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As Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen prepares to leave office, she has a couple of personal observations to share: Her experience smoking marijuana for the first time was “OK,” and the psychedelic mushrooms she inadvertently ate in China amid “high-stakes meetings” representing the Biden administration were “delicious.” In fact, she’d recommend them. Yellen, whose tenure at […]
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Lawmakers on a Virginia Senate committee have greenlit a proposal to legalize and regulate adult-use marijuana sales in the state, advancing a bill from Sen. Aaron Rouse (D) on a 8–7 vote. Friday’s OK from the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services clears the first hurdle on the measure’s journey during Virginia’s short, 30-day […]
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Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) reiterated this week that he’s “amenable” to legalizing medical marijuana in the Hoosier state, but he acknowledged it remains an open question whether Republican lawmakers will even take up the matter. “When it comes to medical marijuana, I’m clear on record that I’m going to be amenable to hearing a […]
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One of the new Democratic co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), tells Marijuana Moment that her plan to advance marijuana reform this session is to be “a little bit louder” than her predecessors and and to appeal to Republican members’ “libertarian senses.” Following the retirement of Cannabis Caucus leaders Reps. Earl […]
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Federal officials and researchers spoke on a webinar this week about the hazards of allergens to workers in the cannabis industry, part of a regional Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) program to reduce the risk of occupational injury, illness and death at marijuana businesses. Speakers for the webinar from OSHA included compliance assistant specialist […]
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Ohio’s GOP House speaker is changing his tune on the state’s marijuana law, appearing to walk back his previously stated plan to undermine provisions of the voter-approved initiative such as home cultivation rights. Speaker Matt Huffman (R), who previously served as Senate president, said in a new interview with News 5 Cleveland that while he […]
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