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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

NORML

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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Study: Adult-Use Legalization Associated with Decline in Youth Treatment Admissions

NORML

The enactment of adult-use cannabis legalization laws is not associated with an increase in marijuana-related youth drug treatment admissions, according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

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Weedmaps Releases First Data & Insights Report: Cannabis in America

Cannabis Law Report

(“WM Technology” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: MAPS), a leading technology and software infrastructure provider to the cannabis industry, has released its first data and insights report, titled ‘Cannabis in America’. According to Weedmaps’ orders data, orders in H1 2021 increased by 55%, compared to H1 2020. Methodology.

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

NORML

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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Recreational Cannabis Legalization Sparks Increase in Consumption, Study Reveals

Veriheal

Until this study, little was known about changes in cannabis use outcomes by race or ethnicity following passage of recreational cannabis laws among states that already had passed medical cannabis use laws,” said the associate professor of epidemiology at Mailman School of Public Health, Silvia Martins , MD, Ph.D. . said Martins.

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Research Shows Strong Support for Natural Therapeutics

Veriheal

Data from a nationally representative sample of participants have been collected since 1975 to understand drug use trends among American young adults, and noteworthy findings are published each fall. He is said to have microdosed with LSD for the last 25 years of his life, passing away on April 29, 2008.

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Marijuana Legalization Linked to Decline in Youth Drug Treatment Admissions

CannaMD

Stahler gathered data on youth admissions for cannabis use disorder in Colorado and Washington from 2008-2017 and compared it to that of youth admissions in states where recreational marijuana remains illegal. The decline in admissions rate was greater in Colorado and Washington compared to non-RML (recreational marijuana law) states.

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