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Trump Taps Pro-Marijuana Legalization Congressman Matt Gaetz For U.S. Attorney General
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to serve as the next U.S. attorney general—a selection that ...
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RFK Jr. Could Advance Marijuana And Psychedelics Reform Agenda As Trump’s Top Health Official
President-elect Donald Trump has named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his pick to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...
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Federally Approved Research Marijuana Is ‘Very Similar’ To What’s On Commercial Markets, Study Says, But Other Scientists Aren’t So Sure
A new study led by the one of the only people permitted by the U.S. government to grow marijuana for research purposes finds ...
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Trump’s New Attorney General Pick Opposed Legalizing Medical Marijuana In Florida
Only hours after embattled former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) withdrew his name from consideration for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump announced that former Florida Attorney General Pam ...
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Minnesota Lawsuit Alleges Marijuana Regulators Wrongly Denied Applications For Social Equity Licenses
“This attempt to flood the zone and place their thumb on the scale at the expense of legitimate social equity applicants is disturbing.” The nascent Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) unlawfully ...
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Senate Leader Schumer Will ‘Continue To Push’ For Marijuana Banking Bill Passage This Year, Despite ‘Republican Opposition,’ Staffer Says
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) remains committed to moving a bipartisan marijuana banking bill during the lame duck session, a senior staffer says—while also confirming that the senator ...
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Marijuana Has ‘No Significant Harmful Effects’ On Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Study Shows
A new study of more than 5,000 men whom researchers evaluated over the course of 44 years found “no significant harmful effects of cannabis use on age-related cognitive decline.” In fact, the report ...
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DEA Judge Gives Agency One Week To Address Allegations Of Illegal Talks With Marijuana Opponents Amid Rescheduling Process
A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge is giving the agency less than a week to respond to recent allegations that it illegally communicated with the prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to ...
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Georgia Senate Committee Recommends $5 Million Investment To Research Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy For PTSD
A study committee in Georgia’s Senate is recommending that the state earmark as much as $5 million to fund research into how psychedelic substances such as MDMA and psilocybin might be used to treat ...
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Congressional Lawmakers Push Biden To Build On Marijuana Pardons With Expanded Clemency Effort Before He Leaves Office
A coalition of 67 Democratic members of Congress are calling on President Joe Biden to expand on his executive clemency work in the final months of his term, citing his past marijuana pardons as an ...
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Three New Jersey Municipalities Will Offer Medical Marijuana Benefits To Public Workers, An Apparent First In The U.S.
In what appears to be a first for public workers in the U.S., medical marijuana coverage is being added as a healthcare benefit for employees in three New Jersey municipalities, providing access to ...
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DEA Judge Denies Agency-Registered Drug Company’s Request To Join Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing
A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge has denied a request from a drug development company to participate in an upcoming marijuana rescheduling hearing, deferring to the head of the agency ...