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Rhode Island Legalizes Cannabis for Recreational Use

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The new law, which is effective immediately, joins the growing number of states restricting the ability of employers to conduct pre-employment cannabis testing and act based on their employees’ lawful off-duty use, most recently in District of Columbia and New York. Retail sales are expected to begin as early as December 1, 2022.

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2020 Colorado Cannabis Laws Update

Cannabis Law Report

2020 Colorado Cannabis Laws Update . On January 1st, two new marijuana laws went into effect in Colorado. Dispensaries have been, and still are, critical in normalizing the Colorado cannabis industry, from policy makers to moms and dads to our youth. The second of Colorado’s new laws is House Bill 1230. It’s safer.

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International Cannabis Brand Cookies Opens Its First U.S.-Based Consumption Lounge on West Coast

Cannabis Law Report

Consumption Lounge Will Complement Newest Retail Location in Central California and Feature Cookies’ Line of Top-Shelf Cannabis Products. consumption lounge in Coalinga, a city in Fresno County. Access to the consumption lounge requires an online reservation. COALINGA, Calif.–(BUSINESS Durian Ave. Attendees must be 21+.

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ILLINOIS CANNABIS TRAILER BILL SIGNED INTO LAW; ARE MORE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES COMING?

Cannabis Law Report

Pritzker signed that bill into law at a ceremony at Cabrini Green Legal Aid. We did not want to go back and revisit policy at this point in time,” said Sen. As we wrote about here , Illinois lawmakers last month passed a bill designed to clean up parts of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Yesterday, Gov.

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New Jersey: Adult-use legalization is closer than ever

NORML

Some highlights include expedited expungement for past misdemeanor marijuana convictions, a three-percent tax to be collected by or paid to municipalities wherever retail stores exist, and provisions to incentivize socio-economic, racial, and gender equity in the state’s cannabis industry.

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Smartphone Sensor Data Could Detect Cannabis Intoxication With 90% Precision

Veriheal

A brand new study featured in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence delivered exciting news to psychiatrists, health professionals, and law enforcement officials across the United States and beyond. states have enacted medical cannabis laws, while 19 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have enacted adult-use cannabis laws.

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The Week in Weed: January 20, 2023

The Blunt Truth

Speaking of CBD, Google makes changes to its advertising policies. The three jurisdictions, known collectively as the DMV, have had very different laws as regards cannabis as long as this blog has been around. Would you like to stay in a hotel that allows cannabis consumption, including smoking?