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Cannabis Decriminalization Reduces Racial Disparity, According to New Data

Veriheal

This is an example of racial disparity, defined as “the imbalances and incongruities between the treatment of racial groups” by Howard University. Fortunately, a study recently published in Social Science & Medicine discovered a solution to the racial disparity rampant in cannabis regulation: decriminalization.

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Canada: The Constitutional Right to Marijuana in Canada: R v Parker

Cannabis Law Report

If a rule of criminal law precludes a person from obtaining appropriate medical treatment when his or her life or health is in danger, then the state has intervened and this intervention constitutes a violation of that man’s or that woman’s security of the person …. R v Parker , [2000] OJ No 2787 (ONCA) at para 106. Conclusion.

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Hawaii is very liberal, but in no rush to legalize marijuana

Cannabis Chronicles

But when it comes to legalizing recreational marijuana for adult use, the islands are out of step with liberal stalwarts such as California and Vermont that have already done so, and other left-leaning states such as New York and New Jersey that are racing toward joining them. We’re going to vet things carefully,” said Rep.

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Which states allow out-of-state patients to buy medical marijuana?

Veriheal

There are basically two levels of legalized cannabis: medical and recreational. Some states with recreational use may be willing to sell recreational cannabis to out-of-state patients with medical marijuana cards, while others may allow you to visit medical dispensaries. California. Connecticut. District of Columbia. California.

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Drastic Increase in Scientific Research on Medicinal Cannabis

Sensi Seeds

As a result, a new model of public health in the area of drugs has been generated, as have alternative policies at the local level in different countries to decriminalize and legalize cannabis, despite the fact that these policies do not comply with the international regulatory framework. Prohibition Does Not Stop Science.

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Arizona’s View on Cannabis

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

Clearly, public opinion has changed here in Arizona, where cannabis is now legal for both medicinal and adult recreational use. That was likely because recreational cannabis, approved by Arizona voters in 2020, has overtaken medical sales. In fact, sales at Arizona dispensaries topped $1 billion in 2022.

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Protecting Cannabis Trademarks in Anticipation of Federal Legalization

Cannabis Law Report

These limited marks have created a fractured market, with little clarity for businesses in a cannabis industry that continues to grow despite the lack of federal decriminalization. Prior bills that proposed to legalize or decriminalize cannabis explicitly contemplated the use of cannabis “marks” but provided little additional guidance.