USDA changes hemp crop insurance rules; VA funds psychedelic study; NAACP pushes NY gov to help small marijuana biz
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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration—who voiced support for marijuana decriminalization and said the broader criminalization-focused war on drugs “didn’t work”—withdrew from consideration for the role amid pushback from some conservatives.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making changes to its hemp crop insurance program by easing certain crop-rotation requirements and removing smoke damage as a cause of covered loss.
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it is funding its first study on psychedelic-assisted therapy since the 1960s with a new trial on MDMA-assisted therapy for veterans with PTSD and alcohol use
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