MMJ Recs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The evolving landscape of medical marijuana laws in the United States has seen varying degrees of acceptance and implementation across different states. In Texas, a traditionally conservative state, the journey toward embracing medical marijuana has been marked by legal nuances and ongoing discussions.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In stark opposition to federal law, the rapid proliferation of state marijuana laws has made maintaining legally compliant drug policies a major task for most employers. The marijuana industry is booming across the country. While marijuana use is still viewed negatively by many, this is rapidly changing.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first six months of 2021, several states legalized marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes, including New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and New Mexico. On June 22, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill that legalized recreational marijuana use by adults 21 years and older.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 9, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has quietly updated its anti-cannabis employment policies , becoming one of the first federal agencies to accept the fact that most Americans now live in a state where weed is legal in some form. .

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

APRIL 21, 2024

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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MMJ Recs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

As the landscape of medical marijuana continues to evolve across the United States, a glaring issue has emerged: significant disparities in its availability from state to state. Disparities in Medical Marijuana Access by State The journey to obtain medical marijuana should ideally be consistent and equitable across the nation.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 20, 2022

Arecent CBS News/YouGov survey found that two-thirds of Americans want recreational marijuana use to be legal. Nearly 70 percent of states allow the medical use of cannabis products and a growing number have legalized recreational use. Read full article. It may be increasingly legal but doesn’t mean cannabis is safe.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

While cannabis or marijuana had long been banned and prohibited for recreational and medical purposes, the new laws have paved the way to the gradual acceptance of the benefits of cannabis to people’s lives. . In this article, you’ll learn the benefits of the current medical-legal landscape of cannabis worldwide. Philippines.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 2, 2021

In June, a marijuana shop opened in Union City in the San Francisco Bay Area. Not long ago, most cities would force cannabis retailers into less desirable industrial zones, as if the marijuana industry represented an eyesore. California cities and counties now acknowledge the economic benefits of legal cannabis. MJ Biz write.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

Here are links to some recent articles on how the pandemic is affecting an already weakened cannabis sector. Will legal marijuana stores close? AMIDST CORONAVIRUS CRISIS, MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION SHOULD NOT BE A PRIORITY. Many marijuana companies increase costly sick pay policies due to coronavirus.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

State recreational marijuana taxes are one of the hottest policy issues in the U.S. This election season is full of ballot […].

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

In short the study learns that legalized states tend not to have their roads overcrowded with stoned drivers and cannabis users like alcohol users self police their behaviour. The Traffic Safety Culture Index is an annual survey with national scope and multiple measures relevant to driving after marijuana use. Introduction.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

Over the last several years, attitudes towards marijuana use have rapidly changed in the United States. respondents said marijuana use should be legal, compared to 31 percent who supported legalization in the year 2000. [1] 1] As of the date of this article, thirty-three states and Washington D.C.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Cannabis entrepreneurs spent decades longing for Washington’s blessing — but now a vocal corner of the industry is afraid federal marijuana legalization poses an existential threat. In general for social equity, I think it would be a disaster at this point for federal legalization to occur.”.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that makes cannabis legal for all adults. It is now legal—yes, today—for adults 21 or older to possess up to three ounces of marijuana or 24 grams of concentrates. Note: Home growing is not legal yet. A five-member cannabis control board will set rules, regulations, and policy.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 18, 2022

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. million marijuana plants and conducted more than 6,600 marijuana related arrests. billion respectively, according to a recent Forbes article.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

The NYSBA actually issued 3 separate determinations, each of which is incorporated into the New York Rules of Professional Rules of Conduct for attorneys: First, attorneys may now ethically provide legal services to assist clients in compliance with New York’s recreational marijuana law (the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act).

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 19, 2021

Delaware House of Representatives member Ed Osienski and Delaware Senate member Trey Paradee introduced House Bill 150 (HB 150) on Thursday, which would legalize recreational marijuana in the First State if passed. Anyone previously convicted of a marijuana-related offense can have those offenses expunged if the bill is passed.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 10, 2021

Hochul’s position on marijuana legalization has, in the near past, mirrored that of Cuomo: Pragmatic but not passionate. It’s time to finally legalize recreational marijuana and create an equitable adult-use cannabis program that generates much-needed revenue for New York. . View Bruce Barcott’s articles.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 2, 2022

