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FBI: Marijuana Arrests Rise For Third Straight Year, Outpace Arrests For All Violent Crimes

NORML

The total number of persons arrested in the United States for violating marijuana laws rose for the third consecutive year, according to data released by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report, police made 663,367 arrests for marijuana-related violations in 2018.

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

NORML

The New York State Association of Police made a statement opposing legalization of cannabis for adult-use in New York, in response to Governor Cuomo’s announcement that he plans to pass legislation April 1st, with the budget, that will legalize cannabis for adult-use in New York. 1 year prior to legalization.

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Opioid Distribution Drops Post-Marijuana Legalization, Finds Study

The Joint Blog

The legalization of marijuana in Colorado is associated with a significant reduction in prescription opioid distribution, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. The study reports a greater than 30% reduction in opioid dispensing in Colorado between 2007 and 2017.

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Marijuana article strikes a nerve

Cannabis Chronicles

Gladwell’s article and a subsequent New York Times op-ed by Berenson, was quickly rebuked by marijuana researchers and legalization advocates, who took issue with Gladwell’s selective use of data and Berenson’s linking marijuana use to schizophrenia. In 2017, for example, Washington had 304.5

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Compliance Outfit, Simplifya, To Offer Services in New Mexico

Cannabis Law Report

On April 1, 2007, Governor Bill Richardson signed into law the “Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act,” which expanded the use of medical cannabis, allowing physicians to recommend cannabis to help treat certain conditions. Simplifya SOPs are designed to help ensure cannabis businesses are efficiently, effectively and legally running.

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The most common reasons people get medical marijuana cards: 2021 edition

The Cannigma

On July 1st, 2021, new cannabis legalization are going into effect in Connecticut, New Mexico, and Virginia, just a couple days after a recreational cannabis legalization measure went into effect in South Dakota. Nearly half of all Americans now live in states where cannabis is legal for adult use. Severe chronic pain 35,866 30.5%

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Marijuana Arrests Drop Rapidly in Illinois’ Top 5 Largest Suburbs

The Joint Blog

Another contributing factor is the changing of attitudes toward marijuana and a shift in law enforcement’s priorities well before state lawmakers moved to legalize it in May, some authorities said. Aurora saw a decline from 659 in 2015 to 202 in 2018, police department data indicates. The real mindset is, what’s the big deal?”