--- title: Your Top 5 News Stories - June 23, 2021 description: "Connecticut Has Become The Latest State To Legalize Marijuana For Recreational Use, Rhode Island: Senate approves recreational marijuana bill, and more!" image: https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hubfs/Canabis-Insight-Daily2.jpg --- [![](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-ondark.png?width=431&height=233&name=logo-ondark.png "logo-ondark.png")](https://newfrontierdata.com/) # Your Top 5 News Stories - June 23, 2021 June 24, 2021 [In Sight Daily](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/topic/in-sight-daily) [![4f528f28-606e-4754-a619-23c8a915e165](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/4f528f28-606e-4754-a619-23c8a915e165.jpg?width=1025&name=4f528f28-606e-4754-a619-23c8a915e165.jpg)](http://newfrontierdata.com) 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commercial industry.  | | --- | --- | --- ![wild card](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/wild%20card.jpg?width=720&name=wild%20card.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-06-23 at 2.13.12 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-06-23%20at%202.13.12%20PM.png?width=252&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-06-23%20at%202.13.12%20PM.png)](https://www.wpri.com/news/politics-government/ri-senate-approves-recreational-marijuana-bill/)   | [**Rhode Island: Senate approves recreational marijuana bill**](https://www.wpri.com/news/politics-government/ri-senate-approves-recreational-marijuana-bill/) Now sandwiched between legal states, the state’s House will not consider the bill this session, but likely will in a special fall session.  | | --- | --- | --- ![international](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/international.jpg?width=720&name=international.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-06-23 at 2.14.52 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-06-23%20at%202.14.52%20PM.png?width=259&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-06-23%20at%202.14.52%20PM.png)](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/brazil-moves-one-step-closer-to-7538081/)   | [**Brazil Moves One Step Closer to Domestic Cannabis Cultivation**](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/brazil-moves-one-step-closer-to-7538081/) Pending a threatened veto by Bolsonaro, Latin America’s largest economy moves closer to cultivating medical cannabis and industrial hemp.  | | --- | --- | --- [![85be82f7-e43c-4be3-b735-df3139c25b2b](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/85be82f7-e43c-4be3-b735-df3139c25b2b.gif?width=720&name=85be82f7-e43c-4be3-b735-df3139c25b2b.gif)](https://newfrontierdata.com/nxteck/) --- ![finance](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/finance.jpg?width=720&name=finance.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-06-23 at 2.16.40 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-06-23%20at%202.16.40%20PM.png?width=260&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-06-23%20at%202.16.40%20PM.png)](https://mjbizdaily.com/us-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-cannabis-tax-case/)   | [**U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear cannabis tax case**](https://mjbizdaily.com/us-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-cannabis-tax-case/) The rejection marks the latest legal defeat for industry advocates aiming to overturn the onerous Section 280E of the federal tax code.  | | --- | --- | --- ![social cultural](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social%20cultural.jpg?width=720&name=social%20cultural.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-06-23 at 2.17.38 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-06-23%20at%202.17.38%20PM.png?width=252&height=175&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-06-23%20at%202.17.38%20PM.png)](https://www.pressherald.com/2021/06/20/when-it-comes-to-pro-sports-cannabis-as-a-pain-reliever-faces-unique-challenges/)   | [**Surprising Cities Where People Are Googling Cannabis Queries**](https://thefreshtoast.com/news/surprising-cities-where-people-are-googling-cannabis-queries/?amp) The five local populations most commonly curious about online search terms like “state cannabis legalization” live where it is prohibited.  | | --- | --- | ---   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