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JAMA Pediatrics: Legalization Laws Linked with Fewer Teens Using Marijuana, Other Intoxicants

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“Together, results found no net increases in cannabis or, through spillover effects, alcohol or tobacco use among adolescents in response to the rapid rise of RCL [recreational cannabis legalization] and RCR [recreational cannabis retail sales].

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Washington: New State Law Takes Effect Barring Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing for Most Employees

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The new law states, “It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person in the initial hiring for employment if the discrimination is based upon the person’s use of cannabis off the job and away from the workplace."

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Maryland: Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Laws Take Effect Next Week

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ounces of cannabis flower and/or 12 grams of cannabis concentrates. The post Maryland: Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Laws Take Effect Next Week appeared first on NORML. Beginning on July 1, those age 21 or older may legally possess up to 1.5

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Louisiana: Governor Signs Marijuana Expungement Legislation Into Law

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Our sense of justice and our principles of fairness demand that public officials and the courts move swiftly to right the past wrongs of cannabis prohibition and criminalization.” The post Louisiana: Governor Signs Marijuana Expungement Legislation Into Law appeared first on NORML.

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Major Changes to Cannabis Law Take Effect Around the U.S.

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Thanks to your advocacy, activism, and support, dozens of new marijuana laws took effect around the country this month. The post Major Changes to Cannabis Law Take Effect Around the U.S. appeared first on NORML.

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NORML Report Highlights Citywide Policies Depenalizing Marijuana Law Enforcement

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Today, even in jurisdictions where cannabis remains criminalized under state law, tens of millions of Americans reside in cities and counties where local laws either depenalizing or decriminalizing cannabis-related activities are in effect.

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District of Columbia: Marijuana Expungement Bill Enacted Into Law

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The Act provides for the automatic review and expungement of any convictions or citations specific to marijuana-related offenses that have subsequently been decriminalized or legalized in the District of Columbia. It requires all cannabis-specific expungements to be processed by the courts by January 1, 2025.

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