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Teen cannabis use hits all-time low, federal report shows (Newsletter: September 23, 2026)
Should MI marijuana biz trust GOP gov candidate?; Insurance industry backs cannabis coverage bill; Study: Seniors & cannabis use; OR psilocybin rules
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
A new federal study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that teen marijuana use has hit an all-time low as more states legalize cannabis for adults.
A Michigan Democratic senator says the marijuana industry is wrong to trust Republican gubernatorial candidate John James to follow through on his pledge to cut cannabis taxes—citing the GOP politician’s opposition to the ballot initiative that legalized marijuana in the state in the first place in 2018.
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, American Council of Life Insurers and other trade associations are calling on Congress to pass a bill aimed at easing coverage for marijuana businesses that are legal under state law.
A new federally funded study found that one out of ten senior citizens used marijuana with the past day, and that “cannabis was most often used to get high (60.0%), relieve tension (55.7%), sleep (52.9%), or relieve chronic pain (30.0%).”
- “Findings suggest that cannabis use among older adults may be more common and clinically significant than suggested by prior evidence.”
The Oregon Health Authority is dropping an effort to significantly increase psilocybin business licensing fees that advocates said could have devastated the state’s legal psychedelic services industry.
/ FEDERAL
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins discussed the Trump administration’s steps to accelerate psychedelic research.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is moving to place several psychedelics in Schedule I.
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) detailed his opposition to federal marijuana rescheduling, while Democrat Becky Stille and other challengers outlined their support for the reform.
The House bill to keep hemp THC drinks federally legal got one new cosponsor for a total of four.
/ STATES
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a budget bill that appropriates $4.7 million to support psychedelic research.
The Virginia legislature’s Joint Commission to Oversee the Transition of the Commonwealth into a Cannabis Retail Market met.
A Michigan House candidate spoke about his prior marijuana arrest.
The Arkansas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a dispute between medical cannabis regulators and a business on Thursday.
Indiana officials published information about marijuana and maternal health and breastfeeding.
The Rhode Island Cannabis Advisory Board will meet on Thursday.
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/ LOCAL
A judge rejected a challenge to a Menominee, Michigan referendum concerning the number marijuana retail licenses.
The Oshkosh, Wisconsin Common Council is considering a proposal to institute age limits on certain hemp products.
/ INTERNATIONAL
Thailand’s Cabinet approved legislation to tighten controls on cannabis.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A study highlighted medical cannabis’s “perceived utility in managing symptoms among [young adult] cancer survivors, alongside fragmented policies/systems impeding evidence-based information or healthcare provider input.”
A study found that “students perceive cannabis-related discipline as harmful and disproportionate to the offense.”
/ BUSINESS
Vireo Growth Inc. completed its acquisition of M3 Wellness.
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. has been added to the S&P Total Market Index and S&P Completion Index.
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