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Report – Australia: Illicit drug data report 2017-18 (6 Aug 2019)

Cannabis Law Report

In its 16th year, the Illicit Drug Data Report 2017–18 (IDDR) provides an authoritative picture of illicit drugs in Australia. It continues to inform policy and operational decisions across government, industry and the not-for-profit sector and focuses efforts to reduce the impact of illicit drugs on our communities.

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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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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. cannabis arrest data since 2008. cannabis arrest data since 2008.

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Study: Adult-Use Legalization Associated with Decline in Youth Treatment Admissions

NORML

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. A pair of researchers from Temple University assessed annual drug treatments admissions among youth for the years 2008 to 2017.

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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 However, new research has found that this may not necessarily be the case. percent in 2019. Similarly, past 30-day use rose from 6.3 percent to 8.9

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What Happened to Hemp?

Canna Law Blog

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. This USDA study , figure 2, page 4, shows states reporting nearly 30,000 total hemp acres “licensed or approved” for cultivation in 2017. Maybe there really were more licensed hemp acres in 2017 than today.

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NORML Members Call On NFL’s Goodell To Allow Players Access To Medicine

NORML

In his state-of-the-NFL address the Friday prior to Superbowl LIII, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell remained vague about the NFL’s future policies regarding medical marijuana and drug testing. They look at this constantly, they look at the data, they look at the science and they make those recommendations to us on that basis.”

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