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Policy Analysis Paper: Medicinal cannabis and driving: the intersection of health and road safety policy

Cannabis Law Report

Recent shifting attitudes towards the medical use of cannabis has seen legal access pathways established in many jurisdictions in North America, Europe and Australasia. Here we undertake an analysis of this policy issue based on a case study of the introduction of medicinal cannabis in Australia. Conclusion.

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Which States Are Voting on Psychedelics?

Veriheal

In 2006, the first research paper by Johns Hopkins was published on the positive long-term impact of using psilocybin in a therapeutic study. Psilocybin Policies Around the Nation Let’s explore where psilocybin is legal, decriminalized, and on the ballot across U.S. Connecticut Gov. Minnesota Rep.

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Australia – Policy Analysis: Medicinal cannabis and driving: the intersection of health and road safety policy – “there is little evidence to justify the differential treatment of medicinal cannabis patients, compared with those taking other prescription medications”

Cannabis Law Report

We conclude that in medical-only access models there is little evidence to justify the differential treatment of medicinal cannabis patients, compared with those taking other prescription medications with potentially impairing effects. Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.

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Legal Cannabis Spurs Increase in Cookie Sales, According to Study

MassRoots

Furthering the mystery of the cannabis-induced munchies, adults with safe, reliable access to legal recreational-cannabis spend more money on cookies, ice cream, and chips than their counterparts, according to a new study. The retail-data analysis covered more than 2,000 counties over a period of a decade, from 2006 to 2016.

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Namibian Rastafarians Rally To Legalize Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

GUN was established in 2006 to represent and stand up for the rights of all ganja users in Namibia. The protester says that if Parliament refuses to accept the petition, they will contribute money and drag government to court for riding roughshod over their rights and access to weed.

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

Cannabis Law Report

Canada emerged as the first federal G7 and G20 nation – the second country ever – to legalize the cultivation and consumption of cannabis and its by-products. Canadian social policy and attitudes to the plant had come full circle after nearly a century. In the late 1960s, Parker tried marijuana recreationally.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

The creation of this standalone cannabis department is part of a larger effort to improve access to licensure, simplify regulatory oversight and support California businesses. Legal Affairs Division – Tamara Colson. Lee served as Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary for the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom from 2019 to 2021.