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Law Offices of Omar Figueroa Open NY Outpost

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The Law Offices of Omar Figueroa , which focuses on cannabis legal services, plans to hang a shingle in New York, considered an emerging market since voters approved adult recreational use last year. Medicinal marijuana became legal there in 2014.

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

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According to Boise State University, between $600 million and $3 billion is being spent on arresting recreational cannabis consumers alone (which doesn’t include charging, investigating, etc.).

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New Jersey Cannabis Legalization Guide (Public Question 1)

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In New Jersey, recreational cannabis is currently illegal. However, medical cannabis was legalized in 2010 when then-Governor Jon Corzine signed the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (CAMMA) into law. Since 2010, however, the laws have loosened surrounding which patients qualify for medical cannabis use.

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New Jersey Recreational Cannabis Sales Begin

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Just a day after worldwide celebrations of cannabis, legal sales of recreational marijuana became for New Jersey residents. On April 21st, 2022, the state opened the doors to recreational cannabis sales within authorized medical dispensaries. On the first day of sales, 12,438 recreational cannabis consumers purchased over $1.9

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Positive Cannabis Drug Tests in the Workplace at the Highest in 25 years

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Currently, 23 states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, including California, Massachusetts, Arizona, and Washington, D.C. They also stated that there has been a steady increase in positive post-accident cannabis tests since 2012, when the first states legalized recreational marijuana. As many states across the U.S.

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Montana: Great Falls couple files suit against marijuana sale ban within city limits

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The suit argues that according to House Bill 701, which addresses recreational marijuana implementation in Montana, counties and cities can put further rules and regulations on marijuana sales. A Great Falls couple filed a lawsuit in district court Monday challenging the ban on cannabis dispensaries within city limits.

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

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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.