Legal cannabis: Minnesota, Texas and Florida make their cases

<p>Are you following the podcast yet? If not, why not? Correct this at once, here -> <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/Cannabis_Daily">Follow</a> 😉</p><p>This week's stories:</p><ul><li>Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday to legalize recreational cannabis for people over the age of 21 starting in August, reports <a href="https://www.michigansthumb.com/living/article/minnesota-governor-readies-to-sign-bill-18125841.php">Huron Daily Tribune</a>.</li><li>As reported by <a href="https://www.marijuanamoment.net/florida-supreme-court-sets-schedule-for-legal-challenge-to-2024-marijuana-legalization-ballot-initiative/">Marijuana Moment</a>, Florida’s Supreme Court is taking first steps to consider a legal challenge from Attorney General Ashley Moody (R), who is seeking to invalidate a cannabis legalization initiative that an industry-funded campaign is seeking to place on the 2024 ballot.</li><li><a href="https://mjbizdaily.com/marijuana-producer-canopy-buying-20-of-indiva/">MJ Biz Daily</a> reports that Canopy Growth has reached a deal to acquire a 19.99% stake in edibles maker Indiva.</li><li>Texas House-passed bills to decriminalize cannabis, facilitate expungements and allow chronic pain patients to access medical cannabis as an opioid alternative are officially dead for the year, reports <a href="https://www.marijuanamoment.net/texas-bills-to-decriminalize-marijuana-and-allow-cannabis-as-an-opioid-alternative-for-pain-patients-die-in-senate/">Marijuana Moment</a>.</li><li><a href="https://mjbizdaily.com/1st-quarter-cannabis-sales-in-california-fall-to-1-25-million/">MJ Biz Daily</a> reports that First-quarter cannabis sales in California slid to $1,249,584,223, the lowest quarterly total since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.</li><li>Canada’s Competition Bureau has expressed its support for changes to cannabis legislation in order to boost competition and displace the illicit market, <a href="https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1016304/canada-s-competition-bureau-pushes-for-cannab