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Recreational Marijuana: Impact on Traffic Deaths

CannaMD

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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Recreational Marijuana: Effects on Teen Use

CannaMD

2020 was yet another watershed year for cannabis legalization, with more and more states voting to legalize medical and/or recreational marijuana. Yet, data suggests otherwise. And according to that data, there appears to be little to no correlation between cannabis legalization and underage marijuana use on a state-by-state basis.

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Recreational Cannabis Legalization Sparks Increase in Consumption, Study Reveals

Veriheal

Does recreational cannabis legalization contribute to a spike in consumption? To conduct the study, the university researchers pulled and analyzed data from the 2008–2017 National Surveys of Drug Use and Health. As of October 2021, 18 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. Study Analyzed 70,000 Individuals Annually.

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According To DEA Data Do You Know Which State Grows The Most Illegal Cannabis ?

Cannabis Law Report

You might think it’s California,but actually it is …… According to recently published DEA data about illegal grows it is Kentucky, where both recreational and medical marijuana are still illegal. Massachusetts and Wyoming tied for last place with zero cultivated plants seized by the DEA in 2018.

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Attorney General Nominee Commits To Leave State-Legal Marijuana Programs Alone

NORML

His statements came response to questions from Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) — each of whom represent states where marijuana is legally regulated for either medical or recreational purposes. The results of a 2017 nationwide Gallup poll similarly found majority support among all three groups.

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The Marijuana Justice Act Introduced In Both Chambers Of Congress

NORML

Specifically, a 2017 report estimates that over 149,000 Americans are now working full-time in the cannabis industry. According to tax data compiled by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, tax revenues in 2018 derived from state-sanctioned recreational sales surpassed $1 billion – a 57 percent increase over 2017 levels.

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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

We tabulated responses to questions about driving after marijuana use from the Traffic Safety Culture Index based on demographic factors, recreational and medical marijuana policies, and per-se marijuana laws. Support for per-se laws was higher among those in states that legalized recreational marijuana and in states with per-se laws.

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