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

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Many cannabis advocates have pointed to cannabis decriminalization and legalization as a means of freeing up resources for handling more serious, violent crimes. Most of us do not realize how many resources are dedicated to dealing with cannabis-related crime in the U.S., but it is said to include a cost of over $3.6 billion annually.

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

Canna Law Blog

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

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Thirty-eight states have legalized cannabis for medical use, while 19 states permit adult recreational use. Census figures (2002-2009) as well as American Community Survey totals (2010–2017). The results of this study do not support the argument that decriminalization will lead to an increase in psychosis.

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Using Marijuana Tax Revenue to Promote Racial Justice

Canna Law Blog

In other words, marijuana tax revenue was funding the very institution that has disproportionately targeted communities of color, particularly Black and Brown men, in enforcement of marijuana laws. Since the 1970s, enforcement of marijuana possession laws has been carried out with staggering racial bias.

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Washington D.C.’s Cannabis Gifting Culture Narrowly Escapes Demise

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The cannabis gifting culture that developed in the city as a result of cannabis laws rife with ambiguity was recently threatened with new legislation, but a last-minute change to the bill preserved the popular practice. stakeholders as recreational. Washington D.C., Because D.C.—which Residents of Washington D.C. The Washington D.C.

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Report: A War on Us: How Much New Jersey Spends Enforcing the War on Drugs

Cannabis Law Report

Billion to Enforce the Drug War (2010-2019). Despite this investment, nearly 20,000 New Jerseyans died of a drug-related overdose between 2010 and 2019. times greater than it had been in 2010; for Black residents, this rate was 3.6 times greater than it had been in 2010; for Black residents, this rate was 3.6

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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

We tabulated responses to questions about driving after marijuana use from the Traffic Safety Culture Index based on demographic factors, recreational and medical marijuana policies, and per-se marijuana laws. Support for per-se laws was higher among those in states that legalized recreational marijuana and in states with per-se laws.

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