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Join us at https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment | | | Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), who is running for Florida governor, admitted to selling marijuana as a young man—even though he opposed a ballot measure to legalize cannabis in his state in 2024 and worked to block sentencing reform in Washington, D.C. | | | Virginia lawmakers sent Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) a bill to protect the parental rights of marijuana consumers by making it so a "person's legal possession or consumption of substances…alone shall not serve as a basis to restrict custody or visitation." | | | The Texas Department of State Health Services adopted changes to hemp rules that include a strict total THC standard that advocates say will wipe out much of the legal industry but also have lower licensing fees for businesses than were previously proposed. | | A new federally funded study found that "CBD use as a substitute or adjunct to medications was common among US adults particularly for pain medications." - "Millions of US adults use CBD as a substitute and adjunct for a wide range of health conditions."
| | President Donald Trump announced the formation of an international Americas Counter Cartel Coalition.
Alabama Democratic Senate candidate Lamont Lavender discussed his support for legalizing marijuana. | | Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) tweeted, "Let's be real: Pennsylvanians who want to buy recreational marijuana are just driving across the border to one of the 5 neighboring states who have already legalized it. Legalizing adult-use marijuana could generate $1.3 BILLION in new revenue over the first five years. This is big business — and right now, we're losing that revenue to our neighbors."
California's treasurer appeared on a cannabis podcast.
The Colorado House Business Affairs & Labor Committee approved a bill to create a licensing system for cannabis events.
The Georgia House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee rejected bills to legalize marijuana, facilitate pardons for prior convictions and remove the ability of police to conduct searches based on the smell of cannabis alone.
Maryland lawmakers are pushing for funding for a nonprofit focused on cannabis industry education, workforce development and community engagement.
Ohio officials are being sued over an impending ban on hemp THC products.
Missouri regulators issued a variance allowing use of humidity control packets in final marijuana products.
Massachusetts regulators published guidance about municipal opt-in procedures for marijuana social consumption businesses.
Montana regulators sent updates about various cannabis issues.
Washington State regulators will consider changes to rules on medical cannabis tax exemption on Tuesday.
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Canadian officials sent a reminder about rules for cannabis facility tours. | | A study of mice suggested that "CBD can have beneficial effects on some of the pathology associated with [Alzheimer's disease], even in an aggressive model of this neurodegenerative disease, but the impacts on impaired behavior were minimal."
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