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Anti-cannabis ballot measure lacks support in Massachusetts, poll shows (Newsletter:

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Texas Voters Approve Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure

Texas voters have approved a marijuana legalization question that appeared on the state’s Democratic primary ballot. As part of the primary election on Tuesday, each major party was able to place several non-binding propositions on the ballot that allow voters show how they feel on key issues. The Texas Democratic Party used one of its…

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Virginia Legislation To Let Patients Use Medical Marijuana In Hospitals

Virginia lawmakers have taken more steps toward enacting legislation that would let certain patients use medical marijuana in hospitals, teeing up the reform to be sent to the governor’s desk imminently. On Monday, the Senate signed off on the House of Delegates’s changes to SB 332, sponsored by from Sen. Barbara Favola (D), and the…

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Michigan Officials Are Sending Nearly $100 Million In Marijuana Tax

Michigan officials have announced they are distributing nearly $100 million in marijuana tax revenue to over 300 local governments and tribes across the state thanks to the state’s adult-use legalization law. The $94 million in tax dollars will support various local infrastructure, education and other programs and services in 313 municipalities, counties and tribal areas.…

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Study: Lifetime Cannabis Use Not Associated with Cognitive Decline or

Cannabis use by older adults is not associated with either accelerated cognitive decline or greater risk of dementia, according to findings published in the journal BMJ Mental Health. Investigators affiliated with Yale University and the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom assessed cognitive performance in lifetime cannabis consumers and non-users across various domains —…

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Virginia House And Senate Lawmakers Advance Marijuana Sales Legalization Bills

The march toward legalizing recreational marijuana sales in Virginia continues on, with the full House of Delegates and a Senate committee advancing a pair of companion bills to create a regulated adult-use cannabis market in the Commonwealth. The House on Tuesday passed a Senate-approved cannabis sales bill on second reading, teeing it up for final…

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Washington Senators Approve Bill To Let Terminally Ill Patients Use

A Washington State Senate committee has approved a House-passed bill to allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in healthcare facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes and hospices. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Shelley Kloba (D), cleared the Senate Ways & Means Committee on Monday after having previously been passed by the full House…

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Get Lit, Get Fit: Runners High Chicago Is Building a

What started in 2022 as a “highdea” is now a weekly run club and wellness circle—one that’s making cannabis culture look a lot more like consistency than couch-lock. On The 606, the city’s elevated trail that cuts a clean line through the neighborhoods, the energy before a run usually sounds the same—footsteps, laughter, the soft…

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Wisconsin Governor Pushes To Stop Federal Hemp THC Ban, Saying

The governor of Wisconsin is calling on congressional lawmakers to urgently take action to block a federal hemp THC ban that threatens to wipe out much of the state’s cannabis market—an issue he says is “intensified” by the fact that the state has yet to legalize marijuana for medical or adult use. In a letter…

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Connecticut Lawmakers Approve Bill To Expand Psychedelics Pilot Program In

Connecticut lawmakers have approved a bill to expand a pilot program in the state that’s meant to explore the therapeutic potential of psychedelics such as psilocybin and MDMA. Members of the legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Health on Tuesday favorably reported the psychedelics measure, which would build upon an existing psychedelic-assisted therapy program involving military…

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