A bipartisan group of Wisconsin senators and representatives filed a new marijuana decriminalization bill.

The Indiana Democratic Party is rolling out a major push for marijuana legalization, saying that if the Republican-controlled legislature fails to enact reform it will become a “hallmark issue for the 2022 state and midterm elections.”

First responder applicants in Austin, Texas will no longer be questioned about their past marijuana use after activists pushed for the local change by the Austin-Travis County EMS.

A new study found that use of psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin, and DMT is associated with “55% reduced odds of daily opioid use.”

“Over study follow-up after adjusting for a range of potential confounders, psychedelic use remained independently associated with a significantly reduced odds of subsequent daily opioid use.”

Current former Food and Drug Administration officials spoke about ongoing efforts to consider potential CBD regulations.

Rhode Island regulators published a checklist for retailers of hemp-derived consumable CBD products.

The Uruguayan government is promoting the country’s marijuana industry abroad.

A study found that a polymeric nanoparticle formulation of CBD “has an anti-fibrotic and anti-hypertrophic effect in a mouse model of non-ischemic heart failure.”

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