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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. Sales began January 1. Adult-use passes by ballot. Adult use-sales go into effect.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

She held multiple positions in the Office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom from 2009 to 2010, including Budget Office Policy Assistant, Director of Scheduling and Deputy Board Liaison. Salama was Assistant Branch Chief of the California Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch. Friedland at the U.S.

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New Study: Demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use: an analysis of the 2013–2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index

Cannabis Law Report

The Traffic Safety Culture Index is an annual survey with national scope and multiple measures relevant to driving after marijuana use. Because THC presence is an imperfect proxy for impairment [ 10 ], driving data may be limited in clarifying what traffic safety risks, if any, are associated with permissive marijuana policies.

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Aspergillus: The Most Dangerous Cannabis Pathogen

Medicinal Genomics

Aspergillus contamination is responsible for the only documented cannabis-related deaths, and Aspergillus testing is essential to ensuring consumer safety. The most recent case happened in 2016 and occurred in a cannabis user. Pathology 42(2), 197–200 (2010). What is Aspergillus ? Do all cannabis products pose this risk?

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Using Marijuana Tax Revenue to Promote Racial Justice

Canna Law Blog

According to a 2013 report published by the American Civil Liberties Union (“ ACLU ”), nearly half of all drug arrests made in 2010 were for marijuana possession. Since the 1970s, enforcement of marijuana possession laws has been carried out with staggering racial bias.

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Aspergillus: The Most Dangerous Cannabis Pathogen

Medicinal Genomics

Aspergillus contamination is responsible for the only documented cannabis-related deaths, and Aspergillus testing is essential to ensuring consumer safety. The most recent case happened in 2016 and occurred in a cannabis user. Pathology 42(2), 197–200 (2010). What is Aspergillus ? Do all cannabis products pose this risk?

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Aspergillus: The Most Dangerous Cannabis Pathogen – Staging Version

Medicinal Genomics

Aspergillus contamination is responsible for the only documented cannabis-related deaths, and Aspergillus testing is essential to ensuring consumer safety. The most recent case happened in 2016 and occurred in a cannabis user. Pathology 42(2), 197–200 (2010). What is Aspergillus ? Do all cannabis products pose this risk?