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

Veriheal

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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Career Horizons: 7 Non-Clinical Health Care Jobs to Pursue in 2024 and Beyond

United Patients Group

As we move forward into 2024 and beyond, the sector offers diverse paths beyond direct patient care. These roles complement healthcare practitioners’ vital work and shape the future of healthcare delivery, policy, and administration. Online education has revolutionized learning, offering greater accessibility and flexibility.

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Trulieve Leads FL’s Rec. Push, Germany’s Green Future, and the DOD’s Hiring Problem

Veriheal

Trulieve gathered petition signatures to put recreational cannabis on Florida’s 2024 ballot, Germany released a legalization bill draft, and a bipartisan push aims to fix the Department of Defense’s hiring problem. That means that an amendment to legalize recreational cannabis may appear on the state’s 2024 ballot.

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Maryland House of Delegates committee takes up Senate-passed bill to establish state fund that could be used to provide “cost-free” access to psychedelics

Cannabis Law Report

On Monday, a Maryland House of Delegates committee took up a Senate-passed bill to establish a state fund that could be used to provide “cost-free” access to psychedelics like psilocybin, MDMA , and ketamine to military veterans suffering from those all-too-common afflictions. The Beard Brothers site reports. Read more at [link].

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Washington State Eliminates Medical Cannabis Taxation

Canna Law Blog

HB 1453 seeks to alleviate the unfair tax burden on medical cannabis patients and providers On March 6, 2024, the Washington Senate passed HB 1453 which will provide an exemption from the 37% excise tax for medical cannabis patients and designated providers. The bill now waits for signatures and executive action to become law.

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California Employers See Most Cannabis Testing Go Up in Smoke

The Blunt Truth

By including the law as an amendment to the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the new law, which is effective January 1, 2024, essentially makes cannabis users a protected class in California. The legislature then made two broad assumptions that resulted in the final version of AB 2188. The exceptions are narrow.

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U.S. Cannabis Legalization Update: Who’s Still Waiting and Who May Legalize

Veriheal

Despite this massive shift in cannabis policy, however, a few states are still dragging their feet on cannabis legalization. Further, after several failed attempts to legalize medical cannabis, there’s is finally enough steam to put an initiative on the state’s 2024 ballot. Possession of up to 1.5