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ME lawmakers override marijuana veto; OH gubernatorial candidates on cannabis; Cruz attacks O’Rourke over drug policy
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
Canadian Senate committees are pushing for changes to or delays in implementation of the government’s marijuana legalization legislation.
The Maine House of Representatives and Senate overrode Gov. Paul LePage’s (R) veto of marijuana legalization implementation legislation.
Ohio holds gubernatorial primary elections on Tuesday. Here’s a look at where the major contenders stand on marijuana.
/ FEDERAL
President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner has reportedly spoken to Kim Kardashian West about a possible presidential pardon for a 62-year-old great-grandmother serving a life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Detroit office tweeted that vaporizing marijuana is just as dangerous as smoking it.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is attacking challenger Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) over his support for marijuana and drug policy reform.
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) discussed medical cannabis with representatives from the Utah Medical Association, which opposes a state ballot measure on the topic.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and local Washington, D.C. officials held a press conference to push back against congressional interference with the city’s marijuana laws and other policies.
Texas Democratic congressional candidate Julie Olver tweeted, “We have to end the federal prohibition on marijuana in this country.”
/ STATES
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) dodged a question about whether he’s ever consumed marijuana.
The Minnesota Senate defeated an amendment to reschedule marijuana.
The California Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to extend the statute of limitations for prosecuting illegal marijuana grow operations.
The California Senate Governance and Finance Committee approved a bill to allow marijuana deliveries across the state.
The Louisiana Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved legislation to add autism spectrum disorders, PTSD, intractable pain and spasticity as medical cannabis qualifying conditions.
The Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee defeated a bill to allow police to take saliva samples from drivers suspected of driving under the influence of drugs.
Washington State regulators adopted new rules on marijuana packaging and labeling.
Montana regulators will hold a Thursday hearing to receive public comment on a proposal to limit the grow area for medical cannabis cultivation.
/ LOCAL
Prosecutors in Denver, Colorado and Chittenden County, Vermont are considering moves to expunge marijuana convictions.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mayor Jim Kenney (D) reiterated his support for legalizing marijuana.
A New York City councilmember and activists engaged in civil disobedience in protest of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s (D) failure to release the results of a study on allowing safe injection facilities for illegal drug consumers.
/ ADVOCACY
Here’s a look at lobbying and politicking by California marijuana interests.
/ BUSINESS
The Associated Press looks at how a growing number of companies are dropping marijuana from employment drug testing.
Scotts Miracle-Gro plans to lay off staff because of the “completely botched legalization” of marijuana in California.
/ CULTURE
Filmmaker Kevin Smith said that a doctor told him marijuana may have played a lifesaving role in keeping him calm during a heart attack.
Singer Miley Cyrus said marijuana is “magical” and “amazing” but is “not for me at this time in my life.”
Actor Jim Belushi hosted an event for marijuana firm Green Table Global at his home.
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