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Oklahoma cannabis legalization campaign launches for 2026 ballot (Newsletter: August 7, 2025)
Poll: Marijuana consumers expect federal legalization by 2028; Study: Legal dispensaries tied to reduced opioid deaths; Ohio legal sales anniversary
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
An Oklahoma marijuana campaign launched a signature drive in support of a legalization initiative it wants to put on the 2026 ballot, with hundreds of medical cannabis dispensaries and other retailers hosting petitions.
Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer (D) announced purchase totals for the first weekend of legal recreational marijuana sales—saying the state has a “real opportunity to reinvest this revenue directly into neighborhoods across our state, ensuring Delaware becomes a national model for cannabis quality, innovation, and fairness.”
A majority of marijuana consumers expect that cannabis will be federally legalized before the 2028 presidential election, according to a new poll from NuggMD.
A new analysis shows that counties where legal marijuana dispensaries operate have 30 percent lower opioid-related death rates than counties without regulated cannabis access—suggesting that people are shifting to a “significantly safer alternative.”
Kyle McDonald of the band Slightly Stoopid lit a joint with a laser beam on stage during a performance in Texas, despite the fact that marijuana is illegal in the Lone Star State.
Hirsh Jain of Verdant Strategies argues in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed that as Ohio hits the one-year anniversary of legal recreational cannabis sales, it has the potential to be a legalization model for the rest of the country—if it can overcome key regulatory challenges.
A member of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission said the body is “struggling” to take steps to launch the legal market as it seeks “creative” solutions to a lack of state funding for its work.
/ FEDERAL
The Drug Enforcement Administration published a series of profiles about its special agents.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) touted the Senate Appropriations Committee’s approval of a report encouraging research on medical cannabis as an opioid alternative.
/ STATES
Texas’s lieutenant governor tweeted that hemp product ban legislation “has the support of every law enforcement agency in the state, the Texas Medical Association, the Texas Pediatric Society, and many families impacted by this scourge sweeping our state.”
A Missouri senator tweeted that he “hope[s] the DEA will quickly reschedule cannabis. This is already an idea that @POTUS @RealDonaldTrump supports, and I am looking forward to seeing his administration move forward to allow more medical research and treatments.”
New Mexico regulators adopted emergency hemp rules.
Rhode Island regulators are urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to uphold the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the state’s marijuana business licensing system.
New York regulators retroactively postponed an August 1 deadline to implement cannabis seed-to-sale tracking. Separately, regulators published a memo for marijuana businesses affected by a misinterpretation of zoning law.
Michigan regulators published an updated cannabis compliance best practices guide.
Vermont regulators are accepting registrations for a series of cannabis business workshops.
The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska has received more than 50 applications to serve on its tribal cannabis commission.
The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development will soon accept applications for the cannabis revenue-funded Community Reinvestment Grants program.
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/ LOCAL
The Los Angeles, California City Council voted to increase marijuana business license renewal fees.
The St. Louis County, Missouri Council delayed a vote on a proposal to restrict the sale of intoxicating hemp products to licensed marijuana dispensaries.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
Researchers developed a new tool that “streamlines access to cannabis research, aiding professionals in understanding its therapeutic potential across various clinical indications.”
A study found that “long-term cannabinoid therapy can ameliorate chronic sleep deprivation-induced behavioral and neuroinflammatory changes in mice.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The Massachusetts Republican Party is touting reports that advisors to top Democratic elected officials “used a veterans charity to push last year’s failed ballot question to legalize psychedelic drugs,” allegedly using “shell games to hide money while handsomely paying politically connected Democratic staffers.”
The Rockefeller Institute of Government published a report on states’ marijuana legalization implementation timelines.
/ BUSINESS
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. reported quarterly net revenue of $314.5 million and a net loss from continuing operations of $50.6 million.
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. reported quarterly revenue of $302 million and a net loss of $14 million.
Aurora Cannabis Inc. reported quarterly net revenue of C$98 million and a net loss from continuing operations of C$19.4 million.
Jushi Holdings Inc. reported quarterly net revenue of $65 million and a net loss of $12.3 million.
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