Marijuana worker mortgage amendment; AZ cannabis smoke bill passes; CO medical marijuana in hospitals; Study: Psilocybin for quitting cigarettes
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) filed an amendment to a housing bill on the Senate floor that would help marijuana industry workers qualify for federally backed mortgage loans by treating cannabis income the same as that derived from other industries.
The Florida Supreme Court rejected a marijuana campaign’s request to review state officials’ rejection of tens of thousands of signatures for its legalization initiative, effectively killing the effort to get it on the 2026 ballot.
Colorado lawmakers sent Gov. Jared Polis (D) a bill to allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in healthcare facilities such as hospitals—but advocates say recent changes undermine the reform’s intent.
The Arizona Senate passed a bill to punish people for creating “excessive” marijuana smoke or odor—including by making it punishable by up to four months in jail if it is “intentional or the person knowingly and substantially interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property.”
The Hawaii Senate passed a bill to create a psychedelics task force responsible for studying and making policy recommendations on providing access to breakthrough therapies such as psilocybin and MDMA.
A new study published by the American Medical Association found that “a single psilocybin dose combined with manualized [cognitive behavioral therapy] yielded significantly greater smoking abstinence than the nicotine patch paired with the same CBT.”
- “Psilocybin is a promising candidate for smoking cessation that should move forward in the FDA process toward potential approval.”
The National Cannabis Industry Association’s Adam Rosenberg and Dentons’s and Eric Berlin describe in a new op-ed how marijuana and hemp industry and advocacy groups have been meeting in an informal group called “The Commission” and are aligned on a “shared vision of more effective federal policy.”
Ohio officials are facing a Friday deadline to respond to a lawsuit filed by breweries challenging Gov. Mike DeWine’s (R) veto of portions of a bill that would have allowed sales of hemp THC beverages until the end of the year.
/ FEDERAL
The Drug Enforcement Administration Museum sent a newsletter highlighting the work of the agency’s Foreign-Deployed Advisory Support Team.
/ STATES
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed a cannabis compact with the Lower Sioux Indian Community.
Kansas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cindy Holscher, currently a state senator, discussed her support for legalizing marijuana.
The West Virginia House Health and Human Resources Committee advanced a bill to allow prescription of crystalline polymorph psilocybin following federal approval.
The Rhode Island House Corporations Committee will consider several bills to amend cannabis laws on Thursday.
Tennessee lawmakers discussed the benefits of legalizing marijuana.
California regulators are asking a federal court to uphold the state’s cannabis business labor peace requirements.
New York regulators took action against an unlicensed marijuana business.
Massachusetts marijuana regulators submitted a budget request to lawmakers.
Washington State regulators will host feedback sessions about cannabis rules this month.
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/ INTERNATIONAL
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer responded to a lawmaker’s question about the cost of medical cannabis.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A review concluded that “cannabinoids represent a promising yet underexplored therapeutic option in rare and complex disorders.”
A study found that patients “showed significant improvements in [post-treatment Lyme disease] symptom burden and quality of life from study enrollment through 1-month following the second dose of psilocybin (primary endpoint), with significant benefits sustained through 6 months.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The Cannabis Financial Industry Group published a guide on how changes to federal hemp laws affect financial services providers.
/ BUSINESS
Verano Holdings LLC is being sued for allegedly violating privacy laws by printing customers’ names and birthdays on receipts.
SHF Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Safe Harbor Financial touted its moves to eliminate debt.
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