Vets medical marijuana vote; CA cannabis drive-thrus; GA & IA medical marijuana expansion; OH cannabis attitudes poll; IN officials talk rescheduling
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
The House Rules Committee is allowing an amendment to let military veterans get medical cannabis recommendations from their Department of Veterans Affairs doctors to be considered for a floor vote.
- A separate amendment that seeks to raise awareness about the benefits of psychedelic and other therapies for military veterans is also advancing.
The House Appropriations Committee released a draft report calling on the Drug Enforcement Administration and Food and Drug Administration to crack down on the “proliferation of Federally unregulated ingestible, inhalable, and topical products that contain intoxicating cannabinoids” and that “threaten consumer safety.”
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed a bill to expand medical cannabis access by adding new qualifying conditions, allowing vaping and changing THC potency limits.
Iowa lawmakers sent Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) a bill to double the number of medical cannabis dispensaries that can be licensed to operate, while also allowing out-of-state residents to register in the program if they have a certification from an Iowa healthcare provider.
The California Assembly passed a bill to allow marijuana dispensaries to offer drive-thru windows to serve customers, subject to local approval.
Ohio officials are launching a new anti-cannabis public education campaign as a new poll shows that 53 percent of adults “believe that their community would be better off if more adults used marijuana on a regular basis.”
- “Ohioans just don’t believe that marijuana poses significant risks to its users.”
The Indiana Board of Pharmacy held a preliminary discussion about federal marijuana rescheduling’s impact, with members noting that they have the opportunity to object to automatically mirroring the change at the state level.
Oklahoma lawmakers sent Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) a bill to support clinical trials on ibogaine, with the goal of developing the psychedelic into an approved treatment for substance use disorders, traumatic brain injuries and other conditions.
/ FEDERAL
Outgoing Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary noted that he “wrote new guidance to advance psychedelics” in a list of accomplishments he included in a message to President Donald Trump upon resigning from the role.
The Drug Enforcement Administration sent a public safety advisory about fentanyl mixed with emerging synthetic drugs.
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) and Joe Rogan discussed President Donald Trump’s psychedelics executive order as well as hemp.
/ STATES
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed a bill raising the legal age for purchasing kratom to 21.
New Jersey Gov. MIkie Sherrill (D) cited the cannabis policy experience of her new nominee to lead the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
Ohio lawmakers reacted to President Donald Trump’s psychedelics executive order.
A lawsuit challenging Washington, D.C. marijuana rules was voluntarily dismissed.
Nebraska regulators voted to allow medical cannabis cultivation businesses that pass inspection to begin growing immediately.
The Arizona Corporation Commission ordered a marijuana payment processor company and operator to pay restitution and administrative penalties for alleged securities registration violations.
Vermont regulators hosted Ghanaian officials who are exploring cannabis policy options.
California regulators sent updates on various cannabis issues.
The Colorado Hemp Advisory Committee will meet on June 17.
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/ INTERNATIONAL
The UK Employment Appeal Tribunal found that a decision to fire a rail worker over medical cannabis may have constituted disability discrimination.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A review concluded that there is a “statistically significant, albeit small, advantage for adjunctive CBD over placebo for total, positive, and general symptoms in schizophrenia.”
A review concluded that “results showed no significant changes in authoritarian attitudes after psychedelic use.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The chair of the Florida Democratic Party noted cannabis changes to a federal gun purchase form, tweeting, “In 2022, as Commissioner of Agriculture, we filed a federal lawsuit challenging the prohibition of medical marijuana patients from purchasing firearms. No one should have to choose between Constitutional rights. Today is a tremendous day for mmj patients!”
/ BUSINESS
MJBizDaily parent Emerald Holding, Inc. is being acquired by Apollo-managed funds.
Vireo Growth Inc. reported quarterly revenue of $106.2 million.
Jushi Holdings Inc. reported quarterly net revenue of $66.4 million and a net loss of $19.8 million.
Village Farms International, Inc. reported quarterly revenue of $50.2 million.
Organigram Global Inc. reported quarterly net revenue of C$59.8 million and a net loss of C$0.9 million.
WM Technology, Inc. reported quarterly revenue of $43.6 million.
High Tide Inc. announced the purchase of shares by officers, directors and consultants of the company.
/ CULTURE
Wrestler Rob Van Dam launched a line of cannabis products.
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