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DEA Report: Fewer Marijuana Seizures, But More Arrests In 2018

NORML

Federal agents seized fewer total marijuana plants in 2018, but made more arrests for cannabis-related offenses, according to annual data compiled by the US Drug Enforcement Administration. million marijuana plants nationwide in 2018. million marijuana plants nationwide in 2018. million in 2018.

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Report: Legal Marijuana Industry Employs Over 200,000 Full-Time Workers

NORML

The state-licensed cannabis industry gained over 64,000 new employees in 2018, and now employs over 200,000 full-time workers, according to data compiled by Whitney Economics and the online content provider Leafly.com. ” The report , entitled Cannabis Jobs Count , identifies some 211,000 full-time jobs in the legal cannabis sector.

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What’s changed in new measure to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota – InForum

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

FARGO — Will the third time be the charm for legalizing recreational marijuana in North Dakota? After previous efforts in 2018 and 2022 failed, a filed ballot measure petition needs more than 15,582 signatures by July 8 to let voters decide this November. The measure would let people 21 and. Read More

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Delta-8 Study Finds Products Used More In States Without Legal Cannabis

Veriheal

Since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill , which permits the distribution of hemp-derived products at the federal level, the popularity of delta-8, delta-9, and delta-10 products has surged. However, many of them are still psychoactive, albeit at lower levels than traditional cannabis sold in legal states.

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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. In 2011, for instance, the DEA seized over 8.7

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Why Legal Marijuana Does Not End The Illegal Market

MJ Business Attorneys

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. This includes storefronts that sell cannabis despite lacking the proper licenses.

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Did Florida Just Legalize Cannabis?

Cannabis Life Network

Did Florida just legalize cannabis? Since the 2018 Farm Bill re-legalized hemp across the United States, Florida’s hemp entrepreneurs have created thousands of jobs. A measure in the Florida House threatened to close […] The post Did Florida Just Legalize Cannabis? percent THC.