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PA GOP rep: Steal marijuana issue from Dems; FL psilocybin spore ban; NV psychedelics; Study: CBD for epilepsy; Where Seth Rogen won’t smoke weed
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“Patients who received cannabidiol experienced a 41.0875% reduction in the total number of seizures, compared to an average reduction of 18.1% in placebo groups.”
Seth Rogen, a self-described daily cannabis consumer, told Howard Stern that he once had to abstain from marijuana use for three days during a visit to Singapore because “they’ll literally fucking kill you if you smoke weed in that country.”The Ohio Senate General Government Committee held another hearing on a bill to restrict intoxicating hemp product sales to marijuana dispensaries instead of allowing them to be sold at convenience stores, smoke shops or gas stations./ FEDERALThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is being combined with other agencies into a new Administration for a Healthy America under a Department of Health and Human Services restructuring plan.Former Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) authored a letter to the editor calling for Congress to pass federal marijuana reform legislation./ STATESThe Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill to reduce the amount of marijuana an individual may legally possess, distribute, manufacture or bring into the state.A Tennessee House subcommittee rejected a marijuana legalization bill.Pennsylvania’s Senate majority leader said the state’s medical cannabis program “was not implemented well and could benefit from potential changes to make the program more airtight, efficient, and productive.”An Alabama representative authored an op-ed calling on colleagues to support his bill to restrict hemp-derived delta-8 THC products.Hawaii lawmakers discussed pending legislation to expand medical cannabis access.A Florida appeals court upheld regulators’ ability to set rules on medical cannabis business fees.California’s top cannabis regulator implied that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is not responsible for a forthcoming marijuana tax increase. Separately, regulators announced a recall of marijuana products due to the presence of aspergillus.The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority has a new acting head.Massachusetts’s inspector general is asking the Cannabis Control Commission to conduct an audit to confirm that licensees have paid all applicable fees.Washington State regulators approved rules on marijuana samples. They also sent guidance about requirements for testing cannabis samples.Minnesota regulators received more than 3,500 marijuana business license applications during the first round.Missouri regulators transferred another $23.4 million in marijuana revenue to veterans and drug treatment programs.—
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/ INTERNATIONALThe German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food has begun processing applications for cannabis pilot projects./ SCIENCE & HEALTHA study found “no significant associations between prenatal cannabis use (yes/no) and developmental indicators (Cognitive; Fine motor; Gross motor; Language)” and that a “positive association between cannabis use and language development was found in girls only.”/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSISThe Media Research Center criticized CNN for airing segments featuring mothers who say using cannabis helps them be better parents./ BUSINESSPlanet 13 Holdings Inc. reported quarterly revenue of $30.3 million and a net loss of $26.4 million.
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