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

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16, 2020, but a report released earlier this month revealed the extent to which licensed patients were lined up for access. 5, 2020, according to the department’s second annual report of the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program. That year, Missouri home cultivators were comprised of 7,276 patients and 298 caregivers.

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

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Oregon Cannabis 2020: Legislative Forecast and Report

Canna Law Blog

Last week, Oregon kicked off the 2020 legislative session. The prospects for a productive session may also be lower than usual in 2020, given that House and Senate Republicans are threatening to flee the Capitol again (just like in 2019, to stop a carbon cap-and-trade bill). Senate Bill 1559. It’s a vape ban bill. Senate Bill 1577.

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DEA Report Shows Marijuana Arrests And Seizures Up In 2020

SpeedWeed

Data recently released by the U.S. million marijuana plants in 2020, a figure that is up nearly 20% over 2019. The annual DEA report also shows that federal law enforcement officers made nearly 5,000 cannabis-related arrests in 2020, a year wracked by the social and economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Federal vs. State Approaches to Cannabis: Recent DEA Data Shows Increase In Enforcement While States Move Toward Decriminalization and Legalization

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According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5 In 2020 alone, legal sales of marijuana in the US bought in a record $17.5 million marijuana plants and conducted more than 6,600 marijuana related arrests.

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Calls Special Session to Make ‘Long Overdue’ Decisions For Cannabis Program

SpeedWeed

16, 2020, but a report released earlier this month revealed the extent to which licensed patients were lined up for access. 5, 2020, according to the department’s second annual report of the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program. That year, Missouri home cultivators were comprised of 7,276 patients and 298 caregivers.

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Oregon Cannabis 2020: Legislative Forecast and Report

Cannabis Law Report

Last week, Oregon kicked off the 2020 legislative session. The prospects for a productive session may also be lower than usual in 2020, given that House and Senate Republicans are threatening to flee the Capitol again (just like in 2019, to stop a carbon cap-and-trade bill). Senate Bill 1559. It’s a vape ban bill. Senate Bill 1577.