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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22/20

NORML

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 165, to establish a medical marijuana access program for qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation to access medical marijuana from licensed retail outlets. Legislation is pending, Assembly Bill 2355, to protect registered medical marijuana patients from employment discrimination.

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Australia – Policy Analysis: Medicinal cannabis and driving: the intersection of health and road safety policy – “there is little evidence to justify the differential treatment of medicinal cannabis patients, compared with those taking other prescription medications”

Cannabis Law Report

We conclude that in medical-only access models there is little evidence to justify the differential treatment of medicinal cannabis patients, compared with those taking other prescription medications with potentially impairing effects. Behaviours and Health Risks Program, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia. Background.

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Medical Cannabis Now Legal in California Health Care Facilities

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

California hospital facilities will be allowed to use medical cannabis for terminally ill patients. As for the hospitals and other health care centers, some have indicated support, saying the use of medical cannabis fits neatly into the pain management regimens they’ve been prescribing for terminally ill patients for years.

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Policy Analysis Paper: Medicinal cannabis and driving: the intersection of health and road safety policy

Cannabis Law Report

The application of presence-based offences to medicinal cannabis patients appears to derive from the historical status of cannabis as a prohibited drug with no legitimate medical application. The Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. Conclusion.

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California Proposes Regulations for Appellations of Origin for Cannabis

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

In order to meet this statutory obligation and to fulfill MAUCRSA mandated responsibilities, the department has created what is now know as, the Cannabis Appellations Program (CAP). There are two major aims of the CDFA’s Cannabis Appellations Program: To promote cannabis products and local businesses within a particular region; and.

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Where Does California’s $635M in Marijuana Tax Money Go?

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Once research and regulatory costs have been addressed, the remainder of funds are dispersed as follows: 60 percent to youth-focused anti-drug programs; 20 percent to environmental conservation; and. Since the Great Recession, this program has suffered severe budget cuts on three separate occasions. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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California Employers Ease Zero Tolerance on Cannabis

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Those measures only applied to federal employees, but local and state decision-makers adopted similar programs under state laws and implemented zero-tolerance programs for drug-free workplaces. The Los Angeles CANNABIS LAW Group represents growers, dispensaries, collectives, patients and those facing marijuana charges.

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