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Connecticut Cannabis Social Equity Council Meets For First Time

Cannabis Law Report

Read more at [link]. The formal regulatory body met in public for the first time Thursday, and quickly got down to work under the informed and cogent stewardship of Chairperson Andrea Comer , the Interim Deputy Commissioner in the Department of Consumer Protection.

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Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has released a report examining the efficacy of state medical cannabis laws.

Cannabis Law Report

The organization has, they say, ……evaluated patient access, affordability, equity, and product safety. With a decline in legislative improvements in state medical cannabis programs, millions of patients are left with limited or no access,” ASA Executive Director Debbie Churgai said. “It Pennsylvania State Rep.

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Marijuana Drug Tests: Employers Change Position

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Rochester, specifically, passed a law on May 12, 2020, which no longer requires city employees to take pre-employment marijuana drug screening tests, except when applying for safety-sensitive positions, such as commercial driving and police officer positions. Exceptions were again made for safety-sensitive positions. Get Started.

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Medical Marijuana News We Love [2021]

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Read on for the medical marijuana news CannaMD physicians are loving most this February 14th! As Yale Insights summarizes: [The lead researcher] is quick to acknowledge that these results… don’t provide causal evidence: the legalization of cannabis and the establishment of dispensaries doesn’t necessarily cause fewer opioid deaths.

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NM governor intervenes in court case over medical cannabis cards

The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

Public safety considerations such as the interstate transportation of marijuana, which is a violation of federal and state law, and diversion concerns are critical state policy matters,” the court filing read. healthcare policy for our State,” the court filing read.

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Minnesota looking at central overarching regulator for hemp, cannabis in the state

Cannabis Law Report

The report reveals… Officials from the state Pharmacy Board and the departments of Agriculture, Health and Public Safety have pitched the idea of an Office of Cannabis Management to govern the budding industry and prepare Minnesota for the potential legalization of recreational marijuana. Read more at: [link].

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Dept. of Health proposes rules for medical cannabis consumption areas, patient reciprocity

The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

The New Mexico Department of Health has proposed a list of rule changes for the state’s Medical Cannabis Program, which would add guidelines for designated “consumption areas” and reciprocity for medical cannabis patients enrolled in medical cannabis programs in other states. Continue reading Dept.