Ohio bill to roll back cannabis legalization passes (Newsletter: December 10, 2025)

*PA lawmakers on legalization chances; ME recriminalization initiative; TX
hemp rules; OR marijuana labor lawsuit; VA consumer workplace protections*

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*/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW*

Ohio lawmakers sent Gov. Mike DeWine (R) a bill to scale back the
voter-approved marijuana legalization law by recriminalizing some cannabis
activity and removing anti-discrimination protections for consumers while
also also enacting new restrictions on hemp products

The chairs of the Pennsylvania House and Senate Appropriations Committees
discussed the prospects for legalizing marijuana—with the Republican chair
of the Senate panel saying cannabis’s ongoing federal Schedule I status is
one reason the state shouldn’t act yet.

The Maine secretary of state’s office cleared anti-marijuana activists to
begin collecting signatures for a ballot initiative to recriminalize
recreational sales and home cultivation while instituting new product
testing requirements for medical cannabis.

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission filed proposed rules banning the
sale of consumable hemp products to people under the age of 21—with new
scaled-back penalties from an earlier version allowing the suspension of
licenses, rather than their outright cancellation, for initial violations.

Oregon cannabis businesses are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit to uphold a judge’s ruling blocking a voter-approved law to
require marijuana companies to enter into labor peace agreements with
workers.

The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry published guidance on
marijuana consumers’ workplace protection rights under a recently enacted
state law—noting that “cannabinoids may help treat the symptoms of cancer
or the side effects of cancer treatment.”

Since Minnesota legalized marijuana, thousands of people have been
prosecuted for transporting small amounts of cannabis in their cars without
storing it in the trunk or keeping it sealed in an original, labeled
packaging from a dispensary.

*/ FEDERAL*

Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) tweeted, “Freedom and prosperity are what this
country is all about. This amendment to the federal budget bill banning
hemp would hurt consumer freedom and kill jobs in Western Pennsylvania—I’m
opposed.”

*/ STATES*

The New Jersey Senate Budget Committee approved a bill to crack down on
unlicensed marijuana sales and restructure the Cannabis Regulatory
Commission.

The Ohio legislature’s Ibogaine Treatment Study Committee will meet on
Wednesday.

New York’s acting top marijuana regulator resigned at the request of Gov.
Kathy Hochul (D) following the withdrawal of an administration case against
a cannabis company.

A Kentucky Department of Corrections parole officer forced a man to quit
his job at a hemp company due to potential exposure to THC.

Vermont regulators sent guidance about marijuana business third-party
advertising offers.

California regulators sent updates on various cannabis issues.

Minnesota regulators will host a webinar about a grants program that
invests communities disproportionately affected by cannabis prohibition on
Friday.


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*/ LOCAL*

The Boston, Massachusetts Cannabis Board will meet on Wednesday.

*/ INTERNATIONAL*

Ontario, Canada launched a new effort to combat underage marijuana and
alcohol sales.

The Fiji Court of Appeal quashed a marijuana cultivation conviction.

*/ SCIENCE & HEALTH*

A study indicated that “chronic CBD supplementation leads to [blood
pressure] reduction.”

A review concluded that “CBD shows promising antimicrobial properties
against a range of oral bacteria and fungi, suggesting its potential
application in managing oral health conditions.”

A study found that “psilocybin reduces depressive-like behavior and
improves cognition in healthy aging mice.”

*/ BUSINESS*

Stiiizy acquired 12 retail stores from Gold Flora.

Cronos Group Inc. is acquiring CanAdelaar B.V.

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. received commitments for a private placement of
senior secured notes due 2030 for aggregate gross proceeds of $100 million.

Cannabix Technologies Inc. passed Federal Communications Commission testing
for its cannabis breath testing device.

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