ATF changes marijuana question on gun form; MA lawmakers pass on anti-cannabis measure; CT psychedelics bill to gov; IN GOP legalization bill

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• The agency also recently updated its lists of controlled substances to formally note that marijuana subject to a state medical cannabis license falls under Schedule III.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives posted draft revisions to a gun purchase form that would recognize medical marijuana’s federally legal status following the Trump administration’s rescheduling move.The Massachusetts legislature’s Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions recommended that lawmakers not act on a proposal to roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law, leaving prohibitionist activists to collect additional signatures to place it on the November ballot.Connecticut lawmakers sent Gov. Ned Lamont (D) a bill to expand a psychedelic pilot program to let all adults who meet eligibility criteria participate—instead of just veterans, retired first responders and healthcare workers—in anticipation of federal approval of psilocybin or MDMA.An Indiana Republican senator announced plans to file a bill to legalize medical cannabis in the 2027 session in light of Gov. Mike Braun’s (R) recent comments on the issue and as reform advances at the federal level under the Trump administration.Historian Emily Dufton highlights in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed how the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling move is focused on helping ailing seniors, but says she’s “concerned that this project was rolled out quickly with vocal support but little coordination.”

• “The rush to provide senior citizens with medical marijuana will require considerable legal, scientific and commercial infrastructures, which, in an ideal world, would avoid repeating historical mistakes by forming with clarity and coordination.”

/ FEDERALPresident Donald Trump said his administration is “looking very seriously” at approving “natural 7-OH.”The Drug Enforcement Administration promoted an article about how “cannabis triggered one teen’s downfall from excelling at sports and having a bright future at college to suffering from a ‘God complex.’”/ STATESColorado regulators filed proposed changes to marijuana rules.Vermont regulators published guidance on cannabis cultivation tier increases.Ohio officials are launching a public education campaign about “the health and safety risks of marijuana use.”New York cannabis regulators are extending the application deadline for the Community Grants Reinvestment Fund to May 21.New Jersey regulators sent a newsletter with updates on various cannabis issues.The Nevada Cannabis Advisory Commission’s Subcommittee on Taxation will meet on Thursday.
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/ LOCALSan Francisco, California is seeing a surge in arrests and citations for low-level drug crimes, but not for sales, under a crackdown championed by the mayor./ INTERNATIONALThe International Criminal Court unsealed an arrest warrant for a Philippine senator linked to that county’s bloody “war on drugs.”Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Committee approved additional funds for the Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority./ SCIENCE & HEALTHA study found that “legalization reduces cannabis possession and sales arrests for White and Black populations, narrowing but not eliminating disparities,” that there are “spillover increases in hospitalizations involving cannabis and other illegal drugs,” that “spillovers on arrests, incarcerations, and crimes involving serious violent or property offenses are insignificant or even decrease” and that “other illegal drug sales arrests decrease across populations.”/ BUSINESSCannara Biotech Inc. completed its acquisition of Medican Organic Inc.Cronos Group Inc. reported quarterly net revenue of $45.2 million and a comprehensive loss of $3.3 million.
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