Philadelphia, Pennsylvania voters overwhelmingly approved a marijuana legalization ballot referendum that calls on state lawmakers to enact the policy change.

Detroit, Michigan voters strongly approved a ballot measure to decriminalize psychedelics such as psilocybin, ayahuasca and ibogaine.

The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee scheduled a Thursday vote on a bill to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a series of clinical trials on the medical benefits of marijuana for military veterans with PTSD and chronic pain. The Biden administration testified against the legislation last month.

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Health Forum concluded that legalizing and decriminalizing marijuana are tied to “large reductions in race-based arrests” while states that kept prohibition saw “increases in arrest rate disparities.”

Customs and Border Protection added information about hemp and CBD products to its prior drug use guidelines for prospective employees.

The Washington, D.C. Council approved legislation to extend the validity of expired medical cannabis cards, create a new two-year card and double the amount a person can buy from four to eight ounces.

Oregon regulators filed proposed changes to hemp rules.
Delaware regulators proposed hemp rules.
Minnesota regulators began accepting 2022 applications to grow or process hemp.
Kansas regulators will host a hemp outreach event on Thursday.

UK lawmakers and activists are pressing the secretary of state for health and social care to expand medical cannabis access.

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