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DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Spike, Arrests Fall in 2019

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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. The program rapidly expanded to include programs in 25 states by 1982.

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Virginia: Both Chambers Pass Decriminalization Legislation

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According to data from the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, more than 15,000 people were convicted for a first or second marijuana possession offense from July 2018 to June 2019. The program is expected to be operational and dispensing cannabis products to authorized patients by mid-year.

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Michigan Agency Launches Social Equity Program to Tackle Essential Issues

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The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) launched a new program to improve social equity in the state’s cannabis industry. On August 31, the MRA launched the Joint Ventures Pathway Program (JVPP), which is the culmination of an organized discussion that was held earlier this year. . percent were Latino. View original article.

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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

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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. In 2018 there were nearly 24,000 adults arrested for less than 30 grams of cannabis. cannabis arrest data since 2008.

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Missouri Medical Cannabis Program Adds Some 56,000 New Patients in Second Year

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5, 2020, according to the department’s second annual report of the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program. The DHSS approved 23,000-plus patients and caregivers in program year 2019—before commercial sales began—with roughly 33% also approved to home cultivate. 6, 2019, and Dec. dispensaries per 100,000) and New Mexico (5.2

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June McLaughlin: New Ventures Growth Corporation v. New Frontier Data, 2021 WL 5298006, Ct. of Appeals of CA for the 6th District

Cannabis Law Report

New Frontier Data, 2021 WL 5298006, Ct. New Ventures Growth Corporation (Ventures) entered into an agreement in 2018 with New Frontier Data (Frontier). Ventures, a California corporation, would provide data analytics and artificial intelligence software to be used on Frontier’s market research and analytical platforms.

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California Gives Up on the Illegal Cannabis Market: Another Update

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California publishes quarterly data concerning its “enforcement” efforts against the illegal cannabis market. Over the last couple of quarters, I’ve gotten in the habit of analyzing this data (see here for Q3 2023, and here for Q2 2023). And I’ve got data to support me. What to make of all this data?

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