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Missouri Regulators And Marijuana Company To Face Off Over Product Recall At Administrative Hearing

The main questions addressed on Friday will be: Was there a credible threat to public health? And should Delta’s suspension be lifted now that potentially dangerous products are pulled from the shelves? By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Recalls on cannabis products have become common in other states where marijuana is legal. But when Missouri regulators […]

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Washington State Could OK Use Of Fingerprint Scans And Facial Recognition To Buy Marijuana And Alcohol

“I think with the biometrics, it’s just a matter of time before it’s coming in,” By TJ Martinell, The Center Square The Washington State legislature may consider legislation giving the State Liquor and Cannabis Board further rulemaking authority regarding the use of biometric age verification by private entities selling alcohol or cannabis products. “I think […]

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GOP Senator Tells Schumer To Stop Prioritizing Marijuana Banking Bill, As Another Inflates Criminal Justice Amendment Plans

Republican senators stepping up efforts to stall marijuana banking legislation, with one member writing a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) criticizing his legislative priorities and another making misleading claims about planned amendments to the bill. While the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act passed the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday […]

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Schumer Touts Bipartisan ‘Momentum’ Behind Marijuana Banking Bill That He Plans To Bring To The Floor ‘Soon’ With More ‘Criminal Justice Provisions’

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says the bipartisan committee vote to advance a marijuana banking bill on Wednesday “underscores how much momentum we have right now” as he plans to bring the legislation to the floor “soon” and attach “very significant criminal justice provisions.” In a floor speech on Thursday, Schumer said he’s “really […]

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Federal Officials Talk Psychedelics Research Challenges At Workshop Hosted By Top Health Agency

At a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) workshop about psychedelic medicine earlier this month, the director of mental health for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) said she thinks research into psychedelic-assisted therapy needs to more closely resemble real world scenarios. Requiring subjects to have specific diagnoses and pass strict screening protocols, […]

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State-Level Drug Decriminalization Did Not Increase Overdose Deaths, Study Published By American Medical Association Finds

Removing criminal penalties for simple drug possession appears to have no significant impact on fatal overdoses, according to a new study published by the American Medical Association that analyzed the effects of decriminalization policies in Oregon and Washington State. “Our analysis suggests that state decriminalization policies do not lead to increases in overdose deaths,” said […]

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House Approves Psychedelic Research And Marijuana Labeling Amendments As Part Of Spending Bills

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to approve a series of psychedelics and marijuana amendments as part of spending bills, and a Democratic congressman is again seeking to revise separate measures to end cannabis testing for federal workers. On the same day that a Senate committee passed a marijuana banking bill, the House took […]

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