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

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The New York State Association of Police said traffic safety is a major concern, citing an increase in vehicle-related fatalities by 62 percent in Colorado the first year cannabis was legalized in the state. Total % change from pre-legalization (2003) until 2018 = -3.3%. Total Number of Vehicle Related Fatalities.

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Marijuana Legalization May Decrease Crime in Nearby States

CannaMD

Law enforcement, policy makers, and public citizens have long debated how recreational marijuana legalization influences crime and public safety. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy , and PLOS One – discovering a buffer effect and decreased crime rates. Most existing research focuses on crime in legalized states.

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

Cannabis Law Report

Instead, adult-use dispensaries in the state are proving the system works by checking IDs as required by state law. was published in the Journal of Safety Research and made available online on May 18. Journal of Safety Research. A new study disproves the theory that dispensaries make it easier for teens to get cannabis.

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New Commission Formed in the United Kingdom Plans to Publish Recommendations on How the UK Can Become a Global Leader in Cannabinoid Innovation

Cannabis Law Report

A new commission for the United Kingdom (UK), the Hodges Review of UK Public Policy and Regulatory Stewardship of the Legal Cannabis Industry, will analyze its current legal cannabis industry and make recommendations on how to best maximize its growth, consumer satisfaction, and competitive potential on a global scale. All we’d say is.

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

Cannabis Law Report

Publisher: Law Now. 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 …. These users were exempted from the law.

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Oklahoma Senator Seeks Millions to Combat Unlawful Cannabis Grows

SpeedWeed

According to KFOR, the bureau’s director, Donnie Anderson, has raised concerns about “international drug organizations and cartels moving into Oklahoma to take advantage of medical marijuana laws.”. Senator since 2003 and prior to that a member of the House of Representatives for seven years, “requested a direct appropriation through the U.S.

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Elizabeth Warren’s Cannabis Legalization Plan

Cannabis Law Report

to implement the taxed and regulated market approved by voters in 2014, permitting tribes to implement their own cannabis policies, protecting immigrants who work in the industry, and supporting other nations that choose to legalize the plant. This recent shift in government policy and public perception has been a long time coming.