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• Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill Approved In Fourth Senate Committee, With More Votes Set For This Week February 6, 2023
  A fourth Minnesota Senate committee has approved a bill to legalize marijuana, another step along its extended journey to the floor as a House companion also continues to advance. The Senate Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee passed the legislation from Sen. Lindsey Port (D) in a 5-4 vote. The measure is expected to go […]
  Kyle Jaeger
• Texas Military Veterans Push To Protect Delta-8 THC Access And Expand Medical Marijuana Program February 6, 2023
  “If they ban these products, it’s going to push a lot of veterans back to the illicit market.” By Allison P. Erickson, The Texas Tribune LEANDER—Texas veterans are working to protect the state’s hemp market—and push to expand the state’s medical marijuana program—at the state Capitol during this year’s legislative session. The veterans and their […]
  Marijuana Moment
• Marijuana Isn’t Associated With ‘Hangover’ Effects, Raising Questions About Driving And Employment Policies, Study Finds February 6, 2023
  A new scientific review is challenging the idea that there’s a marijuana “hangover” effect the day after use, raising questions about policies that punish drivers and people in safety-sensitive positions for cannabis consumption that occurs weeks prior to drug tests being administered. Researchers at the University of Sydney reviewed 20 studies that looked at the […]
  Kyle Jaeger
• Federal Court Strikes Down Gun Ban For People Who Use Marijuana, Calling Government’s Justification ‘Concerning’ February 6, 2023
  A federal judge has declared that the ban prohibiting people who use marijuana from possessing firearms is unconstitutional, saying that the federal government’s justification for upholding the law is “concerning.” The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on Friday dismissed an indictment against a man who was charged in Oklahoma in 2022 […]
  Kyle Jaeger
• Lawmakers Must ‘Step Up’ And Address Federal-State Marijuana Conflict, Trucking Executive Tells Congress Amid Labor Shortage February 6, 2023
  The state and federal marijuana policy conflict is creating a “litigious environment” for the trucking industry and contributing to the challenges of a major labor shortage, the head of the American Trucking Association (ATA) told Congress on Wednesday. During a hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Michael Bost (R-IL) asked ATA President […]
  Kyle Jaeger