Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Beyond Pesticides , October 8, 2019) As medicinal and recreational marijuana continue to be legalized in a growing number of states, concerns about the safety of the burgeoning industry—how the substance is grown, harvested, processed, distributed, sold, and used—have emerged. Congress should intervene to protect public health and safety.

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TheAnswerPage

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

A 2017 federally commissioned report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) recognized several conditions that have substantial and/or conclusive evidence-based data to support Cannabis’ efficacy. In addition to the THC potency of modern cultivars, one terpene of particular interest is myrcene.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Since its passing in 2016, Prop 64 has earmarked its entire cannabis industry tax revenue, minus regulatory costs, to supporting public health, repairing the environment, and bettering public safety. 20 percent to public safety initiatives. million in grants to support public health and safety initiatives.

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Safeguarding safety and public health through advertising restrictions, stringent quality control, harm reduction options, and public education. percent in 2016. In the rest of the state in 2017 (outside of NYC and the main Upstate cities), black people were 11.2 times more likely to be arrested while Latino people were 5.2

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2022

To mitigate safety risks, FDA implemented a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) with elements to assure safe use (ETASU) whereby patients self-administer the spray in their healthcare provider’s office under medical supervision. 2] David E. Nichols, Psychedelics , 68 Pharmacological Rev. 264, 266 (Apr. 4] Jennifer M. 14] Id.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 30, 2021

In my review of that book for Leafly , I charged Berenson with being a fundamentally dishonest writer, willing to purposefully and consistently distort data and provide false witness so long as it bolsters his central claim that cannabis is incredibly dangerous. So if you’re asking me where to turn for the hard data, I’d say start here.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

Safety data is limited, and testing for CRC contamination is missing—even in legalization states. Pinho first heard of the method in 2016. The research and safety data on CRC tech products certainly remains thin. Some claim it’s safe, and just another way to purify low-grade cannabis oil. What is CRC tech?

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 6, 2021

Public safety at issue. Proponents of these THC caps—who are often the same politicians who stood against legalization and lost—contend that limiting THC levels will increase public safety. That said, there exists little data substantiating fears that these products pose any sort of unique health threat. Florida State Sen.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

SHORT ANSWER: In November 2016, the Florida Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative (known as Amendment 2 ) legalized medical marijuana treatment in Florida. In March, 2016, State Bill 307 expanded access to full-strength medical marijuana to terminally ill patients who were determined by two doctors to have less than a year to live.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2019

With it, the national research and policy landscape is rapidly changing as well. Florida has existing integrated quality and safety control components due to the regulation that all Florida cannabis products are Phylos Certified. Medical cannabis research and development is indeed warranted.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 19, 2021

Massachusetts legalized hemp in 2016—the same year it legalized adult-use cannabis—but hemp production in the state didn’t start until 2018, according to telegram.com. SEE MORE: 2020 Hemp Cultivation Data By State. “We’re in a legal [cannabis] state that’s about to drop the ball on hemp—the most benign form of the cannabis plant.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

was published in the Journal of Safety Research and made available online on May 18. Journal of Safety Research. The objective of the current study was to assess the ease of access to marijuana by underage patrons at recreational marijuana outlets in California, where recreational marijuana was legalized in 2016.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Since 2014, when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. Oregon voters approved an initiative regulating marijuana for adult use in November 2014, and the state’s first adult-use stores opened in October 2016.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

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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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Alison Felix , Senior Policy Advisor , Sam Chapman , Associate Economist , and Jordan Bass , Research Associate. v This coincided with changes in enforcement policy from the U.S. Medical sales peaked toward the end of 2016, while recreational sales continued to rise. Department of Justice (DOJ).

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Testing for Safety: Are Impurities a Problem? Testing for Safety: Are Impurities a Problem? At present, with almost no regulation over the industry, there is a definite risk of what chemist and hemp safety expert Dr. Matthew Curran describes to Refinery29 as “kitchen chemistry.” Table of Contents. Executive Summary.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 19, 2021

The document in question was a 2020 safety study of the vape cartridge additive phytol. The data contained in that report has rocked the cannabis vaping world. The data was far worse than he imagined. Phytol, according to the data in the study, appeared unsafe to inhale. Its contents floored him. What is phytol?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 20, 2019

Unknown price and demand, lack of historical data leave planners with limited information. Although consumption of or participation in these “sins” can change dramatically, analysts at least have historical data from across the nation to guide forecasts. Source: [link]. SFH_Forecast_Hazy_for_State_Marijuana_Revenue_Updated.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 8, 2022

The FDA formally decided to open the door to psychedelic research in human participants, and later accepted MAPS’ Phase 1 MDMA safety and tolerance study protocol. MAPS completed the first Phase 1 safety study with MDMA and resumed working on a protocol for anxiety associated with cancer. Rick Doblin, Ph.D.,

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

As the top executive at Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, he has become known for his activism around a range of issues, especially fair trade, sustainable agriculture, animal rights, and drug policy reform. Amanda Feilding, Countess of Wemyss and March is an English drug policy reformer, lobbyist and research coordinator. Andrew Yang.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

Both paths are complex processes in which scientific, medical, policy and political forces have influence. There are other avenues Congress can take besides rescheduling marijuana to ameliorate the seeming breakdown in federalism brought about by federal marijuana policy. It was not a policy priority of the Obama administration.

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2019

Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump have voiced support for state governments deciding their own policies. It’s understandable lawmakers want reliable data before making a decision. The good news for Kentucky legislators is the data already i s available. We can all agree on objective scientific data.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Joe Biden first made his mark as a committed Drug Warrior in the 1980s, but lately there have been encouraging signs that his administration will pursue a far more public-health-based approach to drug policy. Judges and drug court advocates skew the data. How to Use Cannabis to Reduce Opioid Dependence. David Bienenstock.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

To be fair, Democrats didn’t mention weed legalization on their party’s official platform until 2016.). Now, in 2015 — like in many other states throughout the country — we saw some fresh faces in the marijuana policy conversation. This is now a public policy that NORML uses as its standard.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This has led some pot companies to deal strictly in cash, which is a growth inhibitor and a safety concern. banks — Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) , Wells Fargo , JPMorgan Chase , and Citigroup — between June 2015 and September 2016. Here’s the piece.

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