NC gov talks marijuana; LA psychedelics reso passes; ME psilocybin bill dies; PA medical cannabis workplace bill; Study: Marijuana genetic bottleneck
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) said legalizing marijuana can help address public health risks from hemp products that are currently sold “without any enforceable labeling requirements”—arguing that the state’s “unregulated cannabis market is the Wild West, and it is crying out for order.”
The Louisiana Senate passed legislation to create a Task Force on Alternative Therapies for Veterans that is directed to “study whether certain psychedelic therapies may be beneficial to Louisiana veterans.”
The Maine legislature decided against enacting a bill to legalize possession of psilocybin, days after both the Senate and House of Representatives gave initial approval to the psychedelics measure.
Bipartisan Pennsylvania lawmakers are seeking cosponsors for a medical cannabis bill they plan to introduce to “provide much-needed clarity for both employers and employees regarding medical marijuana use in the workplace.”
Most fans of sports leagues like NBA, NFL, MLB and others say it’s “completely” or “mostly” acceptable for cannabis brands to sponsor teams, according to a new poll from Performance Research and Full Circle Research.
A new study on marijuana genetics suggests that incentives in the legal market—like pressure for plants to mature faster and produce more cannabinoids—may be leading to “a bottlenecking of cannabis genetics.”
- “In 2025, just a handful of Cannabis cultivars are grown at all levels of the Post-Prohibition landscape. Most products are produced from just a handful of Cannabis cultivars which the large part of the market now considers to be generic agricultural commodities, perfectly suitable with each other.”
/ FEDERAL
The Drug Enforcement Administration posted resources about talking to youth about drugs.
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) said that “the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Food and Drug Administration have held long-standing opinions that marijuana is a psychoactive drug that is both addictive and harmful” and that he is “glad” President Donald Trump proposed continuing his rider blocking Washington, D.C. from legalizing recreational cannabis sales.”
/ STATES
Kansas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cindy Holscher, currently a state senator, supports legalizing medical cannabis.
The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to allow medical cannabis dispensaries to open satellite locations.
The Minnesota senator who sponsored the state’s enacted marijuana legalization bill said she is “incredibly disappointed” that legislation to increase cannabis taxes passed.
A Maine representative spoke about the defeat of her bill to require testing of medical cannabis and to place potency caps on edibles.
A former New York assemblymember opened a marijuana dispensary.
Oklahoma medical cannabis regulators are asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit from a former contract monitor who claims she was fired for whistleblowing.
Tennessee regulators sent guidance about upcoming changes to hemp rules.
The Utah Cannabis Production Establishment Board met.
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/ LOCAL
The Easton, Pennsylvania City Council approved a marijuana decriminalization proposal.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A review concluded that “medical cannabis may support neuropathic pain management in cancer, especially
when used with opioids.”
A study found that “compared with modes typically associated with flower products (i.e., bong-, joint-like modes), dabbing was associated with higher plasma THC concentrations and subjective effects, indicating greater THC exposure when using this mode and its associated products” but that “interestingly, dabbing and vaping exhibited more rapid reductions in levels of subjective intoxication over time, suggesting that higher levels of intoxication may not be sustained for these modes.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The Legacy Cannabis Genetics study issued an expanded call for research participants.
/ BUSINESS
A federal judge dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit against Metrc.
/ CULTURE
Method Man’s TICAL cannabis brand is partnering with Zamnesia on a seed promotion.
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