Massachusetts Residents Overwhelmingly Oppose Anti-Cannabis Ballot Measure, Poll Shows
A recent poll in Massachusetts has found that residents overwhelmingly oppose a proposed ballot initiative to roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law. According to the poll, 63% of respondents are against the measure, while only 20% support it.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has sent a letter to the state’s congressional delegation urging them to work to prevent the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products. Evers noted that Wisconsin has not enacted legislation legalizing medical or recreational marijuana, despite multiple attempts by his administration to do so.
In Virginia, the House of Delegates and Senate Finance & Appropriations Committee have approved bills to legalize recreational marijuana sales, moving the chambers closer to negotiations on a final version to send to Governor Abigail Spanberger.
The Washington State Senate Ways & Means Committee has also approved a bill to allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in healthcare facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, and hospices.
In Connecticut, the legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Health has approved a bill to expand the state’s psychedelics pilot program to allow all adults who meet clinical eligibility criteria to participate, rather than just veterans, retired first responders, and direct care healthcare workers.
Gennaro Luce and Matthew Myro Rothman of CannaLnx argue in a new op-ed that rescheduling won’t stabilize the industry unless it is accompanied by “clear federal guidance on reimbursement pathways, claims administration, and benefit integration” for medical cannabis.
In other news, a former Department of Justice official has authored an op-ed about a case before the Supreme Court on cannabis consumers’ gun rights. House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats have also criticized President Donald Trump for pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández for drug charges while conducting deadly military strikes on suspected drug boats.
The Food and Drug Administration’s Division of Applied Regulatory Science has noted some of its cannabis research projects in an annual report. The Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus has included cannabis legalization in its policy agenda, while Alaska lawmakers are considering legislation to revise marijuana taxes.
Vermont regulators have taken action on hemp-derived ingredients, product formulation requirements, labeling standards, and packaging waivers. Missouri regulators have published guidance on infused marijuana prerolls and infused flower, while Ohio regulators have published guidance on cannabis weekly inventory report requirements.
