The feds are tracking state cannabis revenue (Newsletter: December 19, 2024)
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GOP senator wants marijuana “discussion” in 2025; WI medical cannabis; PA decrim; VA legal marijuana sales
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
A newly updated report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that states have collected more than $9.7 billion in marijuana tax revenue since mid-2021—and not all states where cannabis is legal are providing timely data to the federal agency.
A Drug Enforcement Administration judge rejected Cannabis Bioscience International Holdings’s request to include young medical marijuana patient Alexis Bortell as a witness during upcoming cannabis rescheduling hearings.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he hopes Congress will have a “discussion” about setting “rules of the road” for the legal marijuana market in 2025, but added that he would not personally vote to federally legalize cannabis.
Wisconsin’s new Republican Senate president said she’s hoping to “negotiate a compromise” on legalizing medical cannabis in 2025, but added that the GOP Assembly speaker is “an obstacle” because he has “pretty strict ideas” for the program—including state-run dispensaries.
Virginia Democratic lawmakers say they will again introduce legislation to legalize marijuana sales in 2025—even though the office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) is signalling that he would issue another veto if it reaches his desk.
A Pennsylvania representative is asking colleagues to cosponsor a marijuana decriminalization bill he intends to file for the 2025 session that would make simple possession of cannabis punishable by a $100 fine without the threat of jail time.
The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority held a public hearing on proposed changes to rules on pesticides, packaging, background checks, licensing and other issues.
The Florida Department of Health’s decisions not to award medical cannabis business licenses to some companies are being appealed by the rejected applicants.
/ FEDERAL
U.S. Navy officials acknowledged illegal therapeutic use of psychedelics by active-duty SEALs.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) led a letter urging President Joe Biden to grant clemency to people serving longer prison sentences due to the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine.
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) joked that people thought he was high on marijuana when endorsing the creation of the U.S. Space Force.
The House bill to protect military veterans from losing their benefits due to marijuana use got one new cosponsor for a total of eight.
/ STATES
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) said the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis laws will “most likely go to the Nebraska Supreme Court” and that whatever the decision is, it is “my job is to carry it out. And I will.”
A Pennsylvania representative expressed concerns about doctors who recommend medical cannabis to a high number of patients.
Hawaii lawmakers discussed hemp laws and legislation.
Minnesota regulators posted guidance on various marijuana issues.
Massachusetts regulators are accepting public comments on rules for marijuana social use establishments.
Kentucky regulators posted a video on medical cannabis and law enforcement.
California regulators sent a reminder that as of January 1 they will no longer renew provisional cannabis business licenses.
The New York Department of Labor is providing resources for people seeking jobs in the cannabis industry.
Virginia marijuana regulators relocated their offices.
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/ LOCAL
Dover, Delaware’s mayor vetoed marijuana business licensing and zoning measures.
/ INTERNATIONAL
Canadian officials announced that they may request that health care practitioners provide evidence to justify the amount of medical cannabis they are authorizing patients.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A review found that CBD’s “efficacy for the treatment of refractory chronic pain is evident.”
A review concluded that “treatment with psilocybin differs fundamentally from classic psychopharmacotherapy” and that “its potentially transdiagnostic, rapid, and sustainable efficacy and its positive effect on further dimensions of mental health beyond the patient’s symptoms and psychopathology imply that it may have disease-modifying and salutogenic mechanisms of action.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The American Civil Liberties Union published a post about the benefits of harm reduction drug policies.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial board says Pennsylvania lawmakers should better regulate intoxicating hemp products before legalizing marijuana.
/ BUSINESS
Vireo Growth Inc. is acquiring four single-state operators.
WM Technology Inc.’s founders are mounting a bid to take the company private.
Organigram Holdings Inc. reported quarterly net revenue of C$159.8 million and a net loss of C$45.4 million.
/ CULTURE
Travel writer Rick Steves authored an op-ed arguing that President Joe Biden should “pardon all Americans who have federal convictions for nonviolent marijuana-related crimes, and he should commute the sentences of every single person who is sitting in federal prison today for those offenses.”
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