged co-conspirators.
/ STATES
Indiana’s attorney general is calling on lawmakers to pass legislation to restrict hemp THC products.
Oklahoma’s attorney general praised the Senate for passing a bill his office says “classifies THC as a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance, aligning state law with federal law.”
Massachusetts’s House speaker discussed allegations of misconduct by petitioners for a ballot initiative to roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law.
Minnesota lawmakers are considering cannabis testing legislation.
A Wisconsin judge complained about the smell of marijuana in a courthouse.
New York regulators issued a recall of marijuana products for which results for aspergillus or cadmium were reported incorrectly and did not meet required safety standards.
California regulators announced a recall of marijuana products due to the presence of aspergillus.
Colorado regulators issued a health and safety advisory about marijuana products with yeast, mold, aspergillus and cadmium above acceptable limits.
New Mexico regulators announced a recall of cannabis products that exceed THC limits.
Nebraska regulators held a hearing on proposed emergency medical cannabis rules.
Michigan regulators published marijuana revenue distribution info.
Washington State regulators will consider cannabis advertising and tax issues on Wednesday.
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/ LOCAL
Anne Arundel County, Maryland officials are providing safe-storage bags for marijuana in vending machines.
/ INTERNATIONAL
A former Greek finance minister was charged with promoting drug use after he discussed using MDMA in 1989.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A study found that “CBC + CBD co-therapy demonstrates synergistic efficacy against resistant [triple-negative breast cancer] by inhibiting oncogenic pathways and enhancing systemic exposure.”
A study found that “while efficacy evidence remains limited, cancer patients in this cohort who used cannabis reported tangible benefits in symptom management.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The chair of the Missouri Republican Party discussed ibogaine.
/ BUSINESS
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. reported quarterly net revenue of $333.1 million and a net loss from continuing operations of $49.3 million.
AtaiBeckley Inc. announced positive results in a Phase 2a study of its oral R‑MDMA preparation in people with social anxiety disorder.
/ CULTURE
A Romanian appeals court rejected Wiz Khalifa’s appeal of a prison sentence he received for cannabis.
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