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Cannabis Policy Expert Morgan Fox Hired To Oversee NORML’s Federal Advocacy Efforts

Cannabis Law Report

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws is pleased to announce the addition of Morgan Fox to its national staff. Before that, he spent nearly a decade at the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). Morgan Fox will serve as NORML’s Political Director, taking over the position from outgoing NORML staffer Justin Strekal.

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USA: Students For Sensible Drug Policy Elect New Executive Director

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Students for Sensible Drug Policy today announces Jason Ortiz, a long-standing alumnus who first became involved with SSDP in 2008,… Read More. The post USA: Students For Sensible Drug Policy Elect New Executive Director first appeared on Cannabis Law Report.

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Hoban Law Say Thankyou To Clients & Welcome To New Chapter

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We wish Bob and the team all the best at their new home Clark & Hill… From little seeds etc… Hoban Law Group Begins New Chapter. In 2008, Robert Hoban founded the Hoban Law Group (HLG) and established an office headquartered in the historic Equitable Building in the heart of downtown Denver, CO.

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

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

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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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Jason Straw: Medical Cannabis Policy, ISNA 2020 Conference

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PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. In Indianapolis on January 29, a quiet, eager audience of nurses give their rapt attention to Jason Straw as he takes center stage at the 2020 ISNA Policy Conference. ISNA 2020 POLICY CONFERENCE AGENDA, Jason Straw- Cannabis Policy. ISNA 2020- Jason Straw- Medical Cannabis Policy.

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