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California Awards $12 Million In Local Cannabis Equity Grants To Repair Drug War Harms

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California’s path to cannabis social equity: from arrests to advocacy Data from the California Department of Justice reveals that nearly half a million individuals were arrested on cannabis charges in the state between 2006 and 2015.

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Biden’s Rescheduling Plan, Canada’s Peyote Plant, & MMJ’s Health Insurance Impact

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While there is no debate that the move is a positive step towards Biden’s promise of decriminalizing cannabis use — advocates say he is not going far enough. Additionally, rescheduling would mean that millions of individuals living in states without legalization would still have no way of accessing the medicine they need.

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New American Medical Association Study Shows Cannabis Legalization Not Linked to Increased Psychosis

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However, a 2023 study debunks many myths about the potential dangers of legalizing cannabis. This groundbreaking research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry (JAMA), challenges previous claims that marijuana legalization increases psychosis and other mental health issues. 1, 2003, to Dec.

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Article: THE TRUTH ABOUT MARIJUANA AND THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM

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The Truth About Marijuana and the Criminal Legal System. Over here at The Appeal, we’re celebrating by tackling some popular myths about marijuana and the criminal legal system. Using data from 2018, the authors estimated that approximately 39 out of every 100 drug arrests that year were for mere possession of marijuana.

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Where Does Joe Biden Stand on Marijuana?

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In a field of Democratic presidential hopefuls that have come out in favor of major overhauls of marijuana legislation, and in many cases full legalization, Joe Biden remains somewhat of an outlier. He has drawn criticisms for his historic stance on the issue, and for his somewhat tepid support for broad legal reforms. Looking To 2020.

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US Conference of Mayors: 89th Annual Meeting Federal Cannabis Regulation Discussion & Resolutions

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WHEREAS, in 2018, despite decriminalization and legalization efforts in individual states, cannabis arrests accounted for over 40 percent of drug arrests in the United States and more arrests than all violent crimes combined according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations; and. Mayors Across The U.S.

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Czech Republic – Medical Insurance: Medical cannabis could be 90 percent covered by insurance companies in the Czech Republic if bill goes through

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But the draft law will also introduce an obligation for doctors to share patient data concerning people using prescribed marijuana. Patients will have the right to stop doctors from entering the data in the drug database. Health Minister Adam Vojtech (ANO) disagreed with this. Last year, there were 447 patients and 4.8