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Evidence-Based Research Suggests Allowing Cannabis Storefront Retail Benefits Neighboring Property Values, Public Health and Safety

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But a newly collected body of evidence-based research suggests that the fears and prohibitions are unsupported by the facts. The law would exempt jurisdictions whose voters voiced disapproval for authorizing commercial cannabis retail businesses. That study found that “single-family residences close to a retail conversion (within 0.1

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Clark County continues to eye pot-law changes

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After last year’s elections, the council began rethinking the ban, which has been in place since 2014. In April, the council held a work session examining the public safety and health aspects of legal cannabis. “We are pleased with the direction the county is moving in,” Jeremy Larson said. “We

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Minnesota’s New Recreational Cannabis Law Results in First-Of-Its-Kind Drug Testing Scheme

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Since 2014, Minnesota has provided applicants and employees with protections if they lawfully use cannabis for medicinal purposes. This expanded definition should avoid litigation in Minnesota over whether the CPA covers a product that is legal under state law, but not federal law, as we saw in Coats v.

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New Study Says. Not One California Dispensary Caught Selling to Minors

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Instead, adult-use dispensaries in the state are proving the system works by checking IDs as required by state law. The study , entitled “What is the likelihood that underage youth can obtain marijuana from licensed recreational marijuana outlets in California, a state where recreational marijuana is legal?”

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CPA Journal Article: “Providing Services to the Marijuana Industry”

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This conflict between federal and state law has raised concerns among CPAs providing services to the marijuana industry. States Legalizing Marijuana. Barr also noted that Congress needs to make a decision as to whether federal law should be changed or followed. 15, 2019, [link] ).

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Article: Recap: Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Cannabis Banking

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This business model inherently creates several issues, such as higher rate of theft, difficulty assessing and collecting taxes properly, and allowing bad actors to pose as legitimate. The first panel was a bipartisan pair of Senators representing two of the states with the most mature adult use cannabis industries: Sen.

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Cannabis Sustainability: Scope and Solutions

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Yet, in order to market a business’s commitment to consumer safety and environmental integrity, these values need to be communicated—but how?” The designation has been around since 2014 and certifies a range of products and services based on their sustainability practices. Solutions to reduce our collective U.S.