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The Senate Appropriations Committee approved legislation to ban consumable hemp products with a quantifiable amount of THC—but with a bipartisan agreement to delay the prohibition’s implementation for a year.

Federal officials with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement conducted raids on farms operated by state-licensed marijuana business Glass House Brands as part of a larger immigration crackdown.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) said psychedelic therapy with ibogaine could “save several million lives” and that he’s “personally going to be strongly engaged in moving the idea around and getting people to look at it.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) included two hemp items on the agenda for a special session this month—reiterating his opposition to enacting a blanket prohibition on hemp products, which he called “a lawful agricultural commodity.”

The California Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee approved an Assembly-passed bill to pause a newly enacted tax hike on marijuana products, with the sponsor saying legal cannabis businesses are “constantly at a threat of being overtaken by illegal and untaxed industry.”

Delaware House and Senate lawmakers who championed marijuana legalization legislation are asking for feedback from consumers and businesses ahead of the launch of the recreational […]