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USA: Testing People for Marijuana Impairment Based on THC Levels is ‘Not Reliable,’ Federally Funded Study Finds

Cannabis Law Report

The amount of THC in a person’s system after consuming marijuana is not an accurate predictor of impairment, a federally funded study has determined. The research, backed by a grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), involved 20 people who either ate or vaporized cannabis with varying levels of THC. April 5, 2021.

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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 ]. Materials and methods. Study sample.

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Cannabis laws in Uruguay

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It became the first country in the world to fully legalize recreational cannabis in 2013, and has a long-standing cultural association with weed. Cannabis cultivation is permitted in Uruguay for personal and collective use. The plant has been used for traditional and medicinal purposes for centuries.

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Ally Biotech Enters Arizona Market

Cannabis Law Report

Established in 2013, Desert Medical Campus is home to a market-leading cannabis soft gel capsule operation that brought the first THC-infused gel caps to dispensary shelves under its Chill Pill Collection. Ally Biotech is already in the final stages of manufacturing raw material for a new Chill Pill in a powder tablet.

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

Cannabis Law Report

In a more current report from Colorado from the Rocky Mountain HIDTA Training and Information Center (2020), it was reported that since recreational marijuana was legalized in 2013, past month youth (ages 12–17) marijuana use decreased 25% yet is 43% higher than the national average, currently ranked 7th in the nation. 2012, Calabria et al.,

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An Illinois Bill Aims to Stop Car Searches Based on Smell

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Illinois legalized medical cannabis back in 2013. billion worth of adult-use cannabis and collected $445.3 Something else Illinois is starting to become known for is cannabis. The state offers both legal medical and adult-use recreational cannabis. Legal recreational sales kicked off in the state on Jan. In 2022 Illinois sold over $1.5

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Ohio Attorney General Delivers Blow to Coalition’s Push for Adult-Use Cannabis

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Belville’s organization is in the process of collecting the 64,946 signatures required to place the Personal Adult Marijuana Decriminalization Act of 2022 (PAMDA) on Idaho’s 2022 ballot. In 2013, we had the Legislature pass a resolution that says marijuana should never be legalized in the state for any purpose,” Belville said.