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Ohio legislators have delayed a scheduled hearing and vote on Sub Bill 56—a proposed amendment to the voter-approved Issue 2 legalization law—after Republican House and Senate leaders failed to agree on key policy changes. This postponement comes just weeks before lawmakers were expected to reconvene ahead of the summer recess. Sub Bill 56 aimed to revise Ohio’s …

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A federal appeals court has upheld Arkansas’s law banning hemp products containing psychoactive levels of THC—including delta‑8 and delta‑9—even while Texas’s governor vetoed a similar ban, citing legal concerns. The ruling reinforces state-level authority to regulate consumable hemp and highlights growing differences across U.S. policy. The case centers on Arkansas’s 2023 law, which prohibits any …

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A Norwegian tourist, Mads Mikkelsen, was denied entry to the United States after admitting to having used marijuana in jurisdictions where it is legal. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials clarified that the denial was based on the visitor’s admission of prior drug use—not political memes or social media content involving Vice President J.D. …

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A Republican-led House subcommittee is calling for a federal investigation into President Biden’s handling of the marijuana rescheduling process. The GOP initiative asserts that the administration deviated from established scientific criteria and ignored mental health risks associated with cannabis. The move began after the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy announced in early …

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Nebraska’s newly formed Medical Cannabis Commission met for the first time just weeks ahead of a July 1 deadline to draft licensing rules under the state’s 2024 medical marijuana law. The meeting focused on pressing timelines, limited funding, and setting the stage for emergency regulations to meet statutory requirements. Commission members, who also oversee the …

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A federal court has ruled that marijuana businesses are not eligible for COVID-era employee retention tax credits (ERC) due to Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code. The decision reinforces the IRS’s position that cannabis companies, despite operating legally at the state level, are barred from receiving federal tax benefits. The case involved a Washington-based …

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