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<\/span>Maryland\u2019s Senate president<\/span><\/a> said he\u2019s fine with referring marijuana legalization to voters via a ballot measure, but they deserve to know more details about how the cannabis market would be structured than what\u2019s provided in the House-passed plan.<\/span>
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<\/span>The <\/span>Illinois House of Representatives<\/span><\/a> passed a bill to provide workplace protections for marijuana consumers. If enacted, employers would no longer be able to fire or punish workers for off-job cannabis use, with some exceptions.<\/span>
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<\/span>Louisiana Democratic Senate candidate Gary Chambers<\/span><\/a> posted a video of himself visiting a drive-thru marijuana dispensary. Previously, Chambers made waves by smoking a cannabis blunt in his first campaign ad.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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<\/span>New Jersey regulators<\/span><\/a> held a public hearing to get feedback on how people think the state should spend marijuana tax revenue.<\/span>
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<\/span>The <\/span>Montana Department of Revenue<\/span><\/a> reported that retailers sold $13 million worth of recreational marijuana in February\u2014an increase from January when legal adult-use cannabis sales first launched in the state.<\/span>
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<\/span>Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)<\/span><\/a> wrote about her opposition to legalizing marijuana in constituent letters.<\/span>
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<\/span>Rep. David Scott (D-GA)<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cAs the Chair of the House Agriculture Committee, I am committed to addressing the issue of cannabis in our next Farm Bill. We need to eliminate barriers for small businesses and Black entrepreneurs to start legal cannabis companies under state law.\u201d<\/span>
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<\/span>Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate <\/span>Mehmet Oz<\/span><\/a> said he opposes legalizing marijuana.<\/span>
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<\/span>Missouri Democratic congressional candidate <\/span>Ray Reed<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cIt is time to legalize recreational marijuana and expunge the records of those serving time for non-violent marijuana offenses.\u201d<\/span>
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<\/span>Washington State Democratic congressional candidate <\/span>Ann Marie Danimus<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201c\u200b\u200bMarijuana should be legal on the federal level. We\u2019ve seen it work here in WA, the first state to legalize recreational use alongside CO 10 years ago. Legalizing cannabis will be a boon for our economy and promote criminal justice reform efforts nationwide.\u201d<\/span>
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<\/span>New Mexico<\/span><\/a> Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) touted the job-creating potential of the marijuana legalization law she signed in a speech at the state\u2019s Democratic pre-primary nominating convention.<\/span>
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<\/span>Texas<\/span><\/a> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O\u2019Rourke, a former congressman, tweeted, \u201cWe are going to legalize marijuana in Texas.\u201d<\/span>
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<\/span>South Dakota<\/span><\/a> Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Haugaard, currently a representative, is under fire for saying a woman he knows became a \u201cwrung-out whore\u201d after using marijuana and other drugs.<\/span>
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<\/span>Utah<\/span><\/a> lawmakers sent Gov. Spencer Cox (R) a bill to let veterinarians discuss medical cannabis for pets.<\/span>
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<\/span>Oklahoma\u2019s<\/span><\/a> House majority floor leader spoke about legislation to revise medical cannabis regulations.<\/span>
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<\/span>The <\/span>New Hampshire<\/span><\/a> House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on a bill to legalize marijuana and conduct sales through state-owned stores.<\/span>
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<\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/a> House Democrats tweeted, \u201cThe only reason we don\u2019t have a regulated market for adults to safely consume cannabis is because Senate Republicans are out of touch with Minnesotans on this issue. It\u2019s time to legalize, expunge, and regulate.\u201d<\/span>
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<\/span>A <\/span>Nebraska<\/span><\/a> senator said activists plan to collect signatures for medical cannabis ballot initiatives at a Snoop Dogg concert on 4\/20.<\/span>
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<\/span>A <\/span>Kansas<\/span><\/a> senator is expected to file a medical cannabis bill in the coming days.<\/span>
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<\/span>A <\/span>Missouri<\/span><\/a> representative discussed his marijuana legalization bill in a radio interview.<\/span>
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<\/span>A <\/span>Rhode Island<\/span><\/a> senator tweeted, \u201cLegalize. Automatically Expunge. Justice reinvestment for communities targeted by the war on drugs.\ud83c\udf3f\u201d<\/span>
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<\/span>California<\/span><\/a> regulators <\/span>proposed<\/span><\/a> revised marijuana business <\/span>rules<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
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<\/span>Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a> regulators expanded financial assistance for medical cannabis patients and caregivers, and approved a new clinical registrant for the medical marijuana research program.<\/span>
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<\/span>Nevada<\/span><\/a> regulators issued a health and safety bulletin about cannabis products from NLVG, LLC, and they summarily <\/span>suspended<\/span><\/a> its licenses.<\/span>
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<\/span>Arizona<\/span><\/a> marijuana tax revenue is funding a series of expungement clinics.<\/span>
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<\/span>New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Dormitory Authority released a request for information about the state\u2019s cannabis equity fund.<\/span>
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<\/span>Michigan<\/span><\/a> regulators published FAQs on the transfer of regulatory responsibilities for some aspects of the hemp industry.<\/span>
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<\/span>Vermont<\/span><\/a> regulators will review marijuana rules changes on Monday.<\/span>
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