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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

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cannabis arrest data since 2008. ” “This is likely the result of two major policy changes: More than twenty decriminalization or penalty downgrade ordinances passed by city councils across the Commonwealth, and approximately a quarter of a million registered medical marijuana patients,” said Goldstein.

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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

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Now, in 2015 — like in many other states throughout the country — we saw some fresh faces in the marijuana policy conversation. And instead of having the government arbitrarily select [qualifying] conditions, it would probably be a better public policy approach to let doctors decide. They managed to hold on to that.

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First Amazon & Now GM Are Having Employee Issues Due To Cannabis Testing Policies

Cannabis Law Report

Now GM have admitted they are in the same boat but they, as yet, haven’t decided to change policies with regard to testing. GM’s Policy on Cannabis Use Partly to Blame for Worker Shortage: UAW. Additionally, there’s the odd-hour shifts and the company’s policy on drug testing for cannabis. The Drive reports.

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Philippino Fear Factor Winner Spends Six Years In Prison For Cannabis Possession & Now Forms Asia’s First Legalize Cannabis Party

Cannabis Law Report

In 2008, he won the first season of the Philippine edition of Fear Factor. Now he works as an organizer and occasional spokesperson of the newly formed Medical Cannabis Party, the first political party in the Philippines and Asia dedicated to the decriminalization of cannabis use. “We He just wanted to relax.

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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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Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring calls a Cannabis summit in Richmond for next week

Cannabis Law Report

Virginia lawmakers will consider reforming the state’s marijuana laws early next year, and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has called a Cannabis Summit in Richmond for next week to discuss policy plans ahead of time. Virginia’s cannabis policies are just not working.

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Research Shows Strong Support for Natural Therapeutics

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He is said to have microdosed with LSD for the last 25 years of his life, passing away on April 29, 2008. In 2020, Oregon became the first state in America to decriminalize psychedelics in small amounts. The legalization and policy reform efforts surrounding these natural substances are also helping exponentially.

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