Trump lied about cannabis rescheduling opposition...

*Marijuana banking bill momentum; State legalization gets boost from Trump
move; GOP AGs concerned over cannabis rescheduling; FL legalization to
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*/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW*

President Donald Trump touted the benefits of medical marijuana as a safer
“substitute for addictive and potentially lethal opioid painkillers”—but
clarified that he is “not going to be taking it” himself.

- “I don’t want it.”

Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) is suggesting that President Donald Trump lied when he
said during a marijuana rescheduling signing ceremony that he hadn’t
received any calls opposing the move—with the senator saying he spoke to
the president about his concerns just days earlier.

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) told Marijuana Moment that lawmakers have not yet
discussed reintroducing marijuana banking legislation this Congress due to
other priorities but that federal cannabis rescheduling “changes it big
time.”

President Donald Trump’s federal marijuana rescheduling move could boost
efforts to legalize cannabis in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wyoming and other
states—lawmakers and elected officials say.

A coalition of Republican state attorneys general are pushing back against
President Donald Trump’s decision to reschedule cannabis—saying “the
science surrounding marijuana…properly establishes it as a Schedule I drug,
and we have seen firsthand the harm the drug has caused in our communities.”

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) has formally asked the state
Supreme Court to begin a review of a marijuana legalization initiative to
determine whether it meets constitutional requirements to appear on the
2026 ballot.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed a bill to recriminalize some marijuana
activity that was legalized under a voter-approved ballot measure—while
also line-item-vetoing a provision that would’ve allowed hemp THC drink
sales for another year.

The Alabama Alcohol Beverage Control Board approved an emergency rule
regulating consumable hemp product sales over the opposition of a state
representative who sponsored the law underlying the regulation.

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) and the director of the Kansas
Bureau of Investigation are being sued over raids against hemp businesses
that they claimed were selling illegal marijuana products.

*/ FEDERAL*

The Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing to place several synthetic
cannabinoids in Schedule I.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) discussed the case of former federal marijuana
prisoner Weldon Angelos in a Senate floor speech.

Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) suggested ahead of President Donald Trump signing a
marijuana rescheduling executive order that the president might change his
mind and not do it.

Several Republican members of Congress expressed concerns about marijuana
rescheduling.

The House bill to let Department of Veterans Affairs doctors issue medical
cannabis recommendations got one new cosponsor for a total of two.

*/ STATES*

North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong (R) said the impact of marijuana
rescheduling could be “really complicated.”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced the awarding of marijuana
revenue-funded grants to support programs focused on preventing youth
substance use.

The Ohio Supreme Court issued a ruling in a case on marijuana metabolites
in a driver’s system.

The Texas Supreme Court declined to take up Austin’s appeal of a lower
court ruling blocking its voter-approved marijuana decriminalization law.

Arizona regulators announced a recall of marijuana products due to possible
pesticide contamination.

Nevada regulators issued an amended bulletin about marijuana products that
were treated with an unapproved pesticide.

Delaware, Maryland and Michigan regulators published guidance about the
federal move to reschedule marijuana.

New York regulators approved additional marijuana business licenses.

Oklahoma regulators’ medical cannabis licensing portal is experiencing
problems.

Minnesota regulators extended the deadline to apply for a cannabis industry
training grants program.


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*/ LOCAL*

Howard County, Maryland officials reached an agreement to allow
firefighters to use medical cannabis while off duty.

*/ INTERNATIONAL*

Jamaica’s minister of industry, investment and commerce praised the U.S.’s
move to reschedule marijuana.

The United Arab Emirates government issued a decree regulating industrial
and medical uses of hemp.

*/ SCIENCE & HEALTH*

A study of goats found that “liposomal CBD demonstrated remarkable efficacy
in pain control and wellbeing improvement for several weeks and can
potentially provide similar results in humans.”

A review concluded that “psilocybin shows promise as a multidimensional
therapy for chronic pain, addressing both sensory and affective components.”

*/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS*

The Cannabis Regulators Association published an explainer on what
marijuana rescheduling would and would not mean.

The Wall Street Journal editorial board criticized President Donald Trump’s
move to reschedule marijuana.

The Washington Examiner editorial board is arguing that President Donald
Trump’s marijuana rescheduling move will “actively harm some of his most
fervent supporters, and undermine both his anti-drug and anti-crime
efforts.”

*/ BUSINESS*

Trulieve Cannabis Corp.’s CEO spoke about her discussions with President
Donald Trump ahead of his decision to reschedule marijuana.

The Cannabist Company Holdings Inc. is selling its Virginia assets to
Millstreet Credit Fund LP after that company outbid Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.

*/ CULTURE*

Jimmy Kimmel joked about President Donald Trump appearing sleepy during his
marijuana rescheduling order signing ceremony.

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