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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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Arizona Court Clears Over 3,600 Cannabis Charges in Clean Sweep

SpeedWeed

Proposition 207 which passed with 60 percent of the vote in favor of legalizing cannabis, also included a 16 percent tax on sales that helps fund community colleges, public safety, public health programs and roads and highways. A similar initiative, Proposition 205, failed to be approved in 2016.

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CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

Cannabis Law Report

London law firm Mackrell Turner Garrett, together with a leading food and trading standards barrister, were instructed by the Cannabis Trades Association UK (CTA) to make representations to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). He lectures widely on EU consumer and trading standards law. Notable cases.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

Medicinal cannabis has been legalised for use for a range of specified medical conditions in Australia since 2016. However, the nature of the government regulations and the subsequent complexity of prescribing, as well as doctors’ safety uncertainties and the stigma of the plant, remain contributing barriers to patient access.

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How to Spot a Fake Vape Cart Before It’s Too Late

Freedom Leaf

Aaron Smith, executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), an advocacy organization working to promote the growth of a responsible and legitimate cannabis industry, believes that the reported illnesses and deaths are a predictable consequence of federal prohibition. And if it tastes terrible, just throw it out. .

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Lighting Up Florida’s Medical Marijuana People: The Medics Series, Part 2

Cannabis Law Report

” For example, after Amendment 2 passed in 2016, cities across Florida quickly set in motion laws to accommodate this market, my home City of Pensacola being no exception. Bureau of Labor Statistics.” ” Almut Winterstein, Ph.D., ” Almut Winterstein, Ph.D.,

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Here?s where the 2020 Presidential Candidates Stand on Cannabis

The Joint Blog

Political pundits believe that the electoral landscape today differs from 2016. Consumption or possession of cannabis in federal lands is banned such as national parks. No one should serve jail time for marijuana consumption. Sanders in Boston, MA on Monday, February 22, 2016. Supporting legalization is not enough.