FL legal cannabis measure approaches enough signatures for 2026 ballot (Newsletter: July 3, 2025)

*HI gov signs medical marijuana expansion bill; NJ cannabis lounge apps;
Poll: Consumers use marijuana as Rx substitute*

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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) signed a bill to expand medical cannabis access
by letting some doctors recommend it for any condition and via telehealth
despite previously suggesting he might veto it over concerns that
“provisions authorizing the inspection of patients’ medical records without
warrant constitute a grave violation of privacy.”

New Florida Division of Elections data show that a marijuana campaign has
now collected nearly 70 percent of the valid voter signatures it needs to
put a legalization initiative on the 2026 ballot.

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission is now accepting marijuana
consumption lounge applications from all licensed dispensaries—building on
initial rounds that only included social equity operators, diversely owned
businesses and microbusinesses.

Eight in ten marijuana consumers use cannabis as a replacement for
prescription medication, according to a new poll from NuggMD.

The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation awarded a contract to conduct
a marijuana market and economic impact study that will help determine
whether regulators issue additional business licenses.

*/ FEDERAL*

Former Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Derek Maltz tweeted
that his recent posts are about “CHINESE ILLICIT MARIJUANA AND RELATED
NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS TO AMERICA,” saying that there’s “no need to
twist the conversation about rescheduling etc.”

The U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Thailand posted an alert about changes to
that country’s marijuana laws.

Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) tweeted about former Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s
(R) support for increasing access to ibogaine therapy, saying,
“.@GovernorPerry gets it.Psychedelic therapy saves our veterans’ lives —
and provides a great alternative to risky opioid prescriptions.”

*/ STATES*

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed legislation changing various
cannabis rules.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced a search for a new cannabis incubator
project site following community pushback to the initial selection.

Missouri regulators announced a recall of marijuana products that contain
an ingredient not listed on the compliance label.

The University of Colorado Board of Regents censured a member who owns a
cannabis business and who was accused of using her influence to try to take
down a public education campaign about marijuana that she said used “racist
and harmful images.”

California regulators are seeking to hire a PR firm to run a cannabis
consumer awareness and education campaign.

Michigan regulators declined to renew a marijuana company’s license over
alleged violations.

New York regulators are urging people who consume cannabis around the
Fourth of July to do so safely.


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*/ INTERNATIONAL*

Georgian lawmakers approved legislation to increase marijuana penalties.

*/ SCIENCE & HEALTH*

A study of cannabis rescheduling public comments found that “despite a
larger number of negative attitudes towards the DEA’s proposed rule of
rescheduling marijuana from schedule I to III, a majority of comments
supported taking a step further to deschedule marijuana all together.

A case study suggested that “MDMA-[assisted therapy] incorporating exposure
techniques may be a promising treatment for [social anxiety disorder],
warranting further research.”

*/ BUSINESS*

Columbia Care workers in Vineland, New Jersey ratified their first union
contract.

Apothecarium workers in Cumberland and Salisbury, Maryland are accusing
parent company TerrAscend of using union-busting tactics.

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