AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoYouth & Public Health: Washington’s 2025 Healthy Youth Survey flags rising youth gambling (15.3% of 12th graders, 12.7% of 10th, 11.7% of 8th), with prevention leaders urging stronger safeguards. Adolescent Cannabis Risk: Oregon’s Deschutes County warns early cannabis use is tied to higher mental-health risks and school impacts, noting today’s products are more potent. Industry Pressure: A new U.S. Cannabis Jobs Report says legal cannabis jobs and revenue both fell for the first time since adult-use expansion—employment down to about 412,500 and sales down to $29.1B amid price compression. Policy & Courts: A DEA judge set the schedule for the marijuana rescheduling hearing starting June 29, while New Hampshire lawmakers push to override a veto on medical cannabis greenhouse cultivation. Medical Market Moves: Ora Pharm buys Helius to build a larger end-to-end medicinal cannabis and hemp supply chain in New Zealand. Regulatory Oversight: Washington’s WSDA will gain authority to accredit cannabis labs starting July 1, aiming to curb lab shopping and THC inflation. Access vs Enforcement: Virginia advocates say a budget change would raise public-consumption penalties sharply and could worsen racially biased enforcement.
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