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Texas veterans vow to protect the state’s hemp market as one state lawmaker hopes to crack down

The new delta-8 hemp products, which are widely available, can produce a high similar to marijuana’s. State Sen. Charles Perry said he and his peers never intended for such products to reach the market.

The Texas Tribune

Judge: Banning guns for marijuana users unconstitutional

A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled a federal law prohibiting people who use marijuana from owning firearms is unconstitutional

The Independent UK

Federal judge rules that law barring marijuana users from owning guns is unconstitutional

Federal Judge Patrick Wyrick cited an expansion on gun rights by the US Supreme Court last year.

The Independent UK

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Legal recreational pot sales begin for Missouri adults

Adults ages 21 and older now can legally buy marijuana for recreational use in Missouri

The Independent UK

$20 million raised for Florida marijuana legalization initiative targeting 2024 ballot

In Florida, a campaign supporting a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana, Smart and Safe Florida, has raised $20 million. Funding is from Trulieve Cannabis Corp., a marijuana business that operates in several states, including Florida. The campaign is collecting signatures to place the initiative on the ballot for Nov. 5,…

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Recreational marijuana becomes legal in Missouri on Friday

ST. LOUIS — Adult-use, recreational cannabis can be sold in Missouri dispensaries beginning Friday, giving consumers an unexpected boost to their weekend plans.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Florida recreational marijuana amendment clears 1st hurdle

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the recreational use of marijuana in Florida have passed a preliminary hurdle to get on the 2024 ballot.

Orlando Sentinel

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82% of Texans support legalizing medical marijuana, new poll finds

AUSTIN, Texas — Medical marijuana should be legal in Texas, a majority of Texans believe, according to a poll released Thursday by the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston.

Tribune News Service

Feds investigate ex-Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson for alleged bribery in pot licensing

LANSING, Mich. — FBI agents and a federal grand jury have spent more than two years investigating whether former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson and others received bribes in return for awarding state licenses to operate medical marijuana facilities, The Detroit News has learned.

Tribune News Service

After Repeatedly Opposing Marijuana Banking Reform, Cory Booker Says It Is Urgently Needed

The senator bemoans the "cannabis crisis" he helped maintain by blocking the SAFE Banking Act.

Reason

4 Marijuana Stocks to Avoid Like the Plague

While marijuana legalization has been rising, the industry is witnessing increased regulations. Moreover, the sector’s revenues have been declining recently. Hence, marijuana stocks Tilray Brands (TLRY), Canopy Growth (CGC), Sundial Growers (SNDL), and Aurora Cannabis (ACB) might be best avoided, given their weak fundamentals and negative profit margins. Keep reading.

StockNews.com

New year, new state legislative leaders

Welcome to the Friday, January 27, Brew.

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Hong Kong to ban CBD, label it a 'dangerous drug'

Hong Kong will ban CBD starting Wednesday, labeling it a “dangerous drug.”

The Independent UK

Oklahoma Will Vote On Marijuana Legalization In March. Ohio Could Be Next

Voters in Oklahoma will decide on State Question 820, an initiative to legalize marijuana, on March 7, 2023

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Why does weed keep some people skinny?

CBD and THCV are drugs in cannabis that might help with obesity and diabetes, but some products are buyer beware

The Guardian - US

New Yorker jailed during ‘war on drugs’ becomes cannabis pioneer

Roland Conner, 50, opens pop-up marijuana shop in Greenwich Village, only second legal dispensary in the state

The Independent UK

Daryl Sabara reveals his ‘trigger’ on journey to sobriety

The actor said he has given up alcohol and marijuana

Tribune News Service

Kansas Gov. Kelly warns against politics in classrooms, renews calls for medical marijuana

TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly in her State of State address on Tuesday night warned the Republican-controlled Legislature that she would oppose “irresponsible tax proposals” and education measures that pit “parents against teachers,” even as the Democratic governor seeks GOP support for her agenda.

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Oklahoma will vote on marijuana legalization in March. Ohio could follow in November

Voters in Oklahoma will decide on State Question 820, an initiative to legalize marijuana, on March 7, 2023. Voters in Ohio could decide on an initiative to legalize marijuana in Nov. 2023.

The Independent UK

War on drugs locked him up; now he's a cannabis entrepreneur

When the war on marijuana came sweeping through his New York City housing project decades ago, Roland Conner found himself going in and out of jail

Fortune

Elon Musk: 420 is not a joke

Despite the well-known marijuana reference, Musk said in court that the $420 price was a mathematical coincidence.

The Times of India

Marijuana worth Rs 1 cr seized in Assam, two held

GUWAHATI: More than 100 kgs of marijuana, valued at over Rs 1 crore, was seized in Assam's largest city Guwahati on Saturday and two persons were arrested in this connection, police said.

The Independent UK

US Virgin Islands authorizes recreational use of marijuana

The U.S. Virgin Islands has authorized the recreational and sacramental use of marijuana for anyone 21 and older

Tribune News Service

Young Slime Life trial: Marijuana hidden in shoes, other smuggled items delay jury selection

ATLANTA — Three separate incidents of contraband being brought into the courthouse have delayed the already lengthy jury selection process in the Young Slime Life trial against Atlanta rapper Young Thug and more than a dozen other defendants.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Researchers say the legalization of marijuana comes at a hidden cost to our young people

The Biden administration recently declared that no one should be in jail for using or possessing marijuana and that individuals convicted of simple possession at the federal level shall be pardoned. This ruling is consistent with the decades of scientific studies that have established the need for serious reform of…

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