PA House speaker on legalization; RFK & VA head’s talk psychedelics; MD marijuana concentrates vote; HI medical cannabis expansion
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/ LOCALDenver, Colorado regulators sent a recap of a marijuana industry check-in meeting they hosted./ INTERNATIONALAn Isle of Man lawmaker discussed plans to pursue cannabis reform./ SCIENCE & HEALTHA study provides “compelling evidence for CBD’s protective role against arsenic-induced toxicity, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic agent in mitigating the harmful effects of arsenic.” A study of rats found that high-CBD cannabis. extract “has therapeutic potential for the treatment of” atopic dermatitis./ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSISA poll of German adults found that four in 10 support the country’s marijuana legalization law./ BUSINESSCanopy Growth Corporation made an early payment under its senior secured term loan in an aggregate principal amount equal to $100 million at a discounted price of $97.5 million.A federal judge granted U.S. Steel’s summary judgment in a lawsuit alleging the company wrongfully fired a man for medical cannabis use.Tyler Technologies, Inc. signed a software services agreement with Virginia cannabis regulators.
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