RI legalization deal announced; Clinton’s reported CBD comments; Orgs demand marijuana vote in Congress this month; OH voters back legal cannabis
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The South Dakota House of Representatives revived a Senate-passed marijuana legalization bill—using a legislative maneuver called a “smoke out” one day after it was defeated in committee.
- “We just smoked out a weed bill,” the speaker said.
Rhode Island House and Senate leaders introduced a compromise marijuana legalization bill that follows months of negotiations between the two chambers.
Former President Bill Clinton reportedly talked up CBD’s potential to “combat pain” and the need to develop a “national standard” for testing cannabis products—but the article was deleted following alleged pressure from the Clinton camp.
- The comments reportedly were made in an on-stage chat with CNN’s Sanjay Gupta at the Impact Forum last week. An event representative said the discussion was off the record and wouldn’t confirm quotes. Clinton and Gupta representatives did not respond. Cannabis & Tech Today, which published the initial report, said they “never want to retract a story and stand by the quotes” but took down the article at the author’s request following “pressure from the Clinton camp PR team.”
A coalition including ACLU, National Urban League, Human Rights Watch, United Food and Commercial Workers Union and other organizations sent a letter urging House leaders to schedule a vote on a federal marijuana legalization bill this month.
A new poll shows that most Ohio voters support legalizing …….
