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UN Report: Drug Policies Should Protect Human Rights, Reduce Harm

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Active research was carried out on the effects of these drug policies on society and the results, in these reports, have led the United Nations to consider a favorable revision of drug policies in order to protect human rights. 2023 World UN World Drug Report The 2023 World Drug Report urges the development of effective drug policies.

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States Collect $3.7 Billion In Recreational Cannabis Tax Revenue In 2021 Says MPP Report

Cannabis Law Report

States that have legalized marijuana for adult use collectively generated more than $3.7 billion in tax revenue from recreational cannabis sales in 2021, a report from the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) that was released on Wednesday found. States Collected More Than $3.7 Marijuana Moment Report Thus. Read full report.

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Chacruna… Psilocybin Mushroom Policy Review Panel: 2021 Comprehensive Report

Cannabis Law Report

The initiative also created the Denver Psilocybin Policy Review Panel (“Panel”), which was required to report back to the City on the public safety and other impacts of decriminalization. On November 9, 2021, the Panel delivered its report to the Denver City Council, which can be reviewed here. 2021-Comprehensive-Report.

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Illinois Collects Nearly $100 Million More From Marijuana Tax Revenue Than Alcohol In 2021, State Data Shows

Cannabis Law Report

Illinois has generated almost $100 million more in tax revenue from adult-use marijuana sales than from alcohol in 2021, state data shows. This will be the second round of funding to be issued through the state’s Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) program, which was established under Illinois’s adult-use cannabis legalization policy.

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Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Reports Says States Have Collected $US10 Billion In Cannabis Taxes So Far

Cannabis Law Report

Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. As of December 2021, states reported a combined total of $10.4 As of November 2021, $471.9 million as of November 2021. 46,104,922.

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

Cannabis Law Report

In 2021 alone, four states (Connecticut, New Mexico, New York, and Virginia) have passed bills to legalize. It includes the tax design, final revenue in fiscal year (FY) 2020 and estimated revenue for FY 2021, and revenue per capita generated in the same fiscal years. In total, states with licensed markets collected $1.7

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Polish Free Hemp Initiative collects 100,000 signatures in 2021

Cannabis Law Report

The Free Hemp Citizens’ Initiative, seeking to introduce a law decriminalizing the possession and cultivation of cannabis, has faced a… Read More.