Cannabis Law Report

MAY 22, 2023

By Douglas Berman on May 22, 2023 In a couple of articles (see here and here, also flagged below), I have advocated that modern marijuana reform efforts should include the creation of a new criminal justice institution, which I have called a “Commission on Justice Restoration.”

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2022

A new report by New Frontier Data estimated that U.S. legal and illicit cannabis consumer spending reached an estimated US$97 billion in 2021, according to a new report by New Frontier Data. legal and illicit sales in 2021, cannabis consumer spending now exceeds spirits ($86 billion), validating the vast market opportunity.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2022

Treasury Department is proposing to start collecting data on marijuana businesses from banks—alongside industries it already tracks like liquor stores, convenience stores, casinos and car dealers—as part of its ongoing efforts to combat money laundering activities. Marijuana Moment reports. Read full report.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

MAY 21, 2023

Fully legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania would require a robust regulatory framework, from licensing growers and distributors to tracking and collecting. Read More

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NORML

AUGUST 10, 2021

Authors collected data on the percentage of adults in each state who acknowledged having used cannabis within the last year. They then cross-referenced those percentages with the most recent population data from the U.S. Census Bureau to calculate the number of cannabis users per capita (per 100,000 residents) in each state.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 20, 2023

When Oregon voters passed Measure 109 in 2020, to create a legal framework for access to psilocybin services, the ballot initiative explicitly prevented the government from collecting that sensitive personal information without consent. […]

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The Cannigma

JUNE 23, 2021

The number of employees testing positive for cannabis has soared over the past decade, especially in states with legal recreational marijuana, a recent report found. The 2021 Drug Testing Index carried out by Quest Diagnostics found that in states with legalized recreational marijuana , positivity rates for marijuana testing rose 118.2%

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Veriheal

APRIL 23, 2024

California was the first state to legalize medicinal cannabis in 1996, right around the time that Gen Z began to enter society. As a result, those in Gen Z have never experienced a world without some form of legal weed, and they’re more accepting of it than any other age group. Several reasons are attributed to this change.

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Leafly

MARCH 14, 2023

Are they collecting my data? Here are Leafly's FAQs for NYC's first-time legal weed shoppers. Cash or card? Can I roll up out front? The post NYC cannabis etiquette: How to behave in an NYC dispensary without feeling weird appeared first on Leafly.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Under California law , operators of commercial websites that collect “personally identifiable information through the Internet about individual consumers residing in California who use or visit its commercial Web site” need a privacy policy. A privacy policy is a key (and often legally required) document for any cannabis company.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 13, 2021

CCB/DoT Release Annual Cannabis Taxable Sales Data. Nevada’s legal cannabis industry sees more than $1 billion in taxable sales for FY21 – $159 million transferred to the Distributive School Account (DSA). This is what Nevadans expected since the legalization of recreational marijuana,” Governor Steve Sisolak said.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 14, 2021

Wave of State Legalizations Drives U.S. Headset , the leading provider of data and analytics to the cannabis industry, today released quarterly updates to its long-term forecasts for the legal U.S. All forecasts are dependent on current levels of legalization and regulations, which are subject to change. NEWS PROVIDED BY.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Legalizing cannabis for adults has been a wise investment. Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. billion in tax revenue from legal, adult-use cannabis sales. Here’s what they say.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

New Frontier Data is looking to partner with other African nations and deliver similar market assessments and implementation studies, fostering responsible practices and clear understanding of potential socioeconomic impacts of hemp and/or cannabis legalization in traditionally agro-based Sub-Saharan economies.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

With several states contemplating legalization of recreational marijuana, and federal lawmakers starting the process of federal descheduling , it is a good time to examine the tax implications of legalization. In 2021 alone, four states (Connecticut, New Mexico, New York, and Virginia) have passed bills to legalize.

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CannaMD

JANUARY 6, 2021

When it comes to marijuana legalization, one of the opposition’s main concerns is whether legal access to cannabis will increase the number of drivers who operate a vehicle in an impaired state. This is a valid concern. Their results may assuage some of these concerns. FACTORS INFLUENCING RESULTS. INADEQUATE TESTING.

