NORML

MARCH 28, 2019

It also places the safety and welfare of these business’ customers at risk, as they must carry significant amounts of cash on their persons in order to make legal purchases at retail facilities. ” According to the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report , police made 659,700 arrests for marijuana-related violations in 2017.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

With marijuana legalization being supported by a supermajority of Americans while Congress’ approval rating hovers around 20 percent, ending our country’s disastrous prohibition against marijuana would not just be good policy, but good politics.”

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

The American South has been one of the toughest (weed) cookies to crack when it comes to marijuana reform, despite legalization’s wildfire spread over the past half-decade. To be fair, Democrats didn’t mention weed legalization on their party’s official platform until 2016.). Senator Siobhan Dunnavant, MD.

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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. 1 year prior to legalization.

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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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MJ Business Attorneys

JULY 24, 2019

Areas that have approved the sale of cannabis still deal with a “gray market” where legal and illegal marijuana markets coexist. It is a scenario that frustrates legal cannabis businesses and law enforcement alike.

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NORML

MARCH 13, 2020

. “Forcing individuals who have already been burdened by their entanglements with our criminal justice system to independently navigate the complex record-clearing process to petition for their record expungement can prove extremely challenging, often requiring expensive legal assistance and the payment of court fees.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 2, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Largely decriminalized. Medical cannabis has been legal in Germany since 2017 when the parliament voted unanimously to legalize it and require public health insurers to cover treatment. The country’s largest party, the Christian Demorcatic Union, remains opposed to legalization.

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NORML

JUNE 14, 2019

Currently, in the 10 states that have legalized adult use cannabis and the 33 states that have legalized medical marijuana programs, entrepreneurs and small businesses are unable to access the valuable programs and support of the Small Business Administration. Small Businesses in the Cannabis Industry. Presently, V.A.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Between 2017 and 2018, Australian police made over 72,000 marijuana-related arrests – 92 percent of which were for personal possession. The use of marijuana in public remains prohibited. The ACT’s policy conflicts with Australian federal law, which defines cannabis-related activities as criminal offenses.

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NORML

APRIL 4, 2019

This Act amends the Controlled Substances Act to reduce the number of instances in which federal law enforcement agencies could carry out legal actions against state-licensed cannabis businesses or other related enterprises. Total marijuana arrests in 2017 increased for the second straight year , after having fallen for nearly a decade.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 25, 2022

Recreational cannabis is not legal in Poland and the plant is still legally considered a narcotic. Poland established a medical cannabis program in 2017, which allows for a range of cannabis products to be prescribed for a range of medical conditions. Attitudes towards legalization are slowly shifting.

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

Marijuana legalization is here to stay and it is time that federal policy reflect that.” Moreover, an estimated 73 million Americans now reside in the ten states where anyone over the age of 21 may possess cannabis legally. The results of a 2017 nationwide Gallup poll similarly found majority support among all three groups.

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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

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. Just this week, a new report found that there are over 211,000 full-time jobs in the legal cannabis sector. Our outdated marijuana laws also target communities of color.

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NORML

MARCH 25, 2019

According to a February 2019 Monmouth University poll , 62 percent of New Jersey adults support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use, and 68 percent believe that legalizing marijuana would boost the state’s economy. Thirty-three states, Washington, D.C. and the U.S.

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Veriheal

MARCH 20, 2024

One of the most commonly cited arguments against legalizing cannabis is that it could lead to an uptick in marijuana use among children. 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 to 8.9

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 29, 2021

A recent study conducted by the National Association of Realtors said 50% of leasing professionals found it wasn’t hard to re-lease a property after tenants smoked cannabis indoors, and the organization “does not have a position on cannabis legalization.”. Legal cannabis raises home value. Key Findings. The seven states (plus D.C.)

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2020

Pennsylvania began offering registration for the medical cannabis program in 2017. “We are clearly going to legalize marijuana and tax it here in the Keystone State, so we should stop these arrests right now,” said Reidy. Most recently, in January, Norristown joined the list. That’s a positive,” Hoover said.

