Congress to vote on cannabis & psychedelics amendments this week (Newsletter: June 25, 2025)

*Federal hemp ban advances; RFK wants psychedelics avail in 12 months; PA
legalization debate; MT gov vetoes tribal cannabis bill; TX hemp regs*

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*/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW*

The House Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill containing
provisions to ban most consumable hemp-derived cannabinoid products that
were federally legalized during the first Trump administration.”

The House Rules Committee cleared amendments to let Department of Veterans
Affairs doctors recommend medical cannabis and to support research on the
therapeutic benefits of psychedelics for floor votes this week.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’s aiming
to provide access to psychedelic therapy for military veterans “within 12
months”—adding that he talks about the issue with Veterans Affairs
Secretary Doug Collins “all the time.”

Pennsylvania lawmakers discussed the prospects for legalizing marijuana in
the state, with a key senator saying negotiators are “getting close” to
agreeing on a reform proposal that can pass as a budget deadline approaches.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) vetoed a bill to let Indian tribes and the
governor’s office enter into compacts to regulate marijuana on reservations,
including with respect to details such as tax revenue distribution,
dispensary operations and cultivation limits.

Texas hemp industry stakeholders are cheering Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) veto
of a bill to ban consumable cannabinoid products with any amount of THC,
saying they are ready to work with lawmakers on crafting regulations during
a special session next month.

*/ FEDERAL*

Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) filed a bill to create a task force on Black women
and girls that would recommend programs for “reentry assistance and
reunification planning and community-based programming for women victims
of…the war on drugs or women experiencing mental illness or substance
abuse.”

Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) pushed back against Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D)
saying that marijuana legalization should be celebrated, tweeting,
“Governor, you couldn’t be more mistaken. Cannabis legalization shouldn’t
be ‘celebrated’ – it is a scourge on our youth. It causes serious medical,
neurological, and psychiatric problems – and that’s the clear emerging
science.”

*/ STATES*

Texas’s lieutenant governor tweeted, “I am glad to see that Gov.
@GregAbbott_TX…has decided to ban all synthetic cannabis including Delta 8,
Delta 10, and others. My staff will immediately reach out to begin working
with Gov. Abbott’s office to craft language to achieve this goal so when we
return to Austin for the special session on July 21st, we can quickly pass
a bill to ban all synthetic THC.”

The Pennsylvania Senate Law and Justice Committee held a hearing on
intoxicating hemp products.

Maryland officials launched a cannabis social equity business CEO
accelerator program.

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials conducted raids on hemp businesses
across the state.

Virginia regulators published an overview of cannabis-related legislation
that was enacted this session.

The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency will hold a public meeting on
Thursday.

The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission will meet on Thursday.

The New York Cannabis Control Board will meet on Friday.


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*/ LOCAL*

Warren County, Pennsylvania’s district attorney authored an op-ed in
support of federal marijuana rescheduling.

*/ INTERNATIONAL*

Thailand’s public health minister said marijuana “will definitely be put
back” on the narcotics list.

A New South Wales, Australia Legislative Council committee report
recommends decriminalizing marijuana.

*/ SCIENCE & HEALTH*

A review concluded that “in randomised controlled trials, purified
cannabidiol was reported to reduce seizure frequency ranging between 30%
and 50%.”

A study found that “CBD exerts an anticonvulsant and neuroprotective effect
on [posttraumatic epilepsy] rats.”

*/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS*

The Center for Psychedelic Policy published a report on psychedelics
legislation.

*/ BUSINESS*

Tilray Brands, Inc. announced that it is the first company to receive
authorization from Italian officials to import and distribute medical
cannabis flower for therapeutic use.

A majority of Holistic Industries production workers in Monson,
Massachusetts requested a vote to remove United Food and Commercial Workers
Local 1459 union officials from their workplace.

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