Cannabis users are too dangerous to have guns, Trump admin tells SCOTUS (Newsletter: June 24, 2025)

*TX gov and lt. gov. clash over hemp; Poll: US voters support marijuana
reform; UT cannabis legalization support; DEA psychedelics ban*

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*/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW*

Trump administration solicitor general D. John Sauer is asking the U.S.
Supreme Court to take up a case on marijuana consumers’ gun rights, saying
that they pose a “clear danger of misusing firearms.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is calling lawmakers into a special session next
month, directing them to pass legislation regulating intoxicating hemp
products similar to alcohol—including with age limits and requirements for
testing and labeling, rather than banning them as would be the case under a
bill he vetoed.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) accused Gov. Greg Abbott (R) of wanting to
legalize recreational marijuana after he vetoed a bill to ban consumable
hemp products with any amount of THC and instead recommended
regulations—also implying the governor may have lied to him about
supporting the proposal.

A Drug Enforcement Administration judge sided with the agency in its
attempt to ban two psychedelic compounds that researchers say hold
significant therapeutic potential, recommending that they be placed in
Schedule I.

A new poll of U.S. registered voters found that 70 percent want to end
federal marijuana prohibition and that 45 percent would view the Trump
administration’s agenda more favorably if it supported reforming cannabis
laws.

A new poll shows that 53 percent of Utah voters support legalizing
recreational marijuana—but the Republican House speaker and Senate
president say they remain opposed to the reform.

A Bigfoot statue outside the Higher Love marijuana dispensary in Menominee,
Michigan is causing controversy—with concerned citizens testifying at a
recent Planning Commission meeting that they’re concerned it could appeal
to children.

*/ FEDERAL*

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality included search terms for
cannabis and MDMA in a database on treatments for PTSD.

*/ STATES*

An Ohio representative said he believes the state Constitution prevents the
legislature from making major changes to the voter-approved marijuana
legalization law.

Delaware’s top marijuana regulator spoke about plans to launch recreational
sales.

Alabama’s top medical cannabis regulator discussed the path forward to
launching patient access.

The executive director of the Washington State Public Employment Relations
Commission discussed the agency’s role in implementing a new law granting
collective bargaining rights to agricultural cannabis workers.

Vermont regulators will consider cannabis social equity, licensing and
waste issues on Wednesday.

The Alaska Marijuana Control Board will meet on Wednesday and Thursday.


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*/ LOCAL*

A Norfolk, Virginia grievance panel denied an appeal from a firefighter who
is trying to get his job back after being fired over medical cannabis use.

*/ INTERNATIONAL*

Korea’s Supreme Court ruled that CBD is considered illegal cannabis.

*/ SCIENCE & HEALTH*

A study found that “cannabis sativa extract may be considered an adjuvant
in the management of pain and quality of life in patients with metastatic
lung cancer.”

A study’s results “add to the existing pool of evidence for the usefulness
of [psilocybin, LSD and ketamine] for treating cluster headache, and
further support the lowering of legal and regulatory barriers to medical
access to the psychedelic indoleamines.”

*/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS*

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Iowa’s executive director
authored an op-ed supporting federal marijuana rescheduling.

*/ BUSINESS*

Jones Soda Co. sold its cannabis beverage business, including all related
cannabis-specific assets under the Mary Jones brand, to MJ Reg Disrupters
LLC.

Compass Pathways plc reported positive results of its psilocybin medicine
in treating depression.

Elon Musk announced that Tesla launched robotaxis in Austin, Texas “with
customers paying a $4.20 flat fee.”

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