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UN Report: Drug Policies Should Protect Human Rights, Reduce Harm

Veriheal

Active research was carried out on the effects of these drug policies on society and the results, in these reports, have led the United Nations to consider a favorable revision of drug policies in order to protect human rights. 2023 World UN World Drug Report The 2023 World Drug Report urges the development of effective drug policies.

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Grassroots Activism and Marijuana Policy: A Winning Combination

NORML

Regardless of the policy you’re advocating for (e.g., you’ll find an extensive collection of recent studies and fact-based information that will reinforce your position in NORML’s Online Library. Lastly, register for NORML’s 2019 Conference and Lobby Day ! Marijuana policy should be evidence based.

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Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Reports Says States Have Collected $US10 Billion In Cannabis Taxes So Far

Cannabis Law Report

Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. Eight of the laws were approved in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, sales and tax collections have not yet begun. Here’s what they say.

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Lawmakers Reintroduce Marijuana Data Collection Act To Congress

SpeedWeed

A bipartisan group of lawmakers from both houses of Congress reintroduced on Thursday the Marijuana Data Collection Act, a bill that would require the federal government to study the effects of legal cannabis. Marijuana Data Collection Act Puts Medical Marijuana Under The Microscope. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, Republican Sen.

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2019: A High-storic Year for Nevada NORML Chapters

NORML

To collect signatures for our trip to Washington DC for NORML’s national conference and lobby day, we hosted pop-up stops at the many dispensaries across Las Vegas and a few in Reno. We heard their viewpoints on cannabis reform and asked them questions in person on how their policies would affect consumers and patients.

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Chacruna… Psilocybin Mushroom Policy Review Panel: 2021 Comprehensive Report

Cannabis Law Report

In May 2019, Denver became the first city in the United States to decriminalize personal possession, cultivation and storage of psilocybin mushrooms. The initiative also created the Denver Psilocybin Policy Review Panel (“Panel”), which was required to report back to the City on the public safety and other impacts of decriminalization.

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NORML Chapter Newsletter, February 2019

NORML

“The state is collecting millions more than they expend every year. For more than 45 years NORML chapters have been the driving force behind policy decisions on the local and state level. . “This will just put some additional weight on the scales of justice, and I fully anticipate this measure to succeed.

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