NORML

MAY 9, 2019

According to the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report , police made 659,700 arrests for marijuana-related violations in 2017. That total is more than 21 percent higher than the total number of persons arrests for the commission of violent crimes (518,617) in 2017. Thirty-three states, Washington, D.C. and the U.S.

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NORML

JULY 16, 2019

This total represents as 17 percent decline from the agency’s 2017 totals and a 66 percent decline since 2016. million in 2017 to 1.4 However, while the total number of DEA-seized plants fell in 2018, seizures of indoor cannabis plants nearly doubled – rising from 304,000 plants in 2017 to just under 600,000 in 2018.

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NORML

MAY 28, 2020

” Their finding is consistent with that of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine which conducted its own literature review in 2017 and concluded , “There is no or insufficient evidence to support … a statistical association between cannabis use and … occupational accidents or injuries.”

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The results of a 2017 nationwide Gallup poll similarly found majority support among all three groups. Specifically, a 2017 report estimates that over 149,000 Americans are now working full-time in the cannabis industry. The percentage is the highest level of support for legalization ever reported in a nationwide, scientific poll.

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Americans for Safe Access

JUNE 6, 2019

In July 2017, four medical cannabis patients joined other advocates in filing a lawsuit against the federal government in the U.S. District Court for the Second District of New York. The plaintiffs in the case (originally Washington v. Sessions , now Washington v.

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NORML

MARCH 13, 2020

” State lawmakers in 2017 enacted legislation permitting those with low-level marijuana conviction to petition the courts for an expungement. This legislation will help tens-of-thousands to move on with their lives and signal to law enforcement that we are changing the way to relate to marijuana consumers in Maryland.”

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Americans for Safe Access

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The report reviews existing laws and regulations and laws passed in between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017, giving states letter grades from “A” to “F.” Unlike previous versions of this report, states are urged to begin to use medical cannabis as a tool to fight the opioid crisis in the areas of improvement section.

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NORML

MAY 26, 2020

A 2017 literature review by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine concluded , “There is conclusive or substantial evidence that cannabis or cannabinoids are effective for the treatment of chronic pain in adults.”

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NORML

MAY 20, 2020

A pair of researchers from Temple University assessed annual drug treatments admissions among youth for the years 2008 to 2017. The enactment of adult-use cannabis legalization laws is not associated with an increase in marijuana-related youth drug treatment admissions, according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

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Americans for Safe Access

OCTOBER 17, 2017

On October 15, 2017, the Washington Post and 60 Minutes released a scathing report on the pharmaceutical industry’s influence of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

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NORML

MAY 7, 2020

” Their findings are similar to those reported in 2017 by The Marshall Project and the Center for Investigative Reporting. Authors concluded , “We find that legalization reduced both search rates and misdemeanor rates for drug offenses for white, black, and Hispanic drivers – though a gap in search thresholds persists.”

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NORML

APRIL 4, 2019

General information regarding cannabis reform: According to the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report , police made 659,700 arrests for marijuana-related violations in 2017. That total is more than 21 percent higher than the total number of persons arrests for the commission of violent crimes (518,617) in 2017. and the U.S.

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NORML

MARCH 25, 2019

.” According to the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report , police made 659,700 arrests for marijuana-related violations in 2017. That total is more than 21 percent higher than the total number of persons arrests for the commission of violent crimes (518,617) in 2017. Thirty-three states, Washington, D.C. and the U.S.

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NORML

JUNE 14, 2019

In the 114th Congress, majorities in both the US House and Senate voted to include similar language as part of the Fiscal Year 2017 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. You can send a message to your lawmakers in support of the Veterans Equal Access Act by clicking here.

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Project CBD

MAY 18, 2023

But a follow-up study conducted by Italian researchers in 2017 failed to find CBG or its acidic precursor in H. Bohlmann and Hoffman asserted that the plant’s tops — both leaves and flowers — produce cannabis-specific compounds. umbraculigerum flowers. Cannabigerol-ähnliche verbindungen aus Helichrysum umbraculigerum. Phytochemistry.

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NORML

JANUARY 24, 2019

” According to nationwide survey data conducted by The American Legion in 2017, 39 percent of respondents affirmed that they “know a veteran” who is using the plant medicinally. Furthermore, twenty-two percent of respondents said they themselves “use cannabis to treat a mental or physical condition.”

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

That is why in 2017 I introduced the first-ever bipartisan bill that would end the federal prohibition of marijuana by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act. Our archaic and outdated marijuana laws are turning everyday Americans into criminals. Our outdated marijuana laws also target communities of color.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A team of investigators from Canada and the United States assessed drug use trends in chronic pain patients over a multi-year period (June 1, 2014 to December 1, 2017). Authors reported “an independent negative association between frequent cannabis use and frequent illicit opioid use.”

