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Colorado NORML and Denver NORML Host Citizen Lobby Day to Push for Consumer Protections

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Sixty-six percent of US adults believe that “the use of marijuana should be made legal,” according to national survey data compiled by the Gallup. ” Never in modern history has there existed greater public support for ending the nation’s nearly century-long experiment with marijuana prohibition.

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Marijuana Legalization in NY & Driving: Response to NYS Association of Police Chiefs from Roc NORML

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2 years before medical legalization, the largest number of vehicle-related fatalities in the last 17 years. 1 year prior to legalization. Sales began January 1. Adult-use passes by ballot. Adult use-sales go into effect.

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Major Crime Rates Unaffected by Marijuana Legalization, According to Study

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Researchers chose them because they legalized the drug in 2012, well ahead of their (currently) nine counterparts. Some politicians and advocacy groups have used these data to support their positions for and against legalization.”. Minimal to No Effect”. . The study’s scope was limited to two states – Washington and Colorado.

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CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

Cannabis Law Report

It has also recently began flexing extra-territoriality muscles in regards to data regulation, positioning itself as a world police of consumer data, to the chagrin of Silicon Valley’s luminaries. It has long kicked back against trends emerging from the US in financial and other markets, not least since the 2008 financial crisis.

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

Cannabis Law Report

The collection of data for the final study was through focused interviews with a snowball sample of eight participants who have experienced trying to enter the cannabis industry in Western City, California. Data were analyzed based on the central question, and three themes emerged. Central Research Question. United States: 2nd Stage.

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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

Studies of crash or driving data suggest that, although permissive marijuana policies are associated with higher prevalence of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) presence among drivers [ 1 , 2 ], there is mixed evidence that these policies are associated with motor vehicle crashes [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. never vs. at least once). (2)

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Mongabay Article: Legal and illegal cannabis: A cause for growing environmental concern

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We now have the preliminary data that’s demonstrating native vegetation is sequestering the [cannabis-growing] pesticides into its material at these cultivation sites,” Gabriel explains. A reservoir created to supply water to a trespass growing site in California. BMC Research Notes , 11 , 94. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3206-z. Gabriel, M.