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Cannabis use more moral than abortion, Americans say (Newsletter: June 5, 2018)
CO gov axes marijuana tasting rooms; MI legalization deadline; Canadian Senate defeats delay tactic
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
A poll found that Americans say using marijuana is more morally acceptable than the death penalty, medical testing on animals, physician assisted suicide, abortion, pornography, cloning animals, polygamy and extramarital affairs.
A study found genetic inconsistencies among different samples of marijuana labeled with the same strain names, and that the distinction between sativa and indica “is no longer detectable” by genetic markers.
/ FEDERAL
The U.S. Senate hemp legalization bill got three new cosponsors, for a total of 27.
Maine Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Brakey, currently a state senator, tweeted his support for marijuana law reform.
/ STATES
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) vetoed legislation to allow marijuana “tasting rooms.” He signed a bill to allow school personnel to administer medical cannabis to kids at schools.
Michigan House Republicans appear to believe they still don’t have the votes to amend and enact a marijuana legalization by the Tuesday midnight deadline in an effort to keep it off the November ballot.
The New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee held a hearing on legislation to expunge marijuana convictions.
Maryland’s medical cannabis tracking system went down over the weekend, causing delays at dispensaries.
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands House Judiciary and Governmental Operations Committee will hold a public hearing on a marijuana legalization bill on Tuesday.
Here’s a look at where Guam gubernatorial candidates stand on legalizing marijuana.
Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mahlon Mitchell supports legalizing marijuana.
Ohio regulators announced the winners of medical cannabis dispensary licenses. They also launched the state’s toll-free medical marijuana tipline.
California’s insurance commissioner approved a cannabis businesses owners policy.
A Florida judge heard arguments on a motion to allow patients to immediately begin smoking medical cannabis. Separately, an orchard grower is suing regulators for failing to award medical cannabis cultivation licenses to applicants who own citrus processing facilities.
The Arkansas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Thursday in a case challenging the state’s medical cannabis business licensing system.
Pennsylvania regulators tweeted a photo of seeds for state’s industrial hemp research program.
/ LOCAL
A number of California cities and counties will vote on marijuana tax and regulatory measures on Tuesday.
/ INTERNATIONAL
Canada’s Senate defeated a move to delay marijuana legalization.
The Israeli Knesset’s Labor, Social Welfare and Health Committee cut short a hearing on medical cannabis after a participant dramatically drank a bottle of cannabis oil to demonstrate its safety.
Nearly 10,000 people have signed a petition urging Ireland’s health minister to allow a toddler to use medical cannabis to treat seizures.
An Indian member of Parliament is pushing for marijuana legalization.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A study of the effect of marijuana legalization on Oregon college students found that, compared to students in states without legalization, they “showed relative increases in rates of marijuana use and decreases in tobacco use rates.”
A study found that “THC:CBD oromucosal spray maintained or improved aspects of daily functioning.”
A study concluded that “marijuana users are more likely to publicly protest as well as attend political rallies than those who abstain from using.”
A study found that “students [a faith-based, Mid-western university] believed societal attitudes about marijuana use are becoming more relaxed, and they are accepting of its use for both medicinal and recreational purposes.”
/ CULTURE
Journalist Seymour Hersh writes in his new memoir that in 1968 he shared a joint with Democratic presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy and future California Gov. Jerry Brown (D). A spokesperson for Brown denied it.
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