Anti-marijuana group’s anti-rescheduling ad campaign targets Trump; DE legal sales launch; Slovenian cannabis bills; GA hemp & medical marijuana study
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
The Texas Senate approved a bill to ban consumable hemp products with any amount of THC even though Gov. Greg Abbott (R) recently vetoed similar legislation.
A Texas senator filed legislation to regulate, rather than ban, hemp products—and also introduced a separate bill to legalize recreational marijuana.
Prohibitionist organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana Action is launching a TV ad campaign urging President Donald Trump not to reschedule cannabis—claiming it “harms American public health” and would “give cartels a tax break.”
Slovenian lawmakers filed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana as separate medical cannabis legislation is advancing toward enactment.
Delaware recreational marijuana sales will start on Friday through existing medical cannabis dispensaries, and Gov. Matt Meyer (D) is sharing resources to inform consumers about how the state’s program works.
The Georgia House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Georgia’s Medical Marijuana and Hemp Policies held its first hearing, with the chair noting that “there is some blurring in this committee, which happens because of the fact that we’re looking at, really, two different policies.”
/ FEDERAL
Customs and Border Protection tweeted, “Marijuana is a controlled substance under U.S. federal law. The sale, possession, production, distribution or the facilitation of both medical and recreational marijuana is illegal. Crossing the border or arriving at a U.S. port of entry with marijuana may result in seizure, fines, and/or arrest, and may impact admissibility.”
/ STATES
A North Carolina representative’s hemp company filed a counterclaim against other businesses that alleged it used his political influence to coerce them into a bad deal.
A Pennsylvania senator shared a former Colorado Senate majority leader’s op-ed in support of marijuana legalization.
New York regulators are being sued over allegedly unreasonable delays in processing a company’s marijuana retail license application.
Massachusetts regulators approved draft cannabis cafe rules.
Tennessee regulators filed proposed changes to hemp rules.
Minnesota regulators published updated guidance on cannabis events.
California regulators are extending the deadline for cannabis-related academic research grant proposal submissions.
Missouri regulators sent a newsletter with updates on various cannabis issues.
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/ LOCAL
A former Jackson’s Gap, Alabama police chief authored an op-ed supporting federal marijuana rescheduling.
/ INTERNATIONAL
The Switzerland National Council’s Social Security and Health Committee approved cannabis legalization legislation.
Australia’s health minister said he is “deeply concerned about unscrupulous and possibly unsafe behaviour by some telehealth medicinal cannabis providers.”
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A study found that “CBD demonstrated a good safety and tolerability profile and appeared to be a promising therapeutic option for the management of” drug-resistant epilepsy.
A review concluded that “psilocybin, LSD, and ayahuasca revealed preliminary therapeutic potential for facilitating smoking cessation.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The Maine Public Health Association is working on legislation to require testing of medical cannabis.
The Boston Globe editorial board is urging the Cannabis Control Commission to move past a “toxic culture” depicted in newly released documents.
/ BUSINESS
Apothecarium workers in Cumberland, Maryland are “reporting serious health symptoms following exposure to paint fumes inside the facility.”
RiverBank and Green Check launched a direct-to-bank integration partnership.
Compass Pathways plc has a new board of directors member.
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