ATF revises gun ban for marijuana...

*White House says Trump’s marijuana order a “win”; NJ psilocybin bill
signed; OH cannabis referendum resubmitted; HI legalization ballot proposal*

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*/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW*

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is moving to
loosen federal rules that bar consumers of marijuana and other illegal
drugs from being able to lawfully purchase and possess guns by making it so
people would no longer be denied for a single instance of use within the
past year.

The White House is touting President Donald Trump’s marijuana rescheduling
executive order as a top “win” during his first year back in office—saying
it is part of the “Making America Healthy Again” agenda.

Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed a bill to create a
psilocybin therapy pilot program and allocate $6 million in funding to
support the psychedelic treatment and research effort.

Ohio cannabis activists resubmitted a proposed referendum that would allow
voters to reverse lawmakers’ move to roll back marijuana legalization and
restrict hemp products after the state attorney general rejected an initial
version as “misleading.”

Hawaii lawmakers filed bills to put the issue of marijuana legalization on
the November ballot for voters to decide.

Washington State senators introduced a bill to legalize home cultivation of
marijuana by allowing adults to grow up to six plants for personal use.

The Delaware Senate Health & Social Services Committee held a hearing on a
bill to allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in hospitals
and other healthcare facilities.

Prohibitionist organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana Action Inc. is
funding ballot initiatives to recriminalize recreational marijuana sales in
Maine and Massachusetts, new campaign finance records show.

*/ FEDERAL*

A former Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau official is now working
for Nowadays.

The Drug Enforcement Administration posted another profile of one of its
employees.

The House bill to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products
got three new cosponsors for a total of 20.

*/ STATES*

Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed a bill to reform the
Cannabis Regulatory Commission and support enforcement against unlicensed
marijuana sellers.

Michigan Gov. Grethcen Whitmer (D) touted efforts to expand the hemp market
in a list of accomplishments on behalf of rural communities.

A Tennessee senator spoke about his bill to require officials to study the
feasibility of launching a medical cannabis program.

Louisiana regulators filed changes to medical cannabis rules.

U.S. Virgin Islands regulators approved cannabis dispensary license
applicants.

Colorado regulators launched the 2026 Cannabis Business Advanced Mentorship
Program.

A Massachusetts regulator spoke about marijuana social consumption business
rules.

Rhode Island regulators sent a reminder about background check requirements
for majority owners of businesses applying for marijuana dispensary
licenses.

Virginia regulators posted a warning about scams targeting medical cannabis
patients.


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*/ LOCAL*

Menominee, Michigan’s mayor proposed uses for marijuana revenue during his
State of the City address.

*/ INTERNATIONAL*

Grenada’s Parliament approved legislation to legalize marijuana possession
and cultivation

A Guernsey lawmaker is proposing creating a working group to study cannabis
legalization.

*/ SCIENCE & HEALTH*

A study’s findings “highlight the potential of lesser-known
phytocannabinoids, especially in combination with specific C. sativa L.
matrix components, to modulate inflammatory pathway supporting their
development as functional ingredients for managing chronic gut-associated
inflammation.”

A study of mice found that “chronic low-dose psilocybin treatment
ameliorated obesity, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis in diet-induced
metabolic disease.”

A review concluded that “current evidence base suggests that MDMA-[asssited
therapy] may hold promise as an adjunctive treatment for [eating disorders]
echoing its demonstrated therapeutic potential in PTSD.”

*/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS*

Americans for Safe Access published a report on how new federal hemp
product restrictions will impact patients.

*/ BUSINESS*

Aurora Cannabis Inc. was granted community plant variety rights for two of
its proprietary cannabis varieties by the European Union’s Community Plant
Variety Office.

*/ CULTURE*

Xzibit is being sued by his ex-wife over claims he illegally sold their
stake in a cannabis brand she says she worked to build while he “smoked
marijuana constantly.”

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