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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

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Preliminary data*, released on request from the Pennsylvania State Police Uniform Crime Reporting System, reveals that overall arrests for marijuana possession showed a decline in 2019. The new data shows 19,990 adults arrested for the same offense in 2019. cannabis arrest data since 2008. cannabis arrest data since 2008.

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

NORML

2 years before medical legalization, the largest number of vehicle-related fatalities in the last 17 years. 1 year prior to legalization. Sales began January 1. Adult-use passes by ballot. Adult use-sales go into effect.

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CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

Cannabis Law Report

It has long kicked back against trends emerging from the US in financial and other markets, not least since the 2008 financial crisis. It has also recently began flexing extra-territoriality muscles in regards to data regulation, positioning itself as a world police of consumer data, to the chagrin of Silicon Valley’s luminaries.

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Legalization of Cannabis 

Cannabis Law Report

Despite the fact that cannabis also isn’t approved for use by the Food & Drug Administration, advocacy organizations claim that smoking cannabis is a viable treatment for a number of behavioral and health issues, ranging from tension and worry to Frontotemporal disease and Parkinson’s disease (FDA). million) than in 2008 (6.1

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Policy Communications Associate (Remote) Weedmaps – CA

Cannabis Law Report

Exceptional writing, data analysis, project management, and interpersonal skills are desired. Identify and carry out strategies for engaging with external research centers, think tanks, and policy-oriented advocacy organizations. Develop policy briefs, whitepapers, PowerPoint presentations, and other external-facing policy documents.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

At the same time, the outlook on cannabis research data is largely positive. 2018 ; Frankhauser 2008 ). 2008 )—were difficult for any plant to compete with, especially one whose active constituents would not be revealed for another 30?years Data collection. This offers a more denotative approach to complement the data.

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A Hidden Origin Story of the CBD Craze

SMPL

And though a few outliers responded well to CBD alone, GW’s data showed that for relieving pain and inflammation, helping with sleep and alleviating seizures and spasms, most patients got the most benefit from an equal mix of CBD and THC — a drug the company called Sativex. But the research wasn’t enough.

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