The Drug Enforcement Administration and National Institute on Drug Abuse are backing a White House plan to make it easier to research marijuana, psychedelics, and other Schedule I drugs.

A pair of Ohio Republican lawmakers formally filed a marijuana legalization bill. The move comes as activists are nearing completion of the first phase of their signature drive for an initiative to legalize cannabis.

An Indiana Republican representative said he plans to file a medical cannabis bill in the new session. Democrats, meanwhile, are pushing to legalize recreational marijuana in 2022.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) spoke about the low tax rate in her marijuana legalization bill.

The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that drug dog alerts no longer generate probable cause for searches.

The New York State Fair will have designated smoking areas at its 2022 event due to complaints about marijuana smoke this year.

The Michigan Poison & Drug Information Center sent a public health alert about reports of fentanyl-laced marijuana.

The Mexican Senate’s political coordination board agreed to move forward on a marijuana legalization bill and other legislation.

Costa Rica’s Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice notified lawmakers that a medical cannabis and hemp bill does not have any constitutional issues.

The Kenyan government is asking a court to dismiss a case where Rastafarians are seeking to overturn marijuana criminalization on religious discrimination grounds.

A review concluded that “although THC and THC/CBD interventions provided a significant improvement in pain intensity and were more likely to provide a 30% reduction in pain, the evidence was of moderate-to-low quality.”

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