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Marijuana Legalization in NY & Driving: Response to NYS Association of Police Chiefs from Roc NORML

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Roc NORML is the Rochester chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, and we want to make sure the public is aware that statement is simply not true. Four years into adult-use sales, net fatalities below 2002 despite rise in population and increased miles traveled. Total Number of Vehicle Related Fatalities.

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Federal Report: Youth Marijuana Use Steadily Declining

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The agency’s 2018 report finds that past-year marijuana use by those ages 12 to 17 has fallen consistently since 2002, from 15.8 The self-reported use of marijuana by teenagers continues to decline nationally, according to federal data reported by the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

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Malta: Prison over 0.02 grams of cannabis, and a 20-year wait for justice to be served

Cannabis Law Report

He was only arraigned 18 months later, in 2002, and then again in 2006 for his first sitting. Camenzuli’s filing of an admission of guilty in the first sitting in 2006, meant he was handed the minimum sentence under law in force at the time: six months in prison and a Lm200 (€465) fine. But now the case had been pending for 20 years.

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New Frontiers in the Law of Psychedelics

Cannabis Law Report

The state of the law on psychedelic substances is in flux. Some of the most promising substances, and the law applicable to each, are outlined below: Psilocybin. As such, the use, sale, and possession of psilocybin in the United States is illegal under federal law. have also passed “Right to Try” laws.

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Surgeon General’s Advisory Highlights Need for Further Cannabis Regulation, Not Criminalization

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According to an August 2019 federal report , past-year marijuana use by those ages 12 to 17 has fallen consistently since 2002, from 15.8 percent to 12.5 Since 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first states to regulate adult-use access, past-year youth use has fallen eight percent.

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Singapore: Tough laws, death penalty pivotal in keeping number of drug abusers low says prime minister Lee

Cannabis Law Report

Tough laws against drug abuse – with the death penalty for serious drug offences – and robust enforcement have been pivotal in keeping the number of drug abusers low, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday (Dec 7). The first strategy was to enact tough anti-drug laws, he said. The opening line is a humdinger!

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Will 2022 Be a Stormy Year for Cannabis? (VIDEO AND ARTICLE)

Cannabis Law Report

I am fortunate enough to speak with clients, attorneys, and other experts in the cannabis industry on a daily basis and have some thoughts about what we can expect for cannabis (by which I mean both “hemp” and “marijuana”) in 2002. Continue reading “Will 2022 Be a Stormy Year for Cannabis?

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