Sports fans support cannabis brand sponsorships for teams, poll shows (Newsletter: June 13, 2025)

*NC gov talks marijuana; LA psychedelics reso passes; ME psilocybin bill
dies; PA medical cannabis workplace bill; Study: Marijuana genetic
bottleneck*

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*/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW*

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) said legalizing marijuana can help
address public health risks from hemp products that are currently sold
“without any enforceable labeling requirements”—arguing that the state’s
“unregulated cannabis market is the Wild West, and it is crying out for
order.”

The Louisiana Senate passed legislation to create a Task Force on
Alternative Therapies for Veterans that is directed to “study whether
certain psychedelic therapies may be beneficial to Louisiana veterans.”

The Maine legislature decided against enacting a bill to legalize
possession of psilocybin, days after both the Senate and House of
Representatives gave initial approval to the psychedelics measure.

Bipartisan Pennsylvania lawmakers are seeking cosponsors for a medical
cannabis bill they plan to introduce to “provide much-needed clarity for
both employers and employees regarding medical marijuana use in the
workplace.”

Most fans of sports leagues like NBA, NFL, MLB and others say it’s
“completely” or “mostly” acceptable for cannabis brands to sponsor teams,
according to a new poll from Performance Research and Full Circle Research.

A new study on marijuana genetics suggests that incentives in the legal
market—like pressure for plants to mature faster and produce more
cannabinoids—may be leading to “a bottlenecking of cannabis genetics.”

- “In 2025, just a handful of Cannabis cultivars are grown at all levels
of the Post-Prohibition landscape. Most products are produced from just a
handful of Cannabis cultivars which the large part of the market now
considers to be generic agricultural commodities, perfectly suitable with
each other.”

*/ FEDERAL*

The Drug Enforcement Administration posted resources about talking to youth
about drugs.

Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) said that “the Drug Enforcement Administration and
the Food and Drug Administration have held long-standing opinions that
marijuana is a psychoactive drug that is both addictive and harmful” and
that he is “glad” President Donald Trump proposed continuing his rider
blocking Washington, D.C. from legalizing recreational cannabis sales.”

*/ STATES*

Kansas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cindy Holscher, currently a state
senator, supports legalizing medical cannabis.

The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to allow medical
cannabis dispensaries to open satellite locations.

The Minnesota senator who sponsored the state’s enacted marijuana
legalization bill said she is “incredibly disappointed” that legislation to
increase cannabis taxes passed.

A Maine representative spoke about the defeat of her bill to require
testing of medical cannabis and to place potency caps on edibles.

A former New York assemblymember opened a marijuana dispensary.

Oklahoma medical cannabis regulators are asking a federal court to dismiss
a lawsuit from a former contract monitor who claims she was fired for
whistleblowing.

Tennessee regulators sent guidance about upcoming changes to hemp rules.

The Utah Cannabis Production Establishment Board met.


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*/ LOCAL*

The Easton, Pennsylvania City Council approved a marijuana
decriminalization proposal.

*/ SCIENCE & HEALTH*

A review concluded that “medical cannabis may support neuropathic pain
management in cancer, especially

when used with opioids.”

A study found that “compared with modes typically associated with flower
products (i.e., bong-, joint-like modes), dabbing was associated with
higher plasma THC concentrations and subjective effects, indicating greater
THC exposure when using this mode and its associated products” but that
“interestingly, dabbing and vaping exhibited more rapid reductions in
levels of subjective intoxication over time, suggesting that higher levels
of intoxication may not be sustained for these modes.”

*/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS*

The Legacy Cannabis Genetics study issued an expanded call for research
participants.

*/ BUSINESS*

A federal judge dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit against Metrc.

*/ CULTURE*

Method Man’s TICAL cannabis brand is partnering with Zamnesia on a seed
promotion.

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