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Weekly Cannabis Roundup November 5

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Kathy Hochul in September—are currently working on building policies for the newly legal adult-use cannabis market , which Wright says should be ready in about 18 months. The board members—who were just appointed by Gov.

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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

Marijuana policies in the United States have become more permissive, motivating research on demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use. Marijuana policies in the United States (U.S.) Introduction.

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UK: Recorded drug offences up a staggering 19% in England and Wales from 2019/20 – 2020/21

Cannabis Law Report

ByLine Times reports on the internal war in the UK Labour party about how to manage the “drugs issue” and cannabis specifically after Mayor of London’s announcement he wishes to decriminalize possession. increase, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiled in a new parliamentary report.

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

Cannabis Law Report

Alison Felix , Senior Policy Advisor , Sam Chapman , Associate Economist , and Jordan Bass , Research Associate. v This coincided with changes in enforcement policy from the U.S. Omitting possession offenses, marijuana-related crime has increased slightly from 1,416 offenses in 2012 to 1,582 in 2017. 2010, May 28).

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Drastic Increase in Scientific Research on Medicinal Cannabis

Sensi Seeds

Much remains to be done if the progress made is to be secured, but it is clear that changes are taking place in the global debate on drug policy , especially with regard to cannabis. Today, there is an enormous quantity and varied quality of scientific data, and this study is a fundamental tool that optimizes the way we access it.

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Beware, Bad Boy Bloomberg, No Fan Of Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

From 2002 to 2012, the NYPD made about 440,000 arrests for cannabis possession alone, collectively spending about one million hours processing those cases, according to a report from the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA). The group also highlighted consistent racial disparities in cannabis arrests in the city.

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Q&A with Dr. Carl Hart: The future of drugs in America

SpeedWeed

Many cities have decriminalized psychedelics, and the state of Oregon has decriminalized all drugs and is currently setting up a framework for administering psilocybin in a clinical setting. They had all of this data, and the Supreme Court basically said, ‘Well, we can’t have too much justice.’ Their drug policies are good.