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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. Here are the number of vehicle-related fatalities, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation: Year. 1 year prior to legalization. Sales began January 1.

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

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Before the civil war, there were more cannabis farms than cotton farms (Green, 2005). Federal laws were limiting, and taxing cannabis became a way of controlling production. Cotton plantation owners promoted cotton products, and society began to look at hemp clothing as inferior (Green, 2005). Purpose of the Study. References.

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Missouri Medical Cannabis Program Adds Some 56,000 New Patients in Second Year

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DHSS is required by law to annually submit a report to the governor regarding the efficient discharge of its responsibilities. “It Including Missouri, 21 states implemented medical cannabis laws since 2005, according to DHSS. In addition, approved caregivers grew from 563 to 2,146, and home cultivators grew from 7,574 to 19,831.

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Nature – Paper: Associations between lifetime classic psychedelic use and cardiometabolic diseases

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Using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2005–2014), the present study examined the associations between lifetime classic psychedelic use and two types of cardiometabolic disease: heart disease and diabetes.

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Colorado Creates Cannabis Business Office to Promote Social Equity

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Data going back to 2005 is included in the commissioned report on the impacts of legalization, which was mandated by the Colorado General Assembly in 2013. . Furthermore, the measurement of available data elements can be affected by [the] very context of marijuana legalization. in 2015 to 6.7%

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Illinois Awards 55 Cannabis Retail Licenses in First of Three Licensing Lotteries

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Data going back to 2005 is included in the commissioned report on the impacts of legalization, which was mandated by the Colorado General Assembly in 2013. . Furthermore, the measurement of available data elements can be affected by [the] very context of marijuana legalization. in 2015 to 6.7%

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Impacts of Cannabis Legalization in Colorado Highlighted in State’s Biennial Report

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Data going back to 2005 is included in the commissioned report on the impacts of legalization, which was mandated by the Colorado General Assembly in 2013. . Furthermore, the measurement of available data elements can be affected by [the] very context of marijuana legalization. in 2015 to 6.7%