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Research Finds That Legalized Cannabis Does Not Increase Youth Use

Veriheal

A federally funded study on the effects of adult-use legalization looked at data on middle schoolers in New Mexico and Nevada between 2017 and 2019. percent in 2017 to 13.3 percent in 2019. However, new research has found that this may not necessarily be the case. Similarly, past 30-day use rose from 6.3 percent to 8.9

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Recreational Cannabis Legalization Sparks Increase in Consumption, Study Reveals

Veriheal

Does recreational cannabis legalization contribute to a spike in consumption? On the other hand, Martins and her team of researchers claim that legalization did not contribute to a rise in frequent cannabis consumption among the aforementioned groups since the year 2017. As of October 2021, 18 U.S. states and Washington, D.C.

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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

NORML

Preliminary data*, released on request from the Pennsylvania State Police Uniform Crime Reporting System, reveals that overall arrests for marijuana possession showed a decline in 2019. The new data shows 19,990 adults arrested for the same offense in 2019. Chris Goldstein, a writer and regional organizer for NORML, has gathered Pa.

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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

Marijuana policies in the United States have become more permissive, motivating research on demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use. Marijuana policies in the United States (U.S.) Introduction.

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Oregon Cannabis: 2019 Legislative Forecast and Report

Canna Law Blog

At this point, over a month into the 2019 session, a preponderance of legislators appear vaguely inclined to “let it ride” and drop the big ideas when it comes to cannabis. Following the 2017 session, however, the Joint Committee was dissolved, on the inclination that Salem would start treating cannabis more like a standard policy issue.

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Is weed legal in Sweden?

The Cannigma

Recreational marijuana is illegal in Sweden, where strict, even “ repressive ” drug policies belie the country’s progressive image. In addition, Sweden has some of the strictest policies regarding CBD. In 2017, the country’s Supreme Court ruled that growing medical marijuana is a minor drug offense.

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For The First Time, The NFL Will Not Test Players For Cannabis Use During Offseason

SpeedWeed

It is a new era in the NFL—or more specifically, a new collective bargaining agreement that was negotiated last year and that established a new drug policy for the league. . The new policy officially took effect on Monday—yes, 4/20. We don’t see the NFL trying to control players’ alcohol consumption or tobacco consumption. “We

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