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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. A pair of researchers from Temple University assessed annual drug treatments admissions among youth for the years 2008 to 2017.

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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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Weekly Cannabis Roundup November 5

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Kathy Hochul in September—are currently working on building policies for the newly legal adult-use cannabis market , which Wright says should be ready in about 18 months. The board members—who were just appointed by Gov.

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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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Why veterans can’t discuss cannabis with VA doctors

The Cannigma

The study, entitled “Mediating Medical Marijuana: Exploring How Veterans Discuss Their Stigmatized Substance Use on Reddit,” focused on eight different themes: “Doctor Patient Conversations, Drug Test, Legality, Legal Policy, Prescription Drug Use/Other Substance Use, Point of View, Reasons for Use, and V.A. Findings.”. Shutterstock).

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Recreational Cannabis Legalization Sparks Increase in Consumption, Study Reveals

Veriheal

To conduct the study, the university researchers pulled and analyzed data from the 2008–2017 National Surveys of Drug Use and Health. This data proves that law enforcement officials have been racist and discriminatory in their approach to penalizing people for cannabis-related incidents. As of October 2021, 18 U.S.