This is the best article we have seen on the topic for quite some time. Legalization of cannabis for medicinal and recreational use is an expanding global trend in the U.S. Legalization of cannabis for medicinal and recreational use is an expanding global trend in the U.S. Emerging legal cannabis businesses in the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 1, 2020

Marijuana and drug policy reform advocates came into 2020 believing it would be a big—and perhaps unprecedented—year for legalization and decriminalization measures on state ballots … Read More.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Quietly hidden away amongst the non-stop USA Corporate cannabis dramas this past week is this article by Marijuana Moment who have done the diggeing and come across what looks like an US Govt response to WHO (World Health Organisation) forthcoming recommendations on cannabis and they appear somewhat perturbed by the prospect of de-scheduling.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

A legislative panel assembled to study the legalization of recreational marijuana in Maryland began work last Wednesday, laying out plans to draft a referendum ballot measure for next year’s general election. She said then that she would like to see a cannabis legalization referendum on the ballot for the November 2022 election.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2022

Cannabis—also known as marijuana—has been legalized in the last two decades in more than half of the states. Thirty-nine states allow the use of medical marijuana, while 18 states and the District of Columbia permit both medical and recreational marijuana. Catherine Graziose. Barbara Lee, Ph.D.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 26, 2021

A study of data from across the country has found no evidence that the legalization of medical cannabis and the establishment of dispensaries encourages marijuana use by young people. View original article. Lower Cannabis Use Among 9th Graders.

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Veriheal

MARCH 29, 2023

However, a 2023 study debunks many myths about the potential dangers of legalizing cannabis. This groundbreaking research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry (JAMA), challenges previous claims that marijuana legalization increases psychosis and other mental health issues.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 28, 2021

The November 2020 election was a great win for advocates for cannabis legal reform , with four states voting to legalize recreational cannabis, joining the 11 other states that have decriminalized recreational cannabis use. ” What Federal Law Says. 12114(a); 29 U.S.C. § Emphasis added by Veriheal. .

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 23, 2021

The article outlines action already taken using legislation and those states who have pending legislation. Vermont: In late April, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets posted a notice regarding the legality of delta-8 THC. “Is However, this does not necessarily mean the cannabinoid is banned outright in the state.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 20, 2019

Marijuana, a Schedule 1 drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), is the most commonly detected illicit drug in employment drug testing. According to Quest Diagnostics , in 2018, approximately 3% of urine-based workplace drug screenings tested positive for marijuana. Full article at [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2021

Marijuana Moment write. He’s a registered medical marijuana patient, serving probation for… a marijuana charge. In order to stay safe while on probation, he obtained a medical marijuana card, as is his constitutional right in Missouri. Full article. Not a very positive sign from Missouri.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 22, 2021

Before 2013, legal professionals’ contact with cannabis issues was basically limited to criminal proceedings relating to the possession or sale of the substance. At that time, the lawyer Diogo Busse was in charge of the drug policy secretariat in Curitiba (PR) when he was introduced to Anny’s family by a friend.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2019

The court sided with the government and is expected to charge Harborside between $11 million and $13 million in back taxes under a drug war-era tax policy that’s become the bane of pot company CPAs’ existence: Section 280E. Harborside Inc.,

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 2, 2021

You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / New Mexico / New Mexico bills legalizing recreational marijuana and erasing some criminal records head to governor’s desk. Michelle Lujan Grisham , marijuana legalization , New Mexico Marijuana , recreational marijuana. View original article.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Pete Ricketts said in March that he opposed medical cannabis because, ‘if you legalize marijuana, you’re going to kill your kids. Teens report using less cannabis amid legalization. Nebraska Gov. That’s what the data shows from around the country.’. Yeah, exactly the opposite of that, Pete. JAMA, Research Letter, 2021).

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2022

Long lines formed when marijuana sales at pharmacies began on July 19, 2017, three-and-a-half years after Uruguay became the first country in the modern era to legalize cannabis. The scientific research has shown that cannabis legalization and regulation have not increased consumption. None of that happened,” he said.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 19, 2021

A new cannabis coalition made up of a wide variety of national corporations, including tobacco and alcohol firms, launched today with the purpose of influencing policy and potentially shaping the first federal cannabis regulations. Any one of which is enough to make anybody pause before they go forward with legalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

With thirty-three states and the District of Columbia legalizing marijuana in some form or another in the United States it is safe to say marijuana use is gaining social and cultural acceptance. These holdouts prohibit marijuana use and take punitive measures against members of their organization that engage in marijuana use.

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