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Marijuana article strikes a nerve

Cannabis Chronicles

You might not know that after reading a recent New Yorker article that draws connection between marijuana use, schizophrenia and violent crimes in Washington. Gladwell’s article also draws on a new book by former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson called “Tell Your Children: The Truth about Marijuana, Mental Health and Violence.”.

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Federal vs. State Approaches to Cannabis: Recent DEA Data Shows Increase In Enforcement While States Move Toward Decriminalization and Legalization

The Blunt Truth

One might think that the recent uptick in the legalization of recreational marijuana usage would correlate with a decline in the arrests and seizures related to the leafy-green. According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5

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Bloomberg Article: Cannabis Practices Sprout as Big Law Firms Follow the Money

Cannabis Law Report

They write… Notoriously risk-adverse Big Law firms are building cannabis practice groups as a rising number of states legalize recreational and medicinal use, even though the drug remains largely banned under federal law. billion by 2025, cannabis market research company New Frontier Data said. Medical cannabis sales in the U.S.

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Marijuana Legalization May Decrease Crime in Nearby States

CannaMD

Law enforcement, policy makers, and public citizens have long debated how recreational marijuana legalization influences crime and public safety. Data tells us that more arrests for marijuana trafficking and possession occur after marijuana legalization in neighboring states, concentrated at the bordering counties.

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They Like Cannabis In Arizona. State Department of Revenue Says Total Sales Have Nearly Doubled Since January

Cannabis Law Report

Arizona is on track to outpace Colorado in marijuana sales just months after it became legal for recreational use in the Copper State, with total annual sales expected to surpass $1 billion by the end of this year, according to state data. Read full article.

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Bloomberg Article: Federal Taxation of Cannabis Under Proposed Legislation

Cannabis Law Report

Greg Kaufman of Eversheds Sutherland outlines the key provisions and urges lawmakers to consider data collected at the state level to get it right. This summer three U.S. On July 14, 2021, U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

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WTR Article: Brand building in the cannabis industry

Cannabis Law Report

Canada legalised recreational use of the drug in 2018 and to date 16 US states have fully legalised marijuana use (36 allow it for medical purposes). Smokers’ articles. Smokers’ articles. A version of this article first appeared on the WTR platform on 31 April 2021.). TS Brandco Inc. Source: CompuMark.

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