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

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The New York State Association of Police said traffic safety is a major concern, citing an increase in vehicle-related fatalities by 62 percent in Colorado the first year cannabis was legalized in the state. 2 years before medical legalization, the largest number of vehicle-related fatalities in the last 17 years. Sales began January 1.

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

Cannabis Law Report

Morgan Fox has worked professionally as a cannabis policy reform advocate since 2008, and he has been directly involved in dozens of state ballot initiative campaigns to establish medical and adult-use cannabis programs, among other successful campaigns at the local, state, and federal levels.

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Alan Wilson South Carolina’s AG Says In Official Letter To Chief Mark Keel. Delta 8 Is Not Legal

Cannabis Law Report

Department of Public Safety from June 17, 2008 – June 30, 2011, having previously served at SLED beginning August 31, 1979. Delta-8 THC isn’t legal even if derived from hemp that meets federal THC limits, Chief Mark Keel Keel has served as Chief of the S.C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED) since July 1, 2011.

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US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: “Crash rates jump in wake of marijuana legalization, new studies show”

Cannabis Law Report

Crash rates spiked with the legalization of recreational marijuana use and retail sales in California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and another by the affiliated Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) show. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. THE REPORT.

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Zurich Is Launching a Trial Run for Recreational Cannabis

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” The participants made mention of reforming cannabis laws to limit the illegal market and increase consumer safety, which are both valid reasons for supporting cannabis legalization. However, there was still a percentage worried about the effects of cannabis on the brains of young people.

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

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In 2008, Virginia’s voters, for the first time in 44 years, elected a Democrat for the US presidency. That same connection does not yet exist on the criminal justice side for those lawmakers. Virginia’s legislature is currently controlled by Republicans, but Democrats have steadily gained traction in recent years.

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Johns Hopkins Receives $4M To Research Impacts of Psilocybin on Tobacco Addiction

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In 2008, he published psychedelic safety guidelines. He has also conducted seminal research on the behavioral economics of drug use, addiction, and risk behavior. Johnson’s work with psychedelics began back in 2004, according to the Johns Hopkins website.