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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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The Week in Weed: February 9, 2024

The Blunt Truth

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Our local policies are perfectly legal: we stopped wasting taxpayer dollars to test alleged marijuana for THC content. Medical marijuana is legal in Pennsylvania, but adult-use is not.

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Recreational marijuana could be legalized in more states in 2024

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

The use and possession of marijuana is illegal under U.S. federal law, but 24 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the drug for recreational purposes, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), an advocacy group that tracks state-level legislation on the issue. 38 states and.

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Weed, marijuana favorite drug at events

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

4/20, a holiday about all things cannabis and marijuana, is on Saturday. While weed isn’t legal for medicinal or recreational purposes in Kentucky in 2024, it’s likely some still partake in the celebration, traveling to nearby dispensaries and attending local events to light up. Thunder Over Louisville and the 150th.

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New California Law Ends Employer Queries on Previous Marijuana Use

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In a landmark decision, the California Senate recently passed a bill prohibiting employers from questioning job applicants about their past marijuana use. In the wake of the expanding marijuana legalization movement, employment policies related to cannabis use are experiencing significant transformation across the U.S.

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Should marijuana be legal in Tennessee? Lawmaker proposes adding cannabis policy questions to 2024 ballot

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

NASHVILLE, Tenn. WKRN) — One Tennessee lawmaker is hoping to push the conversation around both medical and recreational cannabis on the. Read More

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Marijuana Laws Impacting Employers Spread Like a Weed in 2021: A Year in Review

The Blunt Truth

Every year, employers find themselves revisiting their marijuana and drug testing policies to account for newly enacted laws at the state and local level. On June 22, 2021, Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana use by adults 21 years and older. On April 12, 2021, New Mexico saw the legalization of recreational marijuana.

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