DEA’s marijuana rescheduling opposition; Psychedelic church gets approval; Fed judge blocks OR cannabis labor law; MN gov signs tribal marijuana plan
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
Former White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Rahul Gupta suggested marijuana rescheduling may have been impeded by Drug Enforcement Administration officials “opposing it from within.”
- Meanwhile, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said although President Donald Trump endorsed the reform during the election to appeal to younger voters, he is actually “totally intolerant” of any policy shift that “he believes will increase drug use.”
Prohibitionist organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana Action is sounding the alarm that a cannabis banking amendment could be added to a cryptocurrency bill that’s advancing on the Senate floor this week.
The Drug Enforcement Administration granted permission for a church to use ayahuasca in its ceremonies—the first time the agency has ever granted a religious exemption from federal drug laws for psychedelics without a legal challenge.
A federal judge struck down a voter-approved Oregon law that required licensed marijuana businesses to enter into labor peace agreements with workers.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed an agreement with the White Earth Band of Chippewa that allows the tribe to operate marijuana businesses outside of its reservation—a first anywhere in the U.S.
More than a fourth of Native American tribes in the continental U.S. are now involved with marijuana or hemp programs, according to a new map from the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association and the law firm Vicente.
Jonathan Miller of U.S. Hemp Roundtable argues in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed that marijuana and alcohol businesses should join in the fight to regulate—not ban—hemp products, calling out large cannabis companies that have pushed to prohibit them or sought monopoly control over distribution.
The Nebraska legislature rejected a bill to amend and implement the voter-approved legalization of medical marijuana—leaving decisions up to the Medical Cannabis Commission, whose gubernatorial appointees oppose reform.
/ FEDERAL
The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to take up a case challenging Humboldt County, California’s cannabis abatement program.
/ STATES
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed legislation to clarify rules on cannabis taxes for business-to-business transactions and to loosen background check requirements for security guards at marijuana businesses.
Washington State Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) signed a bill on marijuana business advertising restrictions.
An Ohio senator spoke about his bill to restrict intoxicating hemp products.
Florida regulators filed rules concerning medical cannabis business license renewals.
Colorado regulators sent a bulletin about a recent court ruling dismissing a lawsuit challenging cannabis testing rules.
A former Nevada Gaming Control Board member said it might be time to rescind a memo he issued over a decade ago that warns casinos to stay away from the marijuana industry.
Minnesota regulators received 29 applications for marijuana manufacturing business licenses.
Oregon regulators published fact sheets about the psilocybin services program.
Kentucky regulators posted a video about medical cannabis transportation and supply limits.
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/ LOCAL
The Denton, Texas City Council voted to repeal the city’s voter-approved marijuana decriminalization law.
New York City’s mayor touted efforts to shutter unlicensed marijuana businesses.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A study “strengthens the hypothesis that cannabinoids are important anti-cancer agents with attractive co-adjuvant properties.”
A study highlighted “the potential of psilocybin to treat [treatment-resistant depression] through the targeting of previously unexplored biological pathways.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
Fox News host Jesse Watters said that cannabis is “contributing to the decline of civilization” and is “making it impossible to have children and raise children.”
/ BUSINESS
LeafLink is reportedly facing a backlash among clients in response to a recently announced price increase.
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