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Is 2021 the Year for Federal Cannabis Legalization?

Cannabis Law Report

The ever evolving cannabis industry has experienced major developments in 2021 and the trend is expected to continue. states have legalized recreational cannabis use, Mexico has taken a big step towards legalization setting itself up to become the largest legal cannabis market in the world, and two pieces of U.S.

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June 7, 2021 Washington State Legal Cannabis Revenue Soars

Cannabis Law Report

In 2012, voters in Washington State approved a ballot measure that made recreational cannabis legal. Since then, the legal cannabis industry has grown year after year. In certain Washington counties, cannabis purchases now outpace those of tobacco. In 2020, legal cannabis in Washington added an estimated $1.8

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How Many States Have Legalized Adult Recreational Cannabis?

SpeedWeed

There is one cannabis question that is regularly searched across a variety of Internet platforms: How many states have legalized adult recreational use of cannabis as of today? As a cannabis law professor and a legal analyst for emerging cannabis businesses, I often am asked that very question.

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The most common reasons people get medical marijuana cards: 2021 edition

The Cannigma

On July 1st, 2021, new cannabis legalization are going into effect in Connecticut, New Mexico, and Virginia, just a couple days after a recreational cannabis legalization measure went into effect in South Dakota. Nearly half of all Americans now live in states where cannabis is legal for adult use. Spasms 4,937 21.9%

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Recreational Cannabis Legalization Sparks Increase in Consumption, Study Reveals

Veriheal

Does recreational cannabis legalization contribute to a spike in consumption? According to a September 2021 study published in the JAMA Network Open by a team of researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health , yes—but only among certain demographics. . As of October 2021, 18 U.S.

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Australia NSW: Greens Propose “Drug Law Reform Bills” inc Road Transport Amendment Bill (Medicinal Cannabis – Exemptions from Offences) Bill 2021  & Cannabis Industry Bill 2021

Cannabis Law Report

Road Transport Amendment Bill (Medicinal Cannabis – Exemptions from Offences) Bill 2021 . Users of prescribed medicinal cannabis face the risk of being charged with a drug driving offence if THC is detected in their system during a roadside drug test. Pill Testing Bill 2019. Cannabis Industry Bill 2021.

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The Tax Foundation: States Projected to Post Higher Marijuana Revenues in 2021

Cannabis Law Report

With several states contemplating legalization of recreational marijuana, and federal lawmakers starting the process of federal descheduling , it is a good time to examine the tax implications of legalization. In 2021 alone, four states (Connecticut, New Mexico, New York, and Virginia) have passed bills to legalize. oz cannabis plant.