CannaMD

JANUARY 6, 2021

When it comes to marijuana legalization, one of the opposition’s main concerns is whether legal access to cannabis will increase the number of drivers who operate a vehicle in an impaired state. But this isn’t the only reason that we should take this early data — and its post-legalization projections — with a grain of salt.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Patients authorized to legally use medical cannabis frequently substitute it in place of benzodiazepines, according to a pair of new studies published this week. According to data compiled by the US Centers for Disease Control, the drug was attributed to over 11,500 overdose deaths in 2017.

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NORML

MAY 20, 2020

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. Additional information is available from the NORML fact-sheet , ‘Marijuana Regulation and Teen Use Rates.”

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

In short the study learns that legalized states tend not to have their roads overcrowded with stoned drivers and cannabis users like alcohol users self police their behaviour. The Traffic Safety Culture Index is an annual survey with national scope and multiple measures relevant to driving after marijuana use. Introduction.

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Veriheal

MARCH 29, 2023

Several studies have been investigating the possibility of psychosis resulting from cannabis use. However, a 2023 study debunks many myths about the potential dangers of legalizing cannabis. In this article, we use science to provide clarity and direction on the truth behind marijuana legalization in an evidence-based landscape.

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CannaMD

MARCH 3, 2021

Law enforcement, policy makers, and public citizens have long debated how recreational marijuana legalization influences crime and public safety. But how does cannabis legalization impact crime in neighboring states? Does it lead to decreased crime thanks to a reduction in the marijuana black market? Researchers Francis D.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Patients suffering from persistent pain conditions who frequently use cannabis are far less likely to use non-prescription opioids, according to longitudinal data published in the journal PLOS One. Authors reported “an independent negative association between frequent cannabis use and frequent illicit opioid use.”

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The Cannigma

JANUARY 31, 2021

A higher geographic concentration of medical and adult-use cannabis dispensaries is associated with lower opioid-related death rates on a county level, according to the finding of a new study. Many physicians and health researchers have pointed to cannabis as an alternative to opioids in chronic pain patients.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

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. million marijuana plants in the state last year. million cannabis plants in 2018, down from 3.38

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CannaMD

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

2020 was yet another watershed year for cannabis legalization, with more and more states voting to legalize medical and/or recreational marijuana. Opponents of the movement, however, allege that legalization will result in increased marijuana use among teenagers. Yet, data suggests otherwise. California. Washington.

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2019

The New York State Association of Police made a statement opposing legalization of cannabis for adult-use in New York, in response to Governor Cuomo’s announcement that he plans to pass legislation April 1st, with the budget, that will legalize cannabis for adult-use in New York. Adult-use passes by ballot.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

While most of the recent media conversation around cannabis and the Super Bowl surrounded the ability for a medical marijuana company’s attempt to air an advertisement, one of the issues raised by various NORML members over the last few weeks has been more focused on the actual well-being of the players themselves.

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CannaMD

MARCH 24, 2021

As marijuana legalization continues to expand across the country, scientists are interested in tracking how legalization influences adolescents. Researchers from Temple University sought to find out how recreational marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado influenced adolescent treatment admissions for cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 26, 2022

In 2022, the landscape of the legal cannabis industry is still as homogenous as ever, and it’s getting worse. A 2017 survey from Marijuana Business Daily found that 81% of American cannabis business owners and founders were white and 10% of cannabis business founders identified as Hispanic/Latino or Black.

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CannaMD

DECEMBER 8, 2020

You might think that cannabis legalization would lead to a significant decrease in marijuana-related arrests, but that hasn’t been the case. Not only did marijuana arrests initially increase as states legalized the plant, but there are still more people arrested for marijuana possession than for all violent crimes combined.

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CannaMD

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Marijuana has long been used for pain in medical traditions around the world. Today, both patient experience and modern scientific research support claims of medical marijuana’s effectiveness for pain management. It is also known that marijuana targets the body’s pain receptors in ways similar to synthetic opioids.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Last week, a LinkedIn post by cannabis economist Beau Whitney caught my eye, because Beau said something pretty amazing. I did my best to confirm Beau’s statement and was reminded of how challenging it has always been to aggregate data in this space. Maybe there really were more licensed hemp acres in 2017 than today.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2020

As legal marijuana markets have matured in Washington, Oregon, California and elsewhere, so too have the kinds of legal disputes involving marijuana businesses. A couple of years later, Vince Sliwoski wrote about valuation in the context of purchasing or investing in a marijuana business, Your Marijuana Business: What’s it Worth ?

