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Majority Of Virginia Voters Back Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Sales As

As Virginia lawmakers advance legislation to expand the state’s current marijuana law by legalizing and regulating recreational sales, a new poll shows that they have the support of a majority of registered voters. Sixty percent of respondents in the survey released on Wednesday by The Wason Center at Christopher Newport University support allowing retail adult-use…

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Mississippi Lawmakers Approve Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Use In

Mississippi lawmakers have approved a bill to allow terminally ill patients to access medical marijuana in hospitals, nursing facilities and hospice centers. As state legislatures across the country consider a variety of similar proposals, the Mississippi House Public Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday took a step to advance the reform, recommending the passage…

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Second Amendment Groups Urge Supreme Court To Strike Down Gun

A coalition of gun rights advocacy groups is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a lower court ruling that deemed the federal ban on firearm ownership by people who use marijuana to be unconstitutional. In an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court on Thursday, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), California Rifle and Pistol…

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DOJ has no cannabis rescheduling update as rumors swirl (Newsletter:

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Florida Lawmakers Approve Bill To Slash Medical Marijuana Card Fee

Florida lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill to significantly reduce the fee for military veterans to obtain medical marijuana registry identification cards, slashing the cost to one-fifth of the current amount. The House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee on Thursday voted 18-0 to pass the legislation from Reps. Susan Valdés (R) and Michelle Salzman (R).…

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Delaware Senate Votes To Override Governor’s Veto Of Marijuana Bill

The Delaware Senate has voted to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would prevent local governments from imposing onerous zoning restrictions that make it more challenging for marijuana businesses to operate in their jurisdictions. This comes months after Gov. Matt Meyer (D) vetoed the legislation from Sen. Trey Paradee (D), who pitched it…

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Texas Cannabis Policy Is at an Inflection Point

For much of the last decade, Texas has occupied a contradictory place in the U.S. cannabis landscape. It maintains one of the nation’s most restrictive medical cannabis programs and enforces strict marijuana prohibition, yet quietly became a national powerhouse in hemp production after the 2018 Farm Bill. The result is a fragmented system defined by legal gray areas, regulatory…

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Cannabis Can Be Medicine Without Being a Cure-All, New Research

New Canadian research shows medical cannabis can help with pain, mood and quality of life, but outcomes vary widely by product, dose and patient. As cannabis policy debates intensify across North America, a newly published Canadian study offers something that has become rare in the medical marijuana conversation: perspective. The study, published online January 29…

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DEA cannabis rescheduling rule coming “ASAP,” Trump insider says (Newsletter:

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New Hampshire Lawmakers Take Up Bill To Let Voters Legalize

New Hampshire House lawmakers have taken up a bipartisan bill that seeks to put a constitutional amendment on the state ballot that would let voters decide if they want to legalize “a modest amount” of marijuana for adults 21 and older. As lawmakers in both chambers consider a variety of cannabis reform proposals for the…

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