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

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” Never in modern history has there existed greater public support for ending the nation’s nearly century-long experiment with marijuana prohibition. 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.

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Surgeon General’s Advisory Highlights Need for Further Cannabis Regulation, Not Criminalization

NORML

In fact, it is precisely because marijuana use may pose potential risks to certain consumers — for example, adolescents or people with a family history of psychiatric illness — that NORML believes that lawmakers should regulate it accordingly. percent to 12.5

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Weekly Cannabis Roundup November 5

Veriheal

New York’s rec market is slowly but surely rolling out, a peer-reviewed study linked state cannabis prohibition to high race-based arrests, and an analysis of thousands of Army records revealed that recruits with a history of cannabis use are just as likely as their peers to excel. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews.

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The Changing Landscape of Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What Patients Should Know

Canna Care Docs

The Changing Landscape of Me dical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What Patients Should Know The Massachusetts medical marijuana program has been a cornerstone of cannabis access since its inception in 2012. Approximately 94 medical dispensaries remain statewide, compared to over 350 recreational. Support from policymakers is crucial as well.

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

Cannabis Law Report

From the systemic history of racism in the United States, African Americans exclusion from economic opportunities leads to maximizing profits for the White elite (Hirschman, 2019). Data were analyzed based on the central question, and three themes emerged. Central Research Question. Refer Madness [Motion Picture]. Hirschman, D.,

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Colorado Releases Report on Impact of Cannabis Legalization

SpeedWeed

The report, released this month, provides a wide array of data points detailing how legalization has affected law enforcement and marijuana use among Colorado residents. The report pulled data from the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey?—based This compares to increases in eating/drinking (35.2 percent in 2016 to 43.0 percent in 2016 to 32.0

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GROWING PAINS PT. 1 EMERGING PATTERNS IN THE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA MARKETPLACE

Cannabis Law Report

This movement was, of course, spurred by Colorado voters’ watershed passage of Amendment 64 back in 2012. . We have enough data now to analyze it and draw the right conclusions. Forbes recently reported that eighteen states could join that number, totalling 30 by the end of this year.