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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) included marijuana legalization in his budget request—noting that President Donald Trump’s federal rescheduling executive order signals “a softening of the treatment of cannabis across the country.”
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), one of the staunchest marijuana reform opponents on Capitol Hill, could be at risk of losing his seat in Congress under a new redistricting plan approved by the Maryland House of Delegates.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) approved a recently resubmitted referendum petition to block parts of a restrictive marijuana and hemp law from going into effect after rejecting an initial version he said was “misleading.”
/ LOCAL
The Jonesboro, Georgia City Council voted to decriminalize marijuana.
/ INTERNATIONAL
The European Union Court of Justice ruled that Hungary improperly voted against the reclassification of cannabis under international conventions.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A review concluded that medical cannabinoids “exert multi-target neuroprotection in ischemic stroke by improving [cerebral blood flow], reducing brain edema and [blood–brain barrier] permeability, and inhibiting oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, apoptosis, and excitotoxicity.”
A study found that “psilocybin rapidly, but not immediately, reverses reward learning deficits in a durable manner in an inflammatory rat model of depressive symptoms.”
/ BUSINESS
Gelato Cannabis acquired its California operations.
Ayurcann Holdings Corp. and its subsidiary Ayurcann Inc. were granted creditor protection by a Canadian court.
Arkansas dispensaries sold $291.1 million worth of medical cannabis products in 2025.
/ CULTURE
Former football player Marshawn Lynch spoke about marijuana use in the NFL.
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