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Ohio Senate Rejects House Changes To Bill Scaling Back Voter-Approved

An Ohio bill to significantly revise the state’s marijuana program, while adding new restrictions to the hemp market, has hit a roadblock—with the Senate soundly rejecting the latest amended version that advanced out of the House. The legislation from Sen. Stephen Huffman (R) first passed the Senate in February before reaching the House floor last…

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New Maine Ballot Initiative Would Roll Back Marijuana Legalization Law

There’s another effort brewing to undermine a state voter-approved marijuana law—this time in Maine, where a citizen initiative backed by GOP operatives has been submitted in hopes of rolling back the commercial adult-use market. Almost 10 years after Maine voters passed a recreational legalization measure at the ballot, a group of voters—including a Republican state…

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Mike Tyson Talks Marijuana With Pennsylvania Governor And Top Lawmakers

“All of them was very delightful, you know, but we’ll see what happens.” By Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star A heavyweight in the legal cannabis industry visited Pennsylvania’s Capitol to meet with state lawmakers Wednesday. Known as “the baddest man on the planet” at the height of his boxing career, former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson entered…

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DEA Promotes Ad Campaign From Trump-Linked Group Blaming Marijuana Laced

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is promoting an anti-drug ad campaign from a Trump-affiliated nonprofit—including one spot that links fentanyl-contaminated marijuana to overdose deaths and depicts a lit cannabis joint as part of the macabre PSA. The ads, which were created by the organization Make America Fentanyl Free (MAFF), reportedly received input from President Donald…

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Hemp dispute threatens bill to end federal shutdown (Newsletter: October

ID medical marijuana initiative; Poll: Canadians say cannabis industry “important” to economy; AZ psilocybin trials; Cannabis smells study Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Before you dig into…

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Cannabis company sues DoorDash over hemp sales (Newsletter: October 29,

NH legalization vote; KS marijuana poll; Study: Cannabis dispensary access reduces alcohol drinking; OH hemp ban pause extended; Tribe’s 1st license Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… BREAKING:…

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GOP Senator Threatens To Block Bills To Reopen Government If

A GOP senator says he’s willing to hold up spending legislation to end the ongoing government shutdown if Congress attempts to move forward with a controversial plan to ban hemp products containing THC—though he’s warning there’s a “real danger” he won’t prevail. As such, he argues that it’s imperative for the industry make its voice…

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Scientists Develop New Glossary Of Marijuana Aromas That Industry Could

Researchers have developed a new glossary to describe cannabis aromas, debunking certain theories about what gives marijuana strains their unique smell profiles and creating a lexicon to better classify varieties for consumers and businesses. Notably, they found that— contrary to popular belief—terpene content is a poor predictor of cannabis’s scent profile. For the study, published…

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Arizona Approves First-Of-Its-Kind Study Exploring Whole Mushroom Psilocybin Therapy To

Arizona officials have approved and funded a first-in-the-nation clinical trial investigating the potential of whole mushroom psilocybin to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in first responders and military veterans—with authorization from the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The state-funded study is being spearheaded by the Scottsdale Research Institute (SRI), with support from the research…

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Majority Of Canadians View Marijuana Industry As ‘Important’ To Country’s

A majority of Canadians say the marijuana sector that’s emerged since cannabis was legalized nationwide seven years ago is an “important contributor” to the country’s economy, according to a new poll that also shows that rates of cannabis and nicotine use are now virtually the same. As Canada grapples with a volatile trade relationships with…

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