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Here are Trump’s first public cannabis comments of this term (Newsletter: August 12, 2025)
DOJ asks SCOTUS to uphold marijuana user gun ban; New PAC pushes president to reschedule; Study: Cannabis users have “enhanced cognitive abilities”
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
President Donald Trump said his administration will make a determination on marijuana rescheduling “over the next few weeks.”
- “We’re only looking at that. It’s early… It’s a very complicated subject.”
Trump administration Solicitor General D. John Sauer is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case on the federal ban on users of marijuana and other illegal drugs having guns, saying the prohibition “complies with the Second Amendment” and “fits comfortably within this Nation’s tradition of firearm regulation.”
A new PAC called America First Agriculture Action Inc. launched a 30-second ad encouraging President Donald Trump to reschedule marijuana—and the group shares the same treasurer as Trump’s own MAGA Inc. super PAC.
A new federally funded study shows that marijuana consumers have “enhanced cognitive abilities” and “superior performance across multiple cognitive domains,” suggesting that “cannabis use may be associated with a deceleration of neural aging processes and the preservation of cognitive function in older adults.”
Mississippi House Public Health and Human Services Committee Chairman Sam J. Creekmore IV (R) argues in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed that the state should allow military veterans to access the psychedelic ibogaine and “lead the South and the nation in pioneering a new path toward evidence-based, life-saving care.”
/ FEDERAL
President Donald Trump announced that Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Terrance Cole is being designated as interim federal commissioner of Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department.
The Drug Enforcement Administration promoted a prohibitionist group’s article claiming that “weed addiction has almost doubled among kids.”
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tweeted photos of himself attending the opening of a hemp company facility, saying, “I was honored to do the hemp wood ‘board cutting’ in Murray recently and look forward to hearing all about the continued growth and success of this great Kentucky company. I’m proud to support Kentucky’s hemp industry!”
/ STATES
A Pennsylvania senator said legalizing marijuana can “fund mass transit and transportation on a recurring basis for the foreseeable future.”
Louisiana regulators filed a notice of intent to amend medical cannabis rules.
Minnesota regulators published guidance on marijuana and hemp product packaging and labeling.
Ohio regulators published guidance on medical cannabis product naming conventions.
New York’s former top marijuana regulator said Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) office and other state agencies signed off on a business zoning decision that the governor now claims was a mistake.
Oklahoma regulators are requiring medical cannabis businesses to appoint a “managing owner” to assume chief responsibility for compliance and license management.
Michigan cannabis regulators submitted a plan to implement recommendations from the Office of the Auditor General.
New Jersey regulators are launching an investigation of marijuana THCA and mold testing results.
California regulators posted a meme playing into the “great genes” controversy related to a jeans ad featuring Sydney Sweeney.
Colorado regulators will hold psychedelics listening sessions this month and next month.
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/ LOCAL
The Camden, New Jersey City Council is considering a proposal to allow cannabis lounges to operate.
/ INTERNATIONAL
Mexico City, Mexico officials relocated three government-designated cannabis consumption areas.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A study highlighted “the potential application of [terpene extract from Cannabis sativa flower] as a natural whitening agent in the cosmetics industry.”
A study found “a substitution pattern from LSD and MDMA to psilocybin associated with psilocybin reforms,” concluding that, “given the potential therapeutic benefits of psilocybin and its lower associated risks than LSD and MDMA, the findings suggest a possible public health benefit associated with psilocybin reforms.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The Massachusetts Republican Party deleted a post claiming that staffers for Democratic elected officials violated campaign finance laws in relation to a psychedelics legalization campaign after receiving a cease and desist letter.
/ BUSINESS
Village Farms International, Inc. reported quarterly net sales of $44.5 million.
Dutchie workers filed to form a union with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445.
Aurora Cannabis Inc. shareholders elected board of directors members.
Rhode Island retailers sold $41.1 million worth of legal marijuana products in the second quarter of the year.
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