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Report: Federal Marijuana Legalization Would Create $86 Billion in New Tax Revenue by 2025

The Joint Blog

tax firm CohnReznick, were presented during a briefing hosted by New Frontier Data in collaboration with The Liaison Group, a federal advocacy group working with federal lawmakers towards a safe and thriving cannabis economy. These consumers collectively spend approximately $356 billion each year on cannabis across legal and illicit markets.

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This Week On The Karma Koala Podcast (49) The Honorable Robert J. Torres, Jr. Supreme Court Justice Guam, Marlo Nicole, Arundati Dandapani & George Smitherman of the Cannabis Council of Canada

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CRIC represents the highest standards, ethics and best practices; provides effective promotion and advocacy of the industry; serves as a source of information and thought leadership; and is a forum for collective industry action. Torres, Jr.

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Cannabis Freedom Alliance Publish Their Inaugural Monthly Newsletter

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A new report from the Marijuana Policy Project shows that states have collected $7.9 billion in total tax revenue from marijuana since 2014 and $2.7 The House Appropriations Committee has approved a report which recommends that admitting to past marijuana use should not automatically disqualify people from federal employment. .

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Nebraska Advocacy Group Working on Two Petitions for Medical Cannabis

SpeedWeed

The advocacy group called Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana held a brief campaign update on August 4 on Facebook asking for volunteers to contribute their time, money or talents to the cause. . In 2020, they collected 196,000 signatures for the single initiative, with 123,000 collected during the month of June alone. “We

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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

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An alternative approach to study relationships between marijuana policies and driving after marijuana use is to use surveys that collect information on self-reported behaviors and attitudes. US traffic fatalities, 1985–2014, and their relationship to medical Marijuana Laws. JAMA Inter Med. 2020;54:69. Google Scholar. Lancet Psychiatry.

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A Hidden Origin Story of the CBD Craze

SMPL

Geoffrey Guy to develop plant-derived cannabis medicines; GW Pharmaceuticals licensed varietals bred from Mr. Watson and Mr. Clarke’s collection of cannabis and got to work. Mr. Gardner, the writer whose CBD advocacy eventually inspired the 2011 summit at Ms. But the research wasn’t enough. They saw the winds were shifting.”.

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Cannabis Sustainability: Hemp Perspectives

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On the topic of sustainability, Florida also currently lacks a dedicated patient or clinic “cannabis collection” station for used cannabis products; an integrated program for safe disposal here in Florida must be addressed, by the Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee or other dedicated state body. . million tons in 2014.

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