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DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Spike, Arrests Fall in 2019

NORML

Federal law enforcement agents and their partners made fewer marijuana-related arrests in 2019, but seized a far greater number of plants than they did the year before, according to annual data compiled by US Drug Enforcement Administration. million in 2018. million in 2018. ” DEA data for 2019 is online here.

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Report: Compliance and enforcement report: Cannabis inspection data summary (fiscal year 2018-2019)

Cannabis Law Report

The post Report: Compliance and enforcement report: Cannabis inspection data summary (fiscal year 2018-2019) first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. Measures initiated by Health Canada. Inspection results. Background. On October 17, … Read More.

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Potential Issues With Testing Hemp Under The 2018 Farm Bill

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

On October 31, 2019, USDA published its interim hemp regulations and opened them up to a 60-day public commenting period. While the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp federally, USDA’s regulations highlight potential issues for hemp producers with regard to new testing requirements in state or tribal plans.

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As of 2019, Legal Cannabis Has Created 211,000 Full-Time Jobs in America

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An estimated 64,000 jobs were added in 2018, making cannabis the nation's fastest-growing industry. The post As of 2019, Legal Cannabis Has Created 211,000 Full-Time Jobs in America appeared first on Leafly. Download Leafly's report and state-by-state analysis.

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California Cannabis Industry Has Provided $2.8 Billion in Tax Revenue Since 2018

SpeedWeed

Since the state launched its first adult-use sales in January 2018, the cannabis industry has provided a total program revenue of $2.8 billion in total program revenue since adult-use sales launched in 2018 was mostly derived from nearly $11.7 Billion in Tax Revenue Since 2018 appeared first on SpeedWeed. Bringing in $40.4

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New York Expected to Legalize in 2019

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Legalize Adult Use of Recreational Marijuana,” is also included in his agenda for the first 100 days of 2019. The Pew Research Center released a poll in 2018 which revealed that 62 percent of people in America are in favor of legalizing marijuana. The post New York Expected to Legalize in 2019 appeared first on MassRoots.

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Report: Federal Marijuana Prosecutions Declining

NORML

Federal prosecutions for marijuana-related crimes fell significantly from September 30, 2018 to September 30, 2019, according to a recently released report from Supreme Court Justice John Roberts. The 2019 end-of-year report finds that the number of federal defendants charged with cannabis-associated crimes declined by 28 percent.

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