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NYC's latest crackdown on illegal weed shops is finally shutting them down

Thousands of illegal marijuana shops have flourished in New York under lax enforcement, but new rules are allowing officials to quickly padlock doors

The Independent UK

SAMHSA finds increase in nicotine vaping, treatment uptake - Roll Call

Mental health and substance use issues have largely remained stable since 2021, but more people received treatment in 2023 compared to 2022.

Roll Call

A Fetus Doesn't Need Its Own Medical Marijuana License, Oklahoma Court Says

The ruling means it's not child neglect for a pregnant woman prescribed medical marijuana to use it. But some judges say it should be.

Reason

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Marijuana decriminalization measures in San Marcos, Austin get early court wins

Three other cities have passed similar measures but the Texas AG and others question whether they can be enforced because of conflicts with state law.

The Texas Tribune

Nearly 43,000 people commented on the DEA reclassifying cannabis. What did they say?

Analysis shows 69% of commenters want the proposed rule change to go further and for marijuana to be decriminalized or legalized

The Guardian - US

Unlike Biden and Trump, Kamala Harris Has Repeatedly Supported Pot Legalization

The presumptive Democratic nominee has a more liberal drug policy record than both the president and the Republican presidential nominee.

Reason

The DOOBIE Act Would Limit Government Discrimination Against People Who Have Smoked Weed

Under the law, the feds couldn't deny you a job or security clearance just because you've used marijuana in the past.

Reason

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The DOJ Claims Medical Marijuana Patients Who Own Guns 'Endanger the Public in Multiple Ways'

Defending the federal ban on gun possession by drug users, the government's lawyers seem increasingly desperate.

Reason

NTSB Urges Parents To Warn Teens About Marijuana-Impaired Driving

NTSB urges parents to educate young drivers on risks of marijuana-impaired driving after tragic crash. States advised to enhance awareness and enforcement.

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Florida Republicans join forces with hemp industry to prevent marijuana legalization in the state

Voters will determine in November whether recreational marijuana is legalized in Florida

Latin Times

Congress 'Can Regulate Virtually Anything'

How legislators learned to stop worrying about the constitutionality of federal drug and gun laws by abusing the Commerce Clause

Reason

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The Independent UK

Group files petitions to put recreational marijuana on North Dakota's November ballot

Organizers of a proposed ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota have submitted petitions

The Independent UK

Cannabis advocates in Thailand protest a proposal to ban its general use once again

Two years after marijuana was decriminalized in Thailand, nearly a hundred of its advocates marched to the prime minister’s office to protest a possible ban on general use

Reason

Detailing the 'Real Problem With Legal Weed,' a Critic Grossly Exaggerates the Prevalence of Pot Addiction

The Manhattan Institute's Charles Fain Lehman misleadingly equates a survey's measure of "cannabis use disorder" with "compulsive" consumption that causes "health and social problems."

The Guardian - US

Republicans use cannabis smell complaints as ‘excuse’ to oppose legalization, advocates say

Norml argues lawmakers exaggerate scent complaints to support policies banning public use of marijuana

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The Independent UK

Marijuana conviction in Maryland? Maybe there's a job for you

Maryland is looking to help people with a history of marijuana-related offenses to get jobs in the state’s legal cannabis industry

The Independent UK

Kentucky to open applications for the state's medical marijuana business

Kentucky will start taking applications Monday to sell, process or grow medical marijuana for the state program launching at the beginning of 2025

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Brazil's Supreme Court Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession For Personal Use

Brazil's Supreme Court decriminalizes personal marijuana possession, aligning with regional drug policy shifts.

International Business Times

Brazil's Top Court Votes To Decriminalize Personal Weed Use

Brazil's Supreme Court said Tuesday a majority of judges had voted to decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use, after a lengthy and divisive trial.

The Independent UK

Brazil’s top court likely to decriminalise possession of marijuana for personal use

Decision could reduce country’s massive prison population

Reason

Does Weed Cause Strokes and Heart Attacks?

A widely cited study commits so many egregious statistical errors that it's a poster child for junk science.

Fortune

Baby boomers are abusing marijuana at a higher rate as more Medicare beneficiaries turn to cannabis with ‘little other safe choices for pain or sleep’

People are living longer and looking for ways to ease the symptoms of aging, according to a medical marijuana expert.

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