Congress Moves to Block Rescheduling, Georgia 41st State Decrim. & VA Approves Cannabis for Veterans

from Cannabis Coast Coast News With Alaina Pinto · host Jimmy Young

📝 EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS - In the full version of this week's Cannabis Coast to Coast News, a congressional appropriations committee wants to try to stop rescheduling. Georgia expands to a full medical cannabis program, but NO SMOKING of flower! It's Unity Weed in Washington, DC, and Matthew Friedlander is there, 3000 miles from his state of Washington. Is the time right to allow VA doctors the right to prescribe medical cannabis to our veterans? Something that has been talked about for years. Virginia Governor Spanberger signs expungement bill for low-level cannabis crimes. Will she sign the adult use legalization bill?Top Stories:• 🔥 Congressional committee moves to BLOCK rescheduling• 🔥 Unity Week in DC — Matthew Friedlander on the ground• 🔥 Georgia becomes 41st state to decriminalize cannabis• 🔥 VA approves cannabis for veterans (after 3 failed attempts!)• 🔥 MORE Act now has 73 sponsors• 🔥 Michigan breaks single-month sales record• 🔥 Virginia expunges cannabis convictions• 🔥 California bust: $80M in products, $2.2M cash seized• 🔥 Research: Cannabis boosts metabolism and decreases appetite• 🔥 Cheapest cannabis: Michigan $3/gram, Oregon $3.17, MA $3.89• 🔥 Brazil: 873K medical patients• 🔥 Florida: Curaleaf opens 73rd dispensary• 🔥 Kiki Snyder's cannabis journey (new NC correspondent)Contributing reports by:Matthew Friedlander - WashingtonJoe Parsons - VirginiaAmie Carter - MichiganKimmie Cannabis - OklahomaDina Nagib - California and MinnesotaAlysha Bellamy - MinnesotaCole Preston - IllinoisKiki Snyder- North CarolinaDoug Miller High on Wall StreetFarrah Woodall - FloridaTina Tasaka - Southwest states & Tribal NationsCurtis Emery - Massachusetts

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