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2019

In the 114th Congress, majorities in both the US House and Senate voted to include similar language as part of the Fiscal Year 2017 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. .” Click here to send a message to your lawmakers in support of the Veterans Equal Access Act.

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NORML

APRIL 12, 2019

From 2017 to 2019, cities where recreational marijuana is legal saw home values increase $6,337 more than cities where marijuana is illegal” after controlling for potential confounders.

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Project CBD

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

From her perspective, it’s all interconnected: chronic pain adversely impacts how the brain functions, causing maladaptive changes in the central nervous system and weakening synaptic circuitry between brain regions — and these changes often lead to depression, according to a 2017 study published in the journal Neural Plasticity.

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2020

Pennsylvania began offering registration for the medical cannabis program in 2017. The largest cities followed suit such as Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Erie and York. Most recently, in January, Norristown joined the list.

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Leafly

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The justices rejected a 2017 lawsuit aimed at overturning the baseless Schedule I classification of cannabis. The post Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to marijuana’s Schedule I status appeared first on Leafly.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

” In 2017, Goodell said that he believed marijuana to be both addictive and unhealthy. When asked about the likelihood of the league changing its policies on the use of medical marijuana, Goodell answered, “We rely on our medical advisors to give us advice.

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NORML

APRIL 11, 2019

New York City police made over 78,000 marijuana possession arrests between the years 2014 and 2017. A resolution (Res. 641) calling on the New York City officials to expunge the records of all city misdemeanor marijuana convictions is pending.

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NORML

APRIL 15, 2019

” A separate study published in 2017 reported that U-Miss samples contain far lower levels of both THC and CBD than do commercially available cannabis. A majority of commercially available drug-type cannabis was genetically very distinct from NIDA samples.

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Project CBD

MAY 3, 2023

Cannabichromene Induces Neuronal Differentiation in NSC-34 Cells: Insights from Transcriptomic Analysis. Life (Basel). 2023 Mar 9;13(3):742. doi: 10.3390/life13030742. PMID: 36983897; PMCID: PMC10051538. B., & Marcu, J. Cannabis Pharmacology: The Usual Suspects and a Few Promising Leads.

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NORML

JULY 15, 2019

State lawmakers decriminalized low-level marijuana possession offenses in 2017. If the prosecuting attorney does not object to the request within ten days, the petition will be granted. The new law takes effect on January 1, 2020.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

A 2017 review of over 10,000 studies by the National Academy of Sciences concluded , “There is conclusive or substantial evidence that cannabis and cannabinoids are effective for the treatment for chronic pain in adults.” .” You can read NORML’s Fact Sheet on Marijuana and Veterans Issues HERE.

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

The results of a 2017 nationwide Gallup poll similarly found majority support among all three groups. The percentage is the highest level of support for legalization ever reported in a nationwide, scientific poll. Majorities of Democrats (77 percent), Independents (62 percent), and Republicans (57 percent) back legalization.

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Project CBD

JUNE 7, 2023

2017, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0186702 Marijuana use is inversely associated with liver steatosis detected by transient elastography in the general United States population in NHANES 2017-2018: A cross-sectional study.” “Inverse association of marijuana use with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among adults in the United States.”

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Cannabis Chronicles

JANUARY 30, 2019

In the article — “Is Marijuana as Safe as We Think?” — writer Malcolm Gladwell focused on a 2017 report by the National Academy of Medicine that examined the scientific evidence of the health effects and therapeutic purposes of cannabis and cannabinoids. In 2017, for example, Washington had 304.5

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NORML

MAY 12, 2020

When those very medications led to liver failure in 2017, triggering chronic pain and other MS symptoms, she was forced to retire from teaching. A friend suggested Tamara try CBD oil for her pain, and it gave her relief like nothing else had.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 2, 2021

I founded Grow in 2017, having left JP Morgan to become a socially conscious entrepreneur. Is he being altruistic? Or is it about market share? Only time will tell. How and when did the business start?

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Cannabis Cheri

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This post was originally published in 2017. The sooner our country gets over its depraved, disabling and debilitating reefer madness mentality, the sooner cannabis will once again, without damaging our lungs, improve our nation’s health by reducing our need for prescription pharmaceuticals and providing a viable alternative to alcohol.

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NORML

MARCH 19, 2019

The results of a 2017 nationwide Gallup poll similarly found majority support among all three groups. The percentage is the highest level of support for legalization ever reported in a nationwide, scientific poll. Majorities of Democrats (77 percent), Independents (62 percent), and Republicans (57 percent) back legalization.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In 2017, then nominee for Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin was asked about these financial hurdles. Mnuchin stated , “I will work with Congress and the President to determine which provisions of the current tax code should be retained, revised or eliminated to ensure that all individuals and businesses compete on a level playing field.”

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