NE medical marijuana poll; FL officials keep slamming legalization; DE license lottery; Study: Teen cannabis use dropped as states legalized
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit scheduled oral argument in a case filed by marijuana businesses seeking to block federal enforcement against their in-state activities. It will be held on December 5—three days after a separate Drug Enforcement Administration hearing on cannabis rescheduling.
A new poll shows that nearly 6 in 10 Nebraska registered voters support legalizing medical cannabis through a pair of initiatives on the November ballot.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and other officials including the state surgeon general and the first lady are stepping up their anti-marijuana messages ahead of a vote on the legalization initiative on the November ballot.
New Hampshire gubernatorial candidates discussed marijuana legalization at a debate—with Democratic contender Joyce Craig saying the revenues from the reform should go toward education and housing and Republican opponent Kelly Ayotte claiming the policy change could negatively affect youth mental health.
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants sent a letter urging the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service to issue updated marijuana business tax guidance ahead of federal rescheduling.
The Delaware Office of the Marijuana Commissioner has scheduled a cannabis business licensing lottery for Thursday to select winners from more than 700 eligible applications.
A new study analyzing federal data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found a “promising reduction in adolescent marijuana use” from 2011 to 2021, as states across the country began legalizing cannabis for adults—contrary to opponents’ fears.
Urban Outfitters is now selling cannabis joint filling machines and cones from the rolling paper company DaySavers—one of the latest examples of how the marijuana industry is entering into mainstream commerce.
/ FEDERAL
A federal judge sentenced a man to 90 months in prison over a series of seven armed robberies of marijuana dispensaries in Washington State.
/ STATES
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced that officials have seized $70.7 million worth of illegal cannabis since July.
New York’s attorney general touted a judgment she secured against an unlicensed marijuana business.
An Arizona court declined to revoke and reassign a marijuana social equity license that a lawsuit claimed was effectively stolen from a qualifying applicant.
Georgia regulators filed changes to hemp rules.
Louisiana officials are being sued over new hemp product restrictions.
Washington State regulators announced an apparent successful bidder for scoring cannabis social equity applications.
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/ LOCAL
The Sacramento County, California Board of Supervisors voted to prohibit sales of certain products containing intoxicating cannabinoids derived from hemp.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A study’s findings “highlight the substantial cost saving that [cannabis-based medicinal products ] may represent for the treatment of chronic pain patients, and the benefits for healthcare providers as a treatment for this often hard-to-treat population.”
A study of psychedelic research grants found that “the number of grant applications rose noticeably starting in 2006” and that “of all grant applications assessed,16.7% were funded, lower than the NIH’s 23.4% average funding rate for R-01 equivalent grants between 1998-2023.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The Baltimore Sun editorial board is questioning whether state officials should be so excitedly touting marijuana sales totals.
/ BUSINESS
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. entered into a $50 million unsecured term loan from two institutional private lending platforms.
/ CULTURE
Travel writer Rick Steves authored an op-ed urging Florida voters to approve the marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot.
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