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Weekend Weed Read • March 29, 2025

DEA seal over a US map with cannabis leaves

The total number of offenders charged with federal marijuana crimes hits record low.

 
Virginia Gov Glenn Youngkin clenches his fist and makes an angry face in front of a background of cannabis leaves

Virginia's governor vetoes adult-use marijuana retail sales bills and guts medical access legislation.

 
One hand holds a hundred dollar bill rolled in the shape of a joint while the other lights it with a lighter

California NORML lobbies at the capital opposing a marijuana tax hike.

 
 
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A scientist wearing exam gloves uses long tweezers to examine growing cannabis plants

Analysis reveals that fewer than one-third of legal cannabis states have appropriated funding for marijuana research.

 
Hemp buds spill out of an open glass jar next to colorful gummy bears depicting unregulated synthetic hemp-derived products

Researchers say most commercially available hemp products contain THC percentages exceeding legal limits, have misleading labeling, and rarely provide verifiable COAs.

 
A round aluminum tin containing a topical ointment with a cannabis leaf on top

Study results indicate that topical application of a cannabinoid ointment relieves eczema symptoms.

 
 
 
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