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Paper: 10 years of drug policy in Asia: How far have we come? A civil society shadow report

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Countries in Asia implement some of the harshest drug policies in the world. Meaningfully reflect upon the impacts of drug policies on the UN goals of promoting health, human rights, development, peace and security, especially for those most marginalised and vulnerable. Copyright: International Drug Policy Consortium Publication 2019.

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Japan: Ace Attorney series will be used in campaigns to curb cannabis use by “young people”

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Capcom has been working with regional governments in Japan since 2009 in the prevention of crime and raising civic awareness, such as raising the awareness of gubernatorial elections (turnout among young people in Japanese elections is low). Marijuana remains illegal for both recreational and medicinal use.

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

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Total % change from pre-legalization (2003) until 5 years post (2009) = -27.3%. 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. as estimated by the US Census.

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DLG Learning Center: Half In, Half Out – Standing Akimbo, LLC v. United States, 594 U.S. (2021)

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But because of a public-policy provision in the Tax Code, companies that deal in controlled substances prohibited by federal law are treated differently. In 2009, Congress enabled Washington D. Instead, these businesses can only subtract the cost of goods sold, not the other ordinary and necessary business expenses.

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Cannabis Freedom Alliance Publish Their Inaugural Monthly Newsletter

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The Cannabis Freedom Alliance (CFA) will take this opportunity to provide you each month with relevant news, policy, and legislative updates on how CFA and its members are marching towards the goal of ending cannabis prohibition. A new report from the Marijuana Policy Project shows that states have collected $7.9 billion in 2020 alone.

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Illinois’ top cannabis official Toi Hutchinson leaves post to head national lobbying group MPP

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Pritzker’s senior adviser for cannabis control, stepped down to become president and CEO of the Marijuana Policy Project , or MPP, which took credit for writing much of the legalization law in Illinois. Hutchinson had been a state senator from Olympia Fields, representing the south suburbs from 2009 to 2019.

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Oregon NORML, In Partnership With The Oregon Justice League, Files “Legalization Justice Act of 2020”

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She generated international headlines when she opened the World Famous Cannabis Cafe in 2009, the nation’s first public-facing cannabis consumption lounge. “I would sum up our policy as ‘do the right thing’ Let’s create legal cannabis policy that acknowledges both science and reality,” Bacca says.