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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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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. Drivers in states that legalized medical marijuana self-reported driving after marijuana use slightly more than drivers in states where both medical and recreational were illegal. Study sample.

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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

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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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

Cannabis Law Report

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) opposes the recreational use of marijuana. However, the AAFP supports decriminalization of possession of marijuana for personal use. The AAFP also recognizes that several states have passed laws approving limited recreational use and/or possession of marijuana. In the Exam Room.

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Report: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City -“Is the Colorado Marijuana Industry Showing Signs of Maturation?”

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 31, 2019 | This issue of the Rocky Mountain Economist provides an update on the economic impacts of the marijuana industry in Colorado and evaluates signs of maturation within this industry nearly six years after the first recreational marijuana storefronts opened. The State of the Cannabis Industry in the Nation.

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Meritas Law Firms Worldwide Article: Global Cannabis Industry: The Essential Primer

Cannabis Law Report

As more countries legalize or decriminalize the cultivation, manufacture, sale, and use of cannabis, companies across a variety of industries are looking for opportunities to capitalize on this emerging market. Colorado has legalized both recreational and medical use of cannabis. how the segments are defined (e.g.,

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