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Gallup Poll: Record-Breaking 68% of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana

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According to Gallup, the latest data are from Sept. 15 poll, conducted before the election that saw marijuana legalization proposals on the ballot in several states. Voters in all of these states — Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota — authorized the legal use of recreational marijuana in the Nov.

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New Study Says. Not One California Dispensary Caught Selling to Minors

Cannabis Law Report

Instead, adult-use dispensaries in the state are proving the system works by checking IDs as required by state law. Objective: Since 2012, 19 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the recreational use of marijuana for adults ages 21 and older. 2012, Calabria et al., Add to Mendeley.

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Clark County council votes to lift marijuana ban

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The ordinance applies a 1,000-foot buffer for all cannabis businesses to elementary and secondary schools as well as public playgrounds as required by state law. During Tuesday’s hearing, opponents of legal cannabis pointed out that Clark County voted against legalization in 2012. Divided county, council.

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CO To Tighten Med Cannabis Rules Starting 1.1.22 – New rules for buyers and sellers were announced this week

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1 following several months of deliberation over how to execute a new state law meant largely to limit young people’s access to and abuse of high-potency THC products. All data collected must be kept confidential. The Denver Post reports. Colorado will impose stricter rules for the purchase of medical marijuana starting Jan.

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Wisconsin Democrats Aim to Decriminalize Marijuana

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Nearly 15,000 adults in Wisconsin were arrested in 2018 for marijuana possession, a 3% increase from 2017, according to data from the state Department of Justice. Data from the Department of Corrections shows that prison admissions for black people were higher than whites for marijuana possession in 2016. ” said Rep.

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US Bid To Ease Cannabis Banking Risks Shows Scale Of Challenge Facing Europe

Cannabis Law Report

“Banking and merchant processing is even difficult, and sometimes impossible, to obtain for federally legal industrial hemp businesses,” Kight told Cannabis Law Report. Most (and perhaps all) national banks refuse as a policy to service hemp businesses.”. Payment processors themselves are also being squeezed by money laundering rules.

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Cannabis Group Weekly Alert – November 2019 #2

Cannabis Law Report

The Chicago, Illinois , Housing Authority sent a notice reminding residents that cannabis use is illegal under federal law and is therefore prohibited in subsidized housing despite the state’s legalization law. The cannabis industry is “scrambling for cash” amid drops in stock prices, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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