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In a historic decision, the Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify #cannabis at the federal level. The rescheduling of cannabis, once complete, will mark a major shift in U.S. cannabis policy, and is likely to send ripple effects across the globe.

Three new cannabis-focused PACs have formed since last year. Here's what they're up to this election cycle.

D.C.’s legal cannabis shops have filed two suits in two weeks against dozens of unlicensed sellers. Meanwhile, the city’s crackdown is expanding, too. That, and more, in today's Cannabis Wire Daily:

New York's New York State Office of Cannabis Management is calling for a wide, interstate enforcement effort against unregulated cannabis sellers, because "illegal cannabis sold in NYS is largely trafficked from other states."

Yesterday, NASDA - National Association of State Departments of Agriculture heard from the FDA and Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA) on intoxicating hemp. “When I use the term ‘synthetic,’ I don’t mean [that these cannabinoids] are produced in a lab. I mean that the end result is a cannabinoid which is not capable of being produced in the plant,” the FDA's Norman Birenbaum said. “Those cannabinoids didn’t exist on the face of the earth before. There’s no history of human use or interaction with those substances."

Will Congress regulate cannabinoid hemp products? Senator Ron Wyden has authored a new bill that would set age, testing, and packaging limits. “I think there’s a lot of appetite to be able to say that anywhere these products are sold they can’t be sold to kids and adult consumers have the right to know what they’re getting," Wyden told Cannabis Wire.

The campaign behind Amendment 3, Smart and Safe Florida, is the costliest legalization campaign in history, by far – it took that title from California tens of millions of dollars ago. Why is it so well-funded? Read about Florida's very winding path to (possible) legal cannabis this fall.

Amendment 3 would make Florida the second most populous state with legal cannabis. The campaign’s twists and turns include unprecedented cash and increasing influence from some of the most powerful people in the state – including former President Donald Trump. How did Florida get here? Here's the winding backstory. https://lnkd.in/gNjVxmY4

On Saturday, former Pres. Donald Trump said that cannabis legalization in Florida “will happen,” so it “should be done correctly.” Trump has not taken a clear position on legalization to-date. He has said that he supports medical cannabis, and leaving the issue of legalization up to states. 

What do transportation groups have to say about cannabis rescheduling? We sifted through 40,000 comments to find out. Major groups like AAA and the National Transportation Safety Board commented on cannabis rescheduling, as the public comment period for the Biden Administration’s proposal to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the CSA ended Monday. Some groups support cannabis rescheduling, while others cited impaired-driving concerns and urged caution. https://lnkd.in/e38zrAbX