Congress advances state cannabis protections (Newsletter: June 29, 2022)

DC approves medical marijuana self-certify with out docs; WA drug decrim effort stalls; Nancy Mace talks legalization; FL awards scholar hemp essays

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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW

The House Appropriations Committee authorized an modification to guard all state, territory and tribal marijuana applications from federal interference.

The Washington, D.C. Council handed a invoice to let individuals self-certify as medical hashish sufferers, with out a physician’s advice—successfully circumventing Congress’s rider blocking the legalization of leisure marijuana gross sales within the nation’s capital.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) spoke to Marijuana Second about what it implies that she prevailed in her Republican major regardless of assaults over her hashish reform advocacy—and what comes subsequent for her legalization invoice in Congress.

Washington State activists are giving up on an effort to position a drug decriminalization initiative on the November poll—at the same time as a brand new ballot exhibits robust voter help for the measure.  Their focus now could be on pressuring lawmakers to behave in 2023.

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried—additionally a Democratic gubernatorial candidate—introduced the winners of a state scholar essay contest on hemp innovation. The Fifth-to-Eleventh-grade entrants have been requested to provide you with new hemp-based innovations.

Great Falls, Montana’s ban on leisure marijuana companies is being challenged with a brand new lawsuit.

/ FEDERAL

Officers with the Congressional Budget Office and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality spoke on a panel about “the connection between leisure marijuana legal guidelines and use of opioids.”

Customs and Border Protection touted that it seized greater than 99,000 kilos of marijuana throughout the first eight months of Fiscal Yr 22.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) tweeted, “There’s no purpose why marijuana ought to be extra closely regulated than oxycontin, an opioid that has killed tens of hundreds of Individuals.”

Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) tweeted a few new Minnesota regulation on hashish merchandise, saying, “These rules present essential authorized readability for each small companies producing hashish merchandise and for the customers utilizing them. We nonetheless must legalize it – however, within the meantime, these are essential first steps.”

/ STATES

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelley (D) and the state legal professional basic are being sued by delta-8 THC vendor who says state regulation is being “deliberately misapplied” to prosecute companies like his.

The North Carolina Home of Representatives tabled an modification to maintain hemp authorized after the present expiration date passes on the finish of this month.

The New Jersey Senate Funds and Appropriations Committee approved a invoice to permit small hashish companies to qualify for state financial incentives.

The California Legislative Analyst’s Workplace revealed an annual report on tax exemptions for donations of medicinal hashish.

New York regulators started accepting purposes for conditional adult-use marijuana processor enterprise licenses.

Colorado regulators revealed a bulletin a few Drug Enforcement Administration letter on the legality of hashish seeds.

Connecticut regulators will think about medical hashish points at a gathering on July 22.

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/ LOCAL

The San Diego County, California Board of Supervisors voted to place a marijuana enterprise tax measure on the November poll.

The New York City Council’s Committee on Shopper and Employee Safety held a hearing on the hashish licensing course of.

Right here’s a take a look at the implementation of a New Orleans, Louisiana coverage to pardon marijuana convictions.

/ INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan’s Ministry of Science and Know-how is forming an authority to control hashish farming. The secretary of the ministry stated the nation can generate $8 billion in income inside 4 years with the crop.

Indonesian lawmakers are contemplating legalizing medical hashish.

Guernsey’s Residence Affairs Committee president is voicing considerations about hashish reform.

/ SCIENCE & HEALTH

A examine discovered that “CBD and CBG are efficient anti-cancer agents towards [cholangiocarcinoma], able to inhibiting the basic hallmarks of most cancers.”

A examine concluded that “though no important affiliation was noticed between hashish use and respiratory-related ER visits or hospitalisations, the chance of an equally essential morbidity final result, all-cause ER visit or hospitalisation, was considerably higher amongst hashish customers than amongst management people.”

/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS

A Leafly evaluation means that the reported phenomenon of fentanyl-laced marijuana is a “delusion.”

/ BUSINESS

Canopy Growth Corporation reached a settlement in a lawsuit that Rémy Cointreau filed towards the corporate over its Quatreau line of drinks.

/ CULTURE

Joy Behar steered that Russian officers could have planted hashish vapes on American basketball participant Brittney Griner.

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