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MassRoots

JANUARY 4, 2019

Just fewer than two years since insisting it was a “gateway drug,” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is singing a different tune regarding the legalization of cannabis for recreational use in The Empire State. Fast forward to present day, and Governor Cuomo is in favor of establishing a regulated, legal market.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 19, 2021

After the legalization of medical marijuana in Germany in 2017, there has been… Read More. Editors Note: This is a guest post.

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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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The Cannigma

MAY 20, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized (expected to be legal imminently) . Mexican lawmakers in March, 2021 approved a law to legalize recreational cannabis, and some analysts believe the country could become the world’s largest cannabis market. What does Mexico’s cannabis legalization bill allow? Is weed legal?

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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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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal. In July, 2017, a joint ministerial decision between the Ministers of Health and Justice legalized medical marijuana in Greece, and changed the classification of cannabis from a Table A drug to a Table B drug. A survey carried out in 2004 found that 8.6%

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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. Most existing research focuses on crime in legalized states. But how does cannabis legalization impact crime in neighboring states? Researchers Francis D.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

The political party is new, having only been around in Sri Lanka since 2017. Balasuriya recently called on Sri Lanka’s president and the rest of the Sri Lankan government to legalize cannabis for adult use. Thusitha Balasuriya is a leader in Sri Lanka’s Social Democratic Party.

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NORML

JANUARY 9, 2019

First founded in 2017, the Caucus has been a pivotal element in our ability to build broad bipartisan support for legislation that would address every aspect of reform, from ending criminalization to research to veterans healthcare. “The Blumenauer. A longtime supporter of reform efforts himself, Rep.

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The Cannigma

APRIL 20, 2021

If McConaughey were to win this largely ceremonial post, what could it mean for cannabis legalization in the largest state that still hasn’t gotten the memo on weed reform? And while Woody said in 2017 that he gave up weed after “30 solid years” of partying, McConaughey certainly spent a lot of time with him in the years prior.

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NORML

MARCH 19, 2019

It also places the safety and welfare of these business’ customers at risk, as they must carry significant amounts of cash on their persons in order to make legal purchases at retail facilities. Moreover, an estimated 73 million Americans now reside in the ten states where anyone over the age of 21 may possess cannabis legally.

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MassRoots

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The majority of Maryland voters support legalizing recreational cannabis, according to the most recent Goucher Poll. Nearly 70 percent of residents under the age of 35 reported being in favor of legal marijuana, and 66 percent of respondents who identify as political independents also support legalization.

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CannaMD

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Iowa has found that legalization has “a multitude of positive effects” on businesses – and not just the ones that are a direct result of the new industry. The study analyzed 9,910 corporations between the years of 1991 and 2017. MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS.

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NORML

APRIL 15, 2019

Since 1968, the University of Mississippi farm, which is governed by the US National Institute on Drug Abuse, has held the only available federal license to legally cultivate cannabis for FDA-approved research. A majority of commercially available drug-type cannabis was genetically very distinct from NIDA samples.

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The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

For years, rumors have been swirling around the internet that cannabis is not only legal in North Korea, but ridiculously cheap. In 2017, Torkel Stiernlof, the Swedish ambassador, told the Associated Press: “ There should be no doubt that drugs, including marijuana, are illegal here. So is weed legal in North Korea?

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The Cannigma

APRIL 24, 2022

There is no medical program nor legal adult use market, but possession of 10 grams or less and consumption on private property is decriminalized. A push for legalization in Belize. Contrary to popular opinion on the internet, weed is not (yet) legal in Belize. The post Is weed legal in Belize? FAQs about weed in Belize.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Is cannabis legal in Iceland? A brief legal overview. Not much changed on the legalization front until 2017 when reform MP Pawel Bartozek put forth a bill to legalize the production, consumption, and sale of cannabis in Iceland for users over age 20, a quick look at WayofLeaf explains. THC or less.

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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. Tamara knew she had to get involved and work to change the law in her state of Virginia.

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