New congressional bill on marijuana-impaired driving standards; IN gov pushes lawmakers on medical cannabis; Study: Cannabinoids tied to weight loss
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
The Department of Transportation published guidance saying that truck drivers, pilots and other safety-sensitive workers still cannot use medical cannabis without punishment despite the Trump administration’s rescheduling move.
- “Marijuana use is not compatible with safety-sensitive functions.”
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the text of legislation that would require federal officials to study the issue of driving under the influence of marijuana and other drugs and propose “evidence-based impairment standards.”
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) said he hopes opposition to legalizing medical cannabis among legislative leaders “softens”—pointing to its benefits for military veterans when “there’s nothing else that seems to work” and noting that the state is “surrounded” by others that have already legalized.
A new federally funded study found that “chronic cannabinoid exposure, particularly with cannabis extract, reduces body weight, improves glucose homeostasis and normalizes adipose tissue function in a mouse model of” diet-induced obesity.
- “THC and cannabis extract robustly reduced body weight and visceral adiposity in [diet-induced obesity] mice.”
A broad coalition of organizations joined together to press Congress for federal marijuana legalization and comprehensive reforms to build on the Trump administration’s partial rescheduling of cannabis.
/ FEDERAL
Customs and Border Protection included marijuana seizures in statistics about what it called “drug interdictions that save lives.”
Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) posted a video of himself discussing his House-passed veterans medical cannabis amendment.
Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) reported a sale of Trulieve stock valued between $15,001 and $50,000 this month.
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) posted photos of himself touring a hemp business, saying he “discussed federal legislation I’m working on to try to save the hemp industry from unintended consequences of a prior Senate bill.”
/ STATES
Minnesota lawmakers sent Gov. Tim Walz (D) legislation to revise various cannabis industry rules and require regulators to issue recommendations on creating a psilocybin therapy program.
A Colorado senator withdrew his bill to create a licensing system for pop-up events that allow cannabis use.
Illinois regulators adopted rules on cannabis plant monitoring and fees.
New Jersey regulators discussed marijuana product testing, market expansion and labor issues.
The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board will meet on Thursday.
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/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A case report concluded that “clinical application of a broad-spectrum Cannabis oil rich in CBD may represent a promising therapeutic alternative for cats affected by feline gingivostomatitis.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The chair of the Indiana Democratic Party, a former state senator who sponsored marijuana reform bills during her time in the legislature, said it is “a little bit amusing” that some Republicans are starting to warm up to medical cannabis now.
/ BUSINESS
The Food and Drug Administration granted breakthrough therapy status to VERTANICAL’s full-spectrum cannabis extract to treat chronic low back pain.
Glass House Brands Inc. filed a prospectus supplement to its at-the-market distribution program through which it can sell up to $50 million worth of equity shares.
The Global Cannabis Network Collective and Whitney Economics on pricing compression in the marijuana market.
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