AR medical marijuana vote count blocked; Warren backs legal psychedelics; FL legalization poll; PR gov: decrim drugs; TX cannabis ballot votes
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that votes for a medical cannabis expansion initiative on the November ballot cannot be counted because its language is “misleading.”
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said she’ll be voting in favor of the psychedelics legalization initiative on Massachusetts’s November ballot, but added that “we’ve got to get the right regulations in place to make sure people are safe.”
A Florida judge dismissed a senator’s lawsuit challenging a Department of Transportation anti-marijuana ad that advocates say amounts to an improper use of taxpayer dollars to campaign against the legalization initiative on the November ballot—though a new poll shows the measure with enough support to pass.
Willie Nelson and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) are hosting a “Cannabis Community Zoom call” to rally support for Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, with the singer noting she understands that it is “crucial” to end federal prohibition and undo “the harms it caused to so many, particularly to communities of color where it has been disproportionately enforced.”
As of Monday, early voting is now underway in Texas, where voters are deciding on local marijuana decriminalization ballot measures in Dallas and other cities.
Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi voiced support for decriminalizing drugs and making harm reduction tools such as naloxone and drug checking kits more widely available.
A new federally funded study published by the American Medical Association examined more than half a million marijuana products listed on Weedmaps, finding that nearly half are “flavored”—though authors declined to fully explain what that classification means.
Former Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission general counsel Christine Baily authored a Marijuana Moment op-ed examining a new U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruling on the scope of a rider limiting federal interference in state medical cannabis programs.
Nebraska officials are denying allegations of witness tampering in an investigation into the validity of medical cannabis ballot measure signatures.
/ FEDERAL
The Drug Enforcement Administration is promoting a study concluding that teens who use marijuana have worse outcomes at school.
The Environmental Protection Agency determined that public comments about marijuana legalization were not germane to a rule on an air quality plan for California’s South Coast.
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) said that people “need to know the drugs they buy on the streets or from friends, including marijuana, can be laced with fentanyl and can kill you.”
/ STATES
Florida lawmakers discussed their views about the marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot.
Kansas lawmakers discussed their views on medical cannabis.
Minnesota’s top marijuana regulator said the state is still on track to launch legal recreational sales next year.
Louisiana regulators filed changes to medical cannabis rules.
Georgia regulators announced changes to the process for obtaining medical cannabis patient cards.
Massachusetts marijuana regulators filed an annual report with lawmakers.
Alabama officials are hosting a class on recognizing cannabis-impaired driving.
New Jersey regulators published a flyer urging young people to wait until they are older to try marijuana.
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/ LOCAL
Bradford County, Florida’s sheriff appears in a new ad endorsing the marijuana legalization initiative on the state’s November ballot.
Denver, Colorado officials sent a reminder for marijuana businesses to make sure they have updated contact information on file.
/ INTERNATIONAL
Philippine House and Senate lawmakers are considering launching a joint investigation into the nation’s bloody “war on drugs.”
The leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party said they would not expand drug decriminalization if they form a government.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A study found that “despite higher baseline rates of acute care utilization among patients with schizophrenia, cannabis legalization was associated with significant reductions.”
A review concluded that “CBD has been shown to have therapeutic potential for [gastrointestinal] disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
A poll of Portland, Oregon-area voters found that 76 percent support a new state law recriminalizing drug possession.
Conservative commentator Ann Coulter said “legalizing marijuana is the last step, the silver bullet to the heart of what’s left of our country.”
/ BUSINESS
SNDL Inc. completed its acquisition of Nova Cannabis Inc.
Ohio retailers have sold $110 million worth of recreational marijuana products since legal sales began in August.
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