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TSA updates cannabis policy to allow CBD on planes (Newsletter: May 28, 2019)
Poll: Early state primary voters back local marijuana laws; Former Trump cabinet member voices medical cannabis support; FDA posts CBD meeting agenda
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
The Transportation Security Administration updated its “What Can I Bring?” webpage about medical marijuana from a “NO” to a “YES” (with “Special Instructions”). Specifically, the agency now says that hemp-derived CBD products made legal under the Farm Bill are allowed on planes.
Former Small Business Administration Administrator Linda McMahon—who is now chair of a pro-Trump super PAC and previously led the WWE—voiced support for medical cannabis in a Fox Business interview, saying that she personally knows people who have benefited from it.
A poll found that Democratic voters in the three early presidential primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina strongly support shielding state marijuana laws from federal intervention.
/ FEDERAL
The Food and Drug Administration released a basic agenda for Friday’s public hearing on CBD.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) tweeted about discussing marijuana policy with actor Jim Belushi.
The House comprehensive medical cannabis bill got one new cosponsor, for a total of nine.
/ STATES
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed a bill removing drug testing equipment from the definition of paraphernalia.
Illinois lawmakers sent Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) a bill to legalize syringe exchange programs statewide and allow for drug checking services.
The Arizona House of Representatives amended and approved a bill to mandate the testing of medical cannabis products. Separately, the state Supreme Court is expected to rule in a case on the legality of medical marijuana extracts on Tuesday.
North Dakota regulators finalized a settlement with a medical cannabis recommendation clinic that allegedly failed to establish bona fide provider-patient relationships with customers.
Washington State regulators sent an update about an upcoming marijuana tracking software upgrade.
Here’s a look at the prospects for Wisconsin marijuana law reform.
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/ LOCAL
Louisville, Kentucky police say that a proposed ordinance to make marijuana the lowest law enforcement priority may not change much if enacted.
/ INTERNATIONAL
New Zealand’s government is seeking to hire a cannabis referendum policy manager.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency wants to ban a song seen as promoting marijuana. Meanwhile, the foreign affairs secretary claimed that the Holy Spirit is “100 percent in favor” of the nation’s bloody “war on drugs.”
Jamaica’s agriculture minister said the government has no plans to develop a hemp industry.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A review concluded that “preliminary preclinical results suggest that CBD can attenuate alcohol consumption and potentially protect against certain harmful effects of alcohol, such as liver and brain damage.”
A review found a “a weak association between cannabis use disorder and suicidal attempts in bipolar disorder.”
/ OPINION & ANALYSIS
A poll of Thai adults found that 86% support medical use of cannabis and kratom.
/ BUSINESS
Adweek looks at how marketing professionals who have worked for mainstream brands are joining the marijuana industry.
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