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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. Road safety risks associated with medicinal cannabis appear similar or lower than numerous other potentially impairing prescription medications. Conclusion.

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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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Metrc Grab Rhode Island Contract

Cannabis Law Report

And this same tracking information is accessible to state regulators, providing the ultimate transparency to ensure regulatory compliance, help combat the illicit market, and safeguard the health and well-being of Rhode Island medical marijuana patients. Rhode Island was an early adopter of medical marijuana, legalizing the program in 2006.

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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. Salama was Assistant Branch Chief of the California Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch.

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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. This article is about R v Parker , the leading medical marijuana case that represented the first legal crack to bring down the prohibition-era wall.

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Brazilian Health Watchdog ANVISA Suggests Cannabis Regulation For Medicinal Use

Cannabis Law Report

The holding of two public consultations to discuss safety and control requirements to allow the cultivation of marijuana for medical and scientific purposes and to evaluate the current requirements for regularization of cannabis spp products. Is there a legal provision? The whole environment can only be accessed by biometrics.

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People who Changed Pot Forever – Steve DeAngelo

Leaf Science

If you’re sitting down right now enjoying a legal puff, you can thank the heroes and heroines of the counterculture. In 2006 in Oakland California Steve established what would become the largest dispensary in the world with over 300,000 patients. Although legal at state level, cannabis is not yet on a federal level. Harbourside.