Bills on cannabis use in hospitals advance...

*RFK talks psychedelics; VA marijuana sales votes; LA legalization pilot
program; PA cannabis poll; MD psychedelics*

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*/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW*

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Joe Rogan
that the Trump administration is “very anxious” to adopt a rule allowing
people to access psychedelics for therapeutic use.

- “We should get it out to the public as quickly as possible… I think
that we’re going to get it done.”

Virginia Senate and House of Delegates committees amended and approved
bills to legalize recreational marijuana sales—setting the stage for
bicameral negotiations.

Lawmakers in several states advanced bills to allow patients to use medical
cannabis in hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and other healthcare
facilities last week—but one such proposal hit a legislative roadblock in
Mississippi.

A Louisiana representative introduced a bill to create a recreational
marijuana legalization pilot program that would allow existing medical
cannabis dispensaries to serve adult-use customers for three years.

A new poll of Pennsylvania voters shows that 56 percent support legalizing
marijuana—with a majority of Democrats and independents on board but most
Republicans opposed.

The Maryland Senate passed a bill to extend the Task Force on Responsible
Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances for a year and require a new report
with recommendations to ensure “broad, equitable and affordable access to
psychedelic substances.”

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) claimed a campaign to legalize
medical cannabis was “built on fraud and malfeasance” after one of its
volunteer notaries was convicted on official misconduct charges.

An Indiana senator’s push to ban intoxicating and synthetic hemp-derived
products failed, until at least next year.

*/ FEDERAL*

The Drug Enforcement Administration is promoting its fact sheets on
marijuana and other drugs.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) is pushing the Drug Enforcement Administration to
provide details on an investigation into possible drug trafficking and
suspicious financial transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein and alleged
co-conspirators.

*/ STATES*

Indiana’s attorney general is calling on lawmakers to pass legislation to
restrict hemp THC products.

Oklahoma’s attorney general praised the Senate for passing a bill his
office says “classifies THC as a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance,
aligning state law with federal law.”

Massachusetts’s House speaker discussed allegations of misconduct by
petitioners for a ballot initiative to roll back the state’s marijuana
legalization law.

Minnesota lawmakers are considering cannabis testing legislation.

A Wisconsin judge complained about the smell of marijuana in a courthouse.

New York regulators issued a recall of marijuana products for which results
for aspergillus or cadmium were reported incorrectly and did not meet
required safety standards.

California regulators announced a recall of marijuana products due to the
presence of aspergillus.

Colorado regulators issued a health and safety advisory about marijuana
products with yeast, mold, aspergillus and cadmium above acceptable limits.

New Mexico regulators announced a recall of cannabis products that exceed
THC limits.

Nebraska regulators held a hearing on proposed emergency medical cannabis
rules.

Michigan regulators published marijuana revenue distribution info.

Washington State regulators will consider cannabis advertising and tax
issues on Wednesday.


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*/ LOCAL*

Anne Arundel County, Maryland officials are providing safe-storage bags for
marijuana in vending machines.

*/ INTERNATIONAL*

A former Greek finance minister was charged with promoting drug use after
he discussed using MDMA in 1989.

*/ SCIENCE & HEALTH*

A study found that “CBC + CBD co-therapy demonstrates synergistic efficacy
against resistant [triple-negative breast cancer] by inhibiting oncogenic
pathways and enhancing systemic exposure.”

A study found that “while efficacy evidence remains limited, cancer patients
in this cohort who used cannabis reported tangible benefits in symptom
management.”

*/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS*

The chair of the Missouri Republican Party discussed ibogaine.

*/ BUSINESS*

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. reported quarterly net revenue of $333.1 million
and a net loss from continuing operations of $49.3 million.

AtaiBeckley Inc. announced positive results in a Phase 2a study of its oral
R‑MDMA preparation in people with social anxiety disorder.

*/ CULTURE*

A Romanian appeals court rejected Wiz Khalifa’s appeal of a prison sentence
he received for cannabis.

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