Campaign ad highlights senator’s anti-marijuana stance; Poll: MA voters oppose legalization rollback; State cannabis officials want DEA cooperation
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
Pennsylvania’s House speaker said the state can legalize marijuana next year if Democrats flip a handful of state Senate seats in November.
- The chair of the House Appropriations Committee said that cannabis’s tax revenue potential “is going to drive us to actually legalizing adult use very soon in the commonwealth.”
Nebraska independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn’s campaign launched a new ad highlighting Sen. Pete Ricketts’s (R-NE) claim that “if you legalize marijuana, you’re gonna kill your kids.”
A new poll shows that Massachusetts likely voters overwhelmingly oppose an initiative on the November ballot to roll back marijuana legalization, 71 percent to 24 percent.
The Cannabis Regulators Association’s Gillian Schauer argues in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed that the Drug Enforcement Administration has “not meaningfully engaged” state officials about the cannabis rescheduling process, even though its implementation will “depend heavily on state regulatory systems.”
- “States need federal guidance on planned implementation to give them time to adjust laws and regulations and to give operators time to adjust their operations to meet federal requirements.”
Oregon psilocybin businesses are celebrating a decision by state regulators to rescind proposed fee increases—though questions remain about the financial stability of the psychedelic services program.
Melissa Johnston of Tryon Distributing argues in a new op-ed that North Carolina lawmakers should enact “reasonable regulation—not a ban” on hemp-derived THC beverages.
- “The consumer demand in North Carolina is clear, and the passing of this near-total ban bill would take good actors like us out of this space and allow bad actors to flourish in an illicit black market that would be created by our General Assembly.”
/ FEDERAL
Attorney General Todd Blanche met with the CEO of Americans for Ibogaine.
Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) said in a Senate floor speech that “through buying up American farmland, malign actors have brought the production of illegal hemp-derived products into our communities, and our children are paying the price.”
The House bill to remove past marijuana use as a consideration for federal employment or security clearances got one new cosponsor for a total of two.
/ STATES
Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles said he thinks marijuana is a “gateway drug.”
Oklahoma Republican attorney general candidate Jon Echols discussed his plan to combat illegal marijuana cultivation operations.
The Arkansas Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit concerning a medical cannabis cultivation license after a settlement was reached.
Colorado regulators issued a health and safety bulletin about marijuana products with an ingredient that contained methylene chloride.
Montana regulators adopted changes to rules on marijuana business day-to-day operational control requirements and dispute resolution.
The U.S. Virgin Islands Cannabis Advisory Board voted to remove hemp sales time limits from draft rules.
Michigan regulators released price guidance for cannabis products.
Guam regulators are moving to deny a marijuana business license application after not being able to contact the company in question.
New Mexico officials took enforcement action against a large-scale cannabis operation.
The New York Cannabis Control Board will meet on Thursday.
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/ LOCAL
An Atlantic City, New Jersey public official was charged with soliciting bribes from a cannabis business
Pueblo, Colorado’s mayor is proposing to pause marijuana business licensing for two years.
/ INTERNATIONAL
Canadian regulators are proposing changes to cannabis tracking rules.
The Scottish Parliament Information Centre published information about medical cannabis laws.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A study provided what researchers said is “most comprehensive functional annotation of the C. sativa [terpene synthase] repertoire to date, elucidating the genetic and biochemical bases of terpene diversity and providing a foundation for targeted metabolic engineering and cultivar improvement.”
A study found that “cannabis use was associated with modestly lower risks of metabolic disease overall, hypertension, T2DM, and obesity.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The chair of the Denton County, Texas Democratic Party said Republican elected officials’ moves to restrict hemp THC products are “pissing a lot of people off” and could be an issue in the November elections.
Focus on the Family published an article about a proposed constitutional amendment on Idaho’s November ballot that would block voters from ever being able to legalize marijuana.
/ BUSINESS
Cresco Labs Inc. is taking steps to list on a senior U.S. exchange.
Greenlight Marijuana Dispensary workers in Joplin, Missouri voted to unionize.
Metrc renewed its marijuana track and trace contract with Colorado regulators.
Illinois retailers sold $122.8 million worth of recreational marijuana products in August.
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