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Cannabis Chronicles

APRIL 3, 2019

Marijuana is a gateway drug that’s associated with violent crime. Although Washington voters legalized cannabis in 2012, Clark County passed a ban on recreational cannabis businesses in the unincorporated areas two years later. But Olson questioned what that would add, since it’s illegal for minors to buy or use marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Social equity is a critical component in every cannabis market, new and old. Also missing: hard data about it. First published in 2017, and updated in 2019, the new 2021 Women & Minorities in the Cannabis Industry , is now available for download here. As the cannabis industry expands, more women are getting involved.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Canadian spending on medical cannabis fell to a five-year low in the first half of 2021, according to new data from Statistics Canada, as recreational marijuana reached record sales and more patients arranged to grow their own plants. In Canada, most medical cannabis is sold directly to patients via a licensed producer.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 30, 2021

On July 1st, 2021, new cannabis legalization are going into effect in Connecticut, New Mexico, and Virginia, just a couple days after a recreational cannabis legalization measure went into effect in South Dakota. Nearly half of all Americans now live in states where cannabis is legal for adult use. In Colorado, 78.7%

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MJ Business Attorneys

APRIL 29, 2019

Is cultivating marijuana to blame, or something else? There is no data showing that there are pervasive health or safety issues in the cannabis industry. While unions may provide valuable benefits in these industries, the cannabis industry drastically differs from them. In Colorado, forced unionization is not allowed.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

I’m pretty sure that more ink has been spilled on the Secure and Fair Enforcement Act (“SAFE Banking”), than any other proposed cannabis law. Specifically, SAFE Banking was introduced in 2017 and it passed the House seven times (seven times!) For some chatter on that, check out this Marijuana Moment piece from last Friday.)

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Garvey Schubert Barer - Cannabis Business

JULY 3, 2017

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCen”) issued a Marijuana Related Business update in June with data from the first quarter of 2017. FinCen reports that the number of depository institutions that are actively banking marijuana businesses increased to 368 by the end of March of 2017.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2021

The Canadian weed giant marked a milestone in Germany this week, harvesting the country’s first medical cannabis crop. Tilray is embarking on a push to educate more German doctors about the benefits of prescribing medical cannabis, as the weed giant seeks to cement its dominance in the highly-profitable European medical market.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Legalizing cannabis for adults has been a wise investment. billion in tax revenue from legal, adult-use cannabis sales. billion in tax revenue from legal, adult-use cannabis sales. This document reviews each state’s adult-use cannabis tax structure, population, and revenue from legalization. Also, until July 2017, a 2.9%

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Is it safe to continue cannabis-based therapies during pregnancy? In the mid-20th century era of “reefer madness,” the mainstream view on cannabis and pregnancy was clear: expecting mothers who used marijuana were considered ‘derelict’ and in some cases criminally negligent for the endangerment of their unborn child.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Medical cannabis put a huge dent in the opiate market, teens are ditching alcohol in favor of cannabis, and Colorado announced a new batch of labeling regulations. Cannabis Helps Cancer Patients Ditch Opiates, Study Finds. The patients came from 34 states that had not legalized medical cannabis by Jan.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Virginia cannabis law went into effect on July 1, 2021, and in a little over two months since that starting date, the county of Richmond has experienced a shocking decrease in cannabis-related arrests. . According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch , cannabis arrests have decreased by 90 percent in the state’s capitol. Shutterstock.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Pete Ricketts said in March that he opposed medical cannabis because, ‘if you legalize marijuana, you’re going to kill your kids. That’s what the data shows from around the country.’. Teens report using less cannabis amid legalization. Nebraska Gov. Yeah, exactly the opposite of that, Pete. JAMA, Research Letter, 2021).

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Rochester-based organizations and community groups today released a new report that comprehensively outlines continued racial disparities in marijuana enforcement in the City of Rochester and Monroe County. This legislation has the potential to boost New York State’s economy by potentially creating a $1.7

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 7, 2019

There are now more than 211,000 cannabis jobs across the United States. Legal cannabis is currently the greatest job-creation machine in America. The cannabis workforce increased 21% in 2017. That would represent a 110% growth in cannabis jobs in just three years. CANNABIS-JOBS-REPORT-FINAL-2.27.191.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Does recreational cannabis legalization contribute to a spike in consumption? have fully legalized cannabis use for adults over 21, and an additional 21 states have legalized medical cannabis. have fully legalized cannabis use for adults over 21, and an additional 21 states have legalized medical cannabis.

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The Joint Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Marijuana stores in Colorado sold over $1.74 billion in marijuana and marijuana products in 2019. This marks a new state record: Marijuana has been legal in the state since 2012. This is all according to data released by the Colorado Department of Revenue, and first reported by Westword.

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WeedAdvisor

JUNE 13, 2019

For the longest time, the results of a 2014 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed a compelling correlation with opioid deaths in states with medical marijuana. According to the study, medical marijuana states experienced approximately 20% less opioid-related deaths than states who banned cannabis use.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Michigan, nicknamed “The Wolverine State”, is next to clear some past cannabis convictions. While some are tasting freedom having previous charges dropped, others like Michael Thompson remain locked up for selling cannabis during the draconian past. Michigan’s Cannabis Market is Lit.

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