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

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The study, which was analyzed by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) , discovered that police were solving more violent crimes in states where cannabis has been legalized. Just like the efforts of the new study, the 2018 study assessed the crime clearance rates in Colorado and Washington.

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Vice Article Says Even Conservative Australia Has Had Enough Of Cannabis Criminalization

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Yet…… The survey’s results suggest a community sentiment at odds with the law and order fanfare sold to the nation in parliament. . There, those who think cannabis should be legalised make up 40 percent of those surveyed in the electorate, nearly double the cohort who felt that way in 2010. . Read the full article.

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South Dakota Cannabis Legalization Guide (Constitutional Amendment A and Measure 26)

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Leading up to the November 3 elections, Canna Law Blog has published a series of posts centered on each of these state ballot initiatives, and the current laws surrounding cannabis in each state. What are the current laws surrounding cannabis in South Dakota? Additionally, cannabis is not decriminalized.

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Malta: Prison over 0.02 grams of cannabis, and a 20-year wait for justice to be served

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Camenzuli’s filing of an admission of guilty in the first sitting in 2006, meant he was handed the minimum sentence under law in force at the time: six months in prison and a Lm200 (€465) fine. The judge also noted that the law gave no definition of cultivation.

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District of Columbia Provides Employment Protections to Cannabis Users

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The District of Columbia legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2010 and began to permit individuals to use the drug recreationally in 2015. The bill must go through a congressional review period before becoming law. Last month, on July 13, 2022, Washington, D.C. About the Act.

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New Denver Marijuana Ordinances – Major Changes for License Holders

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When House Bill 19-1234 and House Bill 19-1230 were signed into law on May 29, 2019, allowing for marijuana delivery and marijuana hospitality licenses, no one thought it would take two years to implement. Ordinance Repealing the Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program. Ordinance Repealing the Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program.

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South Africa: Chairman Of National Tax Committee Says Govt Fails On All Fronts When It Comes To Cannabis

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Unfortunately, the government has so far failed to exploit a massive, untapped market for recreational cannabis consumption, both locally and globally, Retief said. This excludes tax on industrial hemp, which the state legalised in 2010. Retief cites the success of Colorado in the USA. billion at the state level alone.