PA gov’s office tells lawmakers to stop filing cannabis bills (Newsletter: September 8, 2025)

*TX gov previews hemp action; Congresswoman slams marijuana banking
omission in bill; MA prohibitionist ballot measures; MN cannabis poll*

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*/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW*

Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) criticized the exclusion of marijuana and hemp
banking provisions from a key spending bill that was approved by the House
Appropriations Committee.

Meghna Patel, deputy secretary of policy and planning in Pennsylvania Gov.
Josh Shapiro’s (D) office, said lawmakers should stop introducing new
competing marijuana legalization bills and instead focus on building
consensus on the issue—emphasizing that any measure that advances needs to
contain equity provisions if the governor is going to sign it.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said to “stay tuned” for future action to
address intoxicating hemp products that may be “happening soon” after
lawmakers failed to pass legislation on the issue during two special
sessions this summer.

The Massachusetts attorney general certified and issued official summaries
for proposed initiatives to recriminalize recreational marijuana sales that
prohibitionists filed for the 2026 ballot.

A poll conducted by the Minnesota House of Representatives at the State
Fair found that a plurality of respondents support allowing cities and
counties to ban marijuana businesses in their communities.

Texas hemp businesses are celebrating lawmakers’ failure to enact a ban on
consumable products with any amount of THC, and activists say the state is
closer than ever to legalizing recreational marijuana.

Missouri marijuana dispensaries are seeing strong sales while prices
continue to remain steady as compared to other states, cannabis industry
analysts say.

*/ FEDERAL*

The Fish and Wildlife Service noted in a Federal Register filing about the
endangered or threatened species status of fishers in California and Oregon
that “the presence of anticoagulant rodenticides (AR) within select areas
has been an ongoing concern given the prevalence of illegal cannabis
cultivation operations that use poisons to kill rodents that damage their
crops.”

The National Institute of Standards and Technology will host an event on
cannabis breathalyzer technology on September 24 and 25.

*/ STATES*

Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer (D) discussed his decision to veto a marijuana
business zoning bill.

The Georgia House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Georgia’s Medical
Marijuana and Hemp Policies met.

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

Washington State regulators are initiating rulemaking to clarify cannabis
testing and sample requirements as part of research and development
activities.

The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska’s attorney general spoke about plans to launch
a medical cannabis program and consideration of recreational marijuana
legalization.

Maryland’s comptroller reported that the state collected more than $18.4
million in cannabis sales tax revenue last quarter.

Arkansas regulators could soon award two additional medical cannabis
dispensary licenses.

The Colorado Department of Transportation sent a reminder that it is
illegal to drive under the influence of psilocybin.

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission will meet on Wednesday.


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*/ INTERNATIONAL*

New Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has championed marijuana
legalization.

Canadian regulators’ inspections of licensed cannabis businesses increased
over the last fiscal year.

*/ SCIENCE & HEALTH*

A review concluded that “CB2 activation and CBD consistently favor bone
repair, whereas chronic high-THC exposure poses a modifiable risk for
nonunion in spine surgery.”

A study found that “psilocybin offers a groundbreaking, cost-effective
alternative to [standard care] for” treatment-resistant depression.

*/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS*

The Second Amendment Foundation filed an appeals court brief in a case
challenging the federal ban on gun ownership by medical cannabis patients.

*/ BUSINESS*

Curaleaf joined the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

Quest Diagnostics reported that marijuana is the most frequently detected
substance in employment drug testing, with a positivity rate of 4.5 percent
in the general U.S. workforce.

*/ CULTURE*

The Onion joked about marijuana’s effects on the brain.

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