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NORML Releases 2020 Gubernatorial Scorecard

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NORML has released its 2020 Gubernatorial Scorecard. No Republicans are on record in support of adult-use legalization and few are in favor of regulating medical cannabis access. Bipartisan support among the public for medical marijuana legalization is even stronger. ” Read the 2020 Scorecard online here.

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Report: Legal Marijuana Industry Employs Over 240,000 Full-Time Workers

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Jobs in the state-licensed cannabis industry rose 15 percent during the past 12 months, and the industry now employs over 243,000 full-time workers, according to data compiled by Leafly.com. According to its 2020 report , the regulated cannabis industry added 33,700 new jobs over the past year. ’

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Virginia: Governor Approves Bills to Decriminalize Marijuana and Legalize Medical Cannabis

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Northam also recommended technical amendments which must be approved by the legislature before the new law takes effect July 1, 2020. 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.

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Who are 2020’s top marijuana legalization campaign donors? We’ve got all the data

Leafly

The big-money donors who spent millions to fight legalization in 2016 haven't showed up in 2020—yet. The post Who are 2020’s top marijuana legalization campaign donors? We’ve got all the data appeared first on Leafly.

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Marijuana Arrests Fall Precipitously Nationwide in 2020

NORML

The estimated number of persons arrested in the United States for violating marijuana laws declined precipitously in 2020, according to data released today by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. The post Marijuana Arrests Fall Precipitously Nationwide in 2020 appeared first on NORML.

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Wisconsin’s 2020 Candidate Scorecard

NORML

Northern Wisconsin NORML is pleased to announce the release of our 2020 Candidate Scorecard. Public opinion in support of marijuana law reform, including adult-use legalization, is at an all-time high. Now address the November 2020 Election and who is left: 16 of the 33 Senate Seats are up for election in November 2020.

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Poll: Respondents in Adult-Use Marijuana States Say Legalization Has Been Successful

NORML

Most adults living in states where marijuana use is legal view the policy change as successful, according to state-specific polling data compiled by YouGov.com. Nationally, 55 percent of US adults say the marijuana legalization has been either fully or mostly successful in those jurisdictions that have implemented it.