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Positive Cannabis Drug Tests in the Workplace at the Highest in 25 years

Veriheal

They also stated that there has been a steady increase in positive post-accident cannabis tests since 2012, when the first states legalized recreational marijuana. However, from 2012 to 2022, post-accident cannabis positivity rose by 204.2%. Based on the report, 7.3% The positivity for cannabis in the U.S. in 2021 and 4.3% in 2022).

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61 Tons of Medical Marijuana Consumed in Arizona Last Year

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Voters in Arizona approved the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA) in 2010, taking rank as the 14th state to enact the legalization of medical cannabis. tons of marijuana edibles were sold in 2018 alone, which is the same amount as all of the medical cannabis products combined that were consumed by patients in the entire year of 2012.

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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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Police Solve More Violent Crimes Post-Cannabis Legalization, New Research Reveals

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According to the 2018 study, policy changes regarding cannabis were connected to a reduction in “rapes and property crimes on the Washington side of the border…relative to the pre-legalization years 2010-2012.”

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The U.S. Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Cannabis Case

Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

Alpenglow Botanicals, LLC (“Alpenglow”) is a medical marijuana business, which operates legally in the state of Colorado. ” Section 280E disallows business deductions and credits for businesses engaging in trafficking of a Schedule I or II controlled substances.

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UK – London: Met police commander who wrote force’s drugs strategy faces sack for ‘taking cannabis, LSD and magic mushrooms’

Cannabis Law Report

The document, titled Dealing with the impact of drugs on communities, set out plans to raise ‘awareness of the dangers of drug misuse’ Bennett also presided over 74 misconduct hearings, involving 90 officers, between June 2010 and February 2012, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request lodged in 2021.

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Are Cannabis Users 22% More Likely to Need Emergency Care?

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The population-based cohort study used data from the Ontario portion of the 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 Canada Community Health Survey (CCHS). The population included residents of Ontario, Canada, between the ages of 12 and 65.