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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)

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Additionally, cannabis is not decriminalized. Another cannabis measure in 2010 failed by an even greater majority of 63 percent voters opposed. Since 2010, a cannabis initiative has not since appeared on the South Dakota ballot, making the measures on this upcoming ballot the first two to be voted on by the public in a decade.

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

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stakeholders as recreational. Council passed a bill in 2010 that legalized medical cannabis , and the law went into effect on Jan. ’s city council approved a decriminalization bill that reduced the penalties for cannabis possession for all residents. .’s The Washington D.C. Then, in March 2014, D.C.’s

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Using Marijuana Tax Revenue to Promote Racial Justice

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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. During a recent press conference , California Governor Newsom highlighted California’s legalizing recreational marijuana as a “civil rights” issue.

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

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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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Jack Herer Seeds, Types and Their Legendary History – Higher Mentality

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Jack Herer seeds are feminized and auto cannabis seeds named after the well-known and respected industrial hemp legalization advocate, Jack Herer (1939-2010). He was an American cannabis rights activist and author whose books are frequently cited in the efforts to legalize and decriminalize marijuana.

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