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Marijuana Legalization May Decrease Crime in Nearby States

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Law enforcement, policy makers, and public citizens have long debated how recreational marijuana legalization influences crime and public safety. Most existing research focuses on crime in legalized states. But how does cannabis legalization impact crime in neighboring states? Researchers Francis D.

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New American Medical Association Study Shows Cannabis Legalization Not Linked to Increased Psychosis

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However, a 2023 study debunks many myths about the potential dangers of legalizing cannabis. This groundbreaking research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry (JAMA), challenges previous claims that marijuana legalization increases psychosis and other mental health issues. 1, 2003, to Dec.

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Study: Marijuana Legalization Does Not Increase Crime in Neighboring States

The Joint Blog

According to a new study legalizing marijuana for all uses is not associated with an increase in crime in neighboring states. The study was published in The Journal of Drug Issues : Its full title is The spillover effect of recreational marijuana legalization on crime: Evidence from neighboring states of Colorado and Washington state.

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What are the marijuana laws in Russia?

The Cannigma

Medical: illegal Recreational: illegal (possession of up to 6 grams was decriminalized in 2004). Is weed legal in Russia? The Russian Federation is far from a marijuana free-for-all, and both medical and recreational cannabis are illegal in the country. How do Russians generally view marijuana?

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Simplifya Appoints Top Cannabis Banking and Financial Services Bod as General Counsel and Chief Banking Officer

Cannabis Law Report

Here’s the press release… National Law Journal’s 2020 Cannabis Trailblazer Katrina Skinner to Help Lead Company’s Legal Matters and Expansion into Banking, Financial and Payment-Related Services and Solutions for Cannabis Businesses and Related-Banking and Financial Sectors. Katrina earned her J.D.

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Simplifya Appoints Cannabis Banking and Financial Services Expert, Katrina Skinner, as General Counsel and Chief Banking Officer

Cannabis Law Report

National Law Journal’s 2020 Cannabis Trailblazer Katrina Skinner to Help Lead Company’s Legal Matters and Expansion into Banking, Financial and Payment-Related Services and Solutions for Cannabis Businesses and Related-Banking and Financial Sectors. from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, and has practiced law since 2003.

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Clark County Council delves into marijuana

Cannabis Chronicles

But kids in Washington aren’t using the drug at higher rates since it was legalized and it has no conclusive link to mental illness. Although Washington voters legalized cannabis in 2012, Clark County passed a ban on recreational cannabis businesses in the unincorporated areas two years later. The ranch dressing of drugs’. ‘The

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