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Politics

Cannabis banking outlook bright in Senate, but federal shutdown looms
‘God Almighty,’ No One Should Be In Prison Over Marijuana Possession, Biden Says At Congressional Black Caucus Event
National Conference Of State Legislatures Urges Senate To Pass Marijuana Banking Bill As ‘Much-Needed Solution’ To Industry Challenges
GOP Presidential Candidate Ramaswamy Proposes Expanding DEA With Thousands Of New Agents Despite Opposition To Drug War
Republican Lawmakers Urge DEA to Reject Cannabis Reclassification
Third Time At Bat For The MORE Act
Marijuana Banking Bill Will Pass ‘Decisively’ Next Week, Senate Committee Chair Says As More Amendments Are Floated
Group Funded By Alcohol And Tobacco Companies Pushes Feds To Issue Marijuana Tax Stamps To Combat Illicit Market
House Democrats File Marijuana Legalization And Expungements Bill
State regulators want Congress to redefine, regulate hemp, delta-8 THC

Legalization

Wisconsin Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Legalize Cannabis
Thailand plans cannabis law rewrite to allow only medical sales
House Democrats File Marijuana Legalization And Expungements Bill
Yay, Weed is Going to be Rescheduled or Legalized! Republicans: Hold My Beer!
Canadian cannabis retail evolving, consolidating 5 years after legalization
New Hampshire Officials Consider State-Led ‘Franchise Model’ For Marijuana Legalization That Would Allow Privately Owned Stores
FDA, CDC And Other Federal Agencies Discuss Marijuana Research Barriers, State Legalization Models And CBD Regulations At National Academies Meeting
Wisconsin governor still dedicated to marijuana legalization
Maryland's Adult-Use Cannabis Rollout Heralded as Model Success
RFK Jr. Reaffirms That Legalizing Marijuana And Using Revenue To Fund Treatment Centers Would Be ‘Part Of My Presidency’

Legal

Two People Charged for Pot Every Hour, Every Day in Kentucky, Data Shows
‘God Almighty,’ No One Should Be In Prison Over Marijuana Possession, Biden Says At Congressional Black Caucus Event
Leafly Wins Court Order Allowing Online Marijuana Ads
New Oregon Ballot Proposal Would Roll Back Voter-Approved Drug Decriminalization Law
New York Battling Judge Over Exemptions to Cannabis Retail License Pause
Justice Department Begins Issuing Marijuana Pardon Certificates Under Biden Order
Smell Of Marijuana Alone Does Not Justify Vehicle Search, Minnesota Supreme Court Rules
Delta-8 THC, HHC, THCP are Legal, Now Illegal, Now Legal, Again - Arkansas Judge Opens Flood Gates for Hemp Derived THC Products
DEA Defends Firing ‘Outstanding’ Special Agent For Using CBD As An Opioid Alternative
California Sues Multiple Hemp Companies Claiming State Law Violations

Celebrities

Method Man’s Tical Official Makes New York Debut
Women of Influence: Laganja Estranja
Little Richard on Drugs: 'They Shoulda Called Me Little Cocaine'
Allen Iverson to Introduce Viola to Philadelphia This Weekend
Busted for a Gram and a Gun: Texas Police Nab Cowboys' Lineman Sam Williams
GOP Presidential Candidate Ramaswamy Talks Marijuana Legalization In Chat With Joint-Smoking Bill Maher
Tiffany & Co.
Jesse Ventura Considering Launching Cannabis Brand in Minnesota
Celebs Turn Up the Heat at CHAMPS Summer 2023 Trade Show
Seth Rogen Says No to Edibles in Interview with Bill Gates

International

UN Agency Says Drug War Has ‘Major Human Rights Impacts,’ Urging Countries To Instead Adopt A Public-Health Approach
Thailand plans cannabis law rewrite to allow only medical sales
Denmark has destroyed more than 145,000 kilograms of cannabis
London-Based Psychedelic Startup Incubator Raises $3.3M in Seed Funding
Square Enters Cannabis Space in Canada
Canadian cannabis retail evolving, consolidating 5 years after legalization
Burb’s Minimalist Designs Speak a Universal Language
Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth raising $25 million
Columbia Care Changes Name to The Cannabist Company
Canadian medical cannabis registrations at lowest level since legalization

Research

Does Smoking Cannabis Kill Your Brain Cells, Yes or No? Science Speaks!
Cannabis Can Treat Some of Autism's Core Symptoms and Marijuana Extracts May be the Key Says New Medical Study
Kids Going to College Smoke Less Weed Than Non-College Bound Kids Says New Medical Study
Is Determining a Standard Cannabis Dosing Unit Possible?
Study: Companies Misstate Hemp-Derived THC Dosages & Don’t Actually Test for Impurities
States That Legalized Medical Marijuana Saw Nearly 20 Percent Drop In Foster Care Cases For Parental Drug Misuse, Study Finds
Obscure Cannabis Components ‘Hold Therapeutic Promise’ For Treating Skin Problems Like Acne and Psoriasis, Study Finds
Study: Cannabis Doesn’t Increase Heart Attack Risk
A New USA Record! - Government Survey Finds The Highest Level of Adult Cannabis Use Ever Recorded in US History
Magic Mushrooms to Help Quit Your Gambling Addiction? New Medical Study to Launch This Fall