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Where cannabis and medical marijuana are legal this 4/20

Pot aficionados in 20-plus states will be able to buy marijuana legally on Thursday's informal holiday.

Axios

Wisconsin GOP lawmakers working on medical pot legalization

After years of opposition to any form of marijuana legalization in Wisconsin, Republican lawmakers are now working privately to build support for a medical marijuana program that could win bipartisan backing and be enacted into law later this year

The Independent UK

‘420’ parties on Khao San up in smoke

The “420” weed parties planned for Khao San Road on Thursday were cancelled and are expected to be postponed until after the general election, after critics pointed out that smoking marijuana in public places is still illegal.

Bangkok Post

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Tesla commits to price-cutting strategy despite drop in profits

Electric vehicle maker Tesla reported a 24 percent rise in revenue in the first quarter of the year, while also seeing a 24 percent drop in profits. This follows a price-cutting drive in order to gain more market share in an increasingly competitive industry. Also in this edition, the Republican…

France 24

Federal Pot Possession Cases Plummet

The trend is driven by a huge drop in prosecutions in Arizona, the U.S. Sentencing Commission reports.

Reason

San Antonio to vote on progressive wish list on abortion, marijuana, low-level arrests

Proposition A on the May 6 ballot will test the city’s political climate and progressives’ ability to advance a controversial agenda.

The Texas Tribune

As cannabis customers celebrate 420 in Chicago, consumption becomes more common at sponsored events

CHICAGO — One crucial new element will be added Thursday in Chicago to public celebrations of 420, marijuana’s unofficial holiday: smoke.

Chicago Tribune

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As votes near, 4 ways Minnesota's marijuana legalization bill has changed

Minnesota could legalize recreational marijuana in the next month.

Tribune News Service

Weed workers walk: Rise marijuana dispensary employees in Niles, Joliet go on strike

Union representatives said the strike is over unfair labor practices. They have been in negotiations with the company on a new contract since June.

Chicago Sun-Times

A new leaf: Legal assistance to expunge pot convictions goes unused across Illinois

Three years after pot was legalized, legal aid groups have been surprised by the small number of residents seeking out help clearing marijuana arrests from their records.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cooking with weed for beginners

This 4/20, turn your kitchen into a stoner’s paradise — no special equipment required

Salon

Marjorie Taylor Greene claims she saw ‘marijuana zombies’ on ill-fated NYC trip for Trump

Republican populist previously labelled Big Apple ‘disgusting’, ‘filthy’ and ‘a terrible place’

The Independent UK

Uneasy marijuana industry seeks broader trade amid vast glut

Legal marijuana growers along the West Coast are struggling with oversupply, low prices and limited outlets for selling their product

The Independent UK

Taiwan’s cannabis trade falters as Thailand and Japan cash in

Taiwan’s staunchly conservative attitudes towards drugs pose challenge to burgeoning cannabidiol industry.

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5 state public health workers kept ‘yearbook’ that mocked photos of medical marijuana applicants, IG report says

Five state public health employees maintained a “yearbook” that included photos of medical marijuana applicants and mocking captions such as “Happy Holidaze” and “Why the long face?,” according to a report released Friday by the state’s executive inspector general’s office.

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A tiny Michigan city declined a license for a marijuana/golf event featuring John Daly and Shooter McGavin

The group wanted to allow the sale and consumption of cannabis and related products on the resort grounds during the two-day event.

Tribune News Service

Medical marijuana for chronic pain? Texas bill heads to Senate after House approval

A bill expanding Texas’ medical marijuana program is headed to the Texas Senate.

Fortune

As 4/20 approaches, sales estimates show weed outselling craft beer and chocolate this year

Business is booming as 4/20 approaches.

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The Texas Tribune

Lawmakers’ attempts to tighten drug laws could saddle crime labs with an unsustainable workload

Texas lawmakers want tougher criminal penalties for possession of delta-8 and fentanyl. But that would mean much more work for the crime labs handling most of the drug testing for the state’s 254 counties.

The Texas Tribune

Expanded access to medical marijuana gains traction as Texas House passes bill

The bipartisan legislation is an expansion on the state’s 2015 “Compassionate Use” law, which has allowed a growing number of patients to legally use cannabis to treat debilitating symptoms of conditions such as epilepsy, autism, cancer and PTSD.

Chicago Sun-Times

Think your marijuana case has been wiped off your record? You might want to check — and get some help

State law and sweeping moves by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and State’s Attorney Kim Foxx cleared cannabis convictions off the books, but many cases have not been expunged.

The Independent UK

Virginia lawmakers to weigh Youngkin's changes to hemp bill

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has proposed a rewrite of a bill that aimed to ban the recreational sales of intoxicating hemp-derived products

Reason

Another Federal Judge Rejects the DOJ's Argument That Cannabis Consumers Have No Second Amendment Rights

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone was unimpressed by the Biden administration's argument that marijuana users are too "dangerous" to own guns.

The Independent UK

Washington shutters pot businesses due to old pesticide

Cannabis regulators have halted operations at several outdoor pot farms and processing facilities on a stretch of former fruit orchards in north-central Washington state

France 24

India rejects China's attempt to rename disputed places

In this week's show we see how Indian officials are furious after China renamed 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh. It is a disputed Himalayan border region under Indian control, which Beijing considers part of southern Tibet. Next, we head to Nepal, which is home to the "most dangerous runway in…

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