Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is blaming Democrats—and the Congressional Black Caucus in particular—for the failure to pass federal marijuana legalization. But most Democrats in the House voted to legalize cannabis last year while all but five Republicans opposed it.

Pakistan’s minister of science and technology personally harvested the nation’s first legal hemp plants under the government’s new program for the crop.

A researcher analyzed more than 3 million Reddit comments to understand what kinds of arguments are driving the marijuana debate as support for legalization increases.

Montana’s legal recreational marijuana sales are set to begin on January 1.

The House bill to shield military veterans from losing benefits over state-legal marijuana got one new cosponsor for a total of two.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a bill removing prior authorization to access methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone to treat opioid use disorder for people on Medicaid.

A Kentucky representative spoke about the prospects for her recently filed bills to legalize marijuana possession and home cultivation.

New Jersey regulators published a list of “hemp varieties of concern” that have tested with excessive THC content.

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South Carolina regulators published a list of permitted hemp transporters.
https://agriculture.sc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/HempTransporterList2021_12-23.pdf

Russia accused Malta of violating international treaties by legalizing marijuana.
Russia simply points out that it is a violation of the UN agreements for drugs

Ireland’s Food Safety Authority issued a recall of hemp CBD capsules due to high THC levels.
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