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Australia Cannabis: Recreational Use Legislation Update

Canna Law Blog

Growing cannabis for medicinal and scientific purposes was legalized under federal law in 2016. Low-THC hemp foods were then legalized federally in 2017. Recreational use, though, remains prohibited under federal law. Despite these continuing prohibitions, there are legislative trends toward legalization.

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Analysis: Marijuana Legalization Correlates with Higher Home Values

NORML

The analysis reported, "Between April 2017 and April 2021, property values rose $17,113 more in states where recreational marijuana is legal, compared to states where marijuana is illegal or limited to medicinal use.". The post Analysis: Marijuana Legalization Correlates with Higher Home Values appeared first on NORML.

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Research Finds That Legalized Cannabis Does Not Increase Youth Use

Veriheal

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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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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Recreational Cannabis Legalization Sparks Increase in Consumption, Study Reveals

Veriheal

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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Nevada Supreme Court Holds Recreational Cannabis is Not a “Lawful” Off-Duty Product

The Blunt Truth

Recently, however, the Supreme Court of Nevada upheld dismissal of an employee’s lawsuit, which claimed that his termination for testing positive for recreational cannabis violated the state’s lawful off-duty product law. Ceballos v. NP Palace, LLC , Aug. 11, 2022.). He also sued for wrongful discharge.

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Zurich Is Launching a Trial Run for Recreational Cannabis

Veriheal

According to Swissinfo , a survey found that most Swiss people support the legalization of cannabis as long as there are sufficient and effective rules to protect minors. Most of the survey’s 3,166 adult participants are not only okay with legalization but also support conducting pilot tests to explore controlled distribution.