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Federal vs. State Approaches to Cannabis: Recent DEA Data Shows Increase In Enforcement While States Move Toward Decriminalization and Legalization

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According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5 One might think that the recent uptick in the legalization of recreational marijuana usage would correlate with a decline in the arrests and seizures related to the leafy-green.

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Federal vs. State Approaches to Cannabis: Recent DEA Data Shows Increase In Enforcement While States Move Toward Decriminalization and Legalization

Cannabis Law Report

According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5 One might think that the recent uptick in the legalization of recreational marijuana usage would correlate with a decline in the arrests and seizures related to the leafy-green.

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Federal vs. State Approaches to Cannabis: Recent DEA Data Shows Increase In Enforcement While States Move Toward Decriminalization and Legalization

Cannabis Law Report

According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5 One might think that the recent uptick in the legalization of recreational marijuana usage would correlate with a decline in the arrests and seizures related to the leafy-green.

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US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: “Crash rates jump in wake of marijuana legalization, new studies show”

Cannabis Law Report

Crash rates spiked with the legalization of recreational marijuana use and retail sales in California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and another by the affiliated Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) show. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

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Marijuana Legalization in NY & Driving: Response to NYS Association of Police Chiefs from Roc NORML

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The New York State Association of Police said traffic safety is a major concern, citing an increase in vehicle-related fatalities by 62 percent in Colorado the first year cannabis was legalized in the state. Adult-use passes by ballot. Adult use-sales go into effect.

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Recreational Marijuana: Impact on Traffic Deaths

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Luckily, states such as Colorado, Washington, and California have had marijuana laws in place long enough for researchers to collect data and better understand the effects of legalization on behaviors such as driving under the influence. Their results may assuage some of these concerns. FACTORS INFLUENCING RESULTS. INADEQUATE TESTING.

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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

The Traffic Safety Culture Index is an annual survey with national scope and multiple measures relevant to driving after marijuana use. Because THC presence is an imperfect proxy for impairment [ 10 ], driving data may be limited in clarifying what traffic safety risks, if any, are associated with permissive marijuana policies.

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