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Cannabis Life Network

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

That’s the latest data collected by the law firm Miller Thomson. Of the total 183 publicly traded licensed cannabis producers, they collectively lost $131 billion. Investors have lost billions investing in Canadian cannabis. Or, as one Redditor put it, High quality marijuana cost $7.69 grams of marijuana in them.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Under California law , operators of commercial websites that collect “personally identifiable information through the Internet about individual consumers residing in California who use or visit its commercial Web site” need a privacy policy. A privacy policy is a key (and often legally required) document for any cannabis company.

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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. The post Study Finds No Evidence Legal Medical Cannabis Increases Youth Marijuana Use • High Times appeared first on SpeedWeed.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

As medicinal and recreational cannabis legalization continues to sweep across the United States, a recent study paints a concerning portrait of many states denying or restricting medical marijuana (MMJ) access. Furthermore, Nugg MD’s data shows just how vital MMJ access has become in modern society’s health landscape.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 16, 2021

SEATTLE , July 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Headset , the leading provider of data and analytics to the cannabis industry, today released quarterly updates to its long-term forecasts for the legal U.S. All forecasts are dependent on current levels of legalization and regulations, which are subject to change.

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NORML

JUNE 10, 2019

Military veterans who participate in a state’s medical marijuana access program frequently report substituting cannabis for alcohol and other controlled substances, according to data published in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

And along with research, real-world data can help us understand how topical products infused with minor cannabinoids could help with various aches and pains. That’s why Kriva is recruiting 150 Cannigma readers to try the Daily Wellness Body Lotion and report back on their experiences over a 4-week data collection period.

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Veriheal

JUNE 27, 2023

Reviewing data collected during the longitudinal study, the authors conclude that cannabis smoking may pose fewer lung troubles than cigarettes. While these and many related data from decades of research hold tobacco smoking liable for COPD, there are inadequate research-backed connections between cannabis smoking and COPD.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2021

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Leafly , the world’s leading cannabis marketplace and resource, released Seeds of Change : Strategies to create an equitable cannabis industry , a first-of-its-kind report that measures states’ efforts in making social equity a foundational part of cannabis legalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2019

Snohomish, WA — 7/24/2019 — Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, Google+… the list of data sharing scandals is long and filled with multi-million-dollar corporations. 420A3 decided to forego the “traditional revenue stream” that includes sharing/selling their data. How do these other companies get all this data? .

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

Today, we stood with Representatives Tulsi Gabbard and Don Young as they introduced the Ending Federal Prohibition Act and Marijuana Data Collection Act. Currently, ten states and the District of Columbia have legalized the adult use of marijuana and thirty-three states and DC have medical marijuana programs.

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Cannabis Chronicles

MAY 22, 2019

The Puyallup tribe has staked several claims in the state’s legal marijuana industry, opening two recreational stores in the Tacoma area. Jake Felice, a naturopathic medicine practitioner who consults for cannabis businesses in Washington state seeking medicinal approval, said any data collection system for patients should be far-reaching.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 22, 2021

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. The Hill reports. Read full article.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 9, 2021

Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD. The study will utilize Radicle Science’s data analytics platform and a virtual, direct-to-consumer model to deliver objective health outcome data across diverse populations and conditions.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 1, 2021

Given the size and scale of the study, RYAH has developed a custom software solution, using OAuth API-integration to protect the privacy of the participants in the study, with the goal of enabling a fully integrated, patient feedback and data collection capability. About RYAH Group, Inc. RYAH Group, Inc. Forward-Looking Statements.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The new law legalizes cannabis possession up to one ounce, as well as cultivation of up to four personal plants per household, but requires that the grower tags their plants with their driver’s license/ID and a note saying that they are being grown for personal use. In July and August of 2020 , there were 257 arrests. View original article.

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The Cannigma

APRIL 6, 2021

California does not currently have a legal bloodstream concentration limit for THC like it does for alcohol, though a recent survey found that may come as a surprise to almost half of all respondents. The Impaired Driving Task Force was created by the state legislature at the same time that California legalized adult-use cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 16, 2022

Additionally, this data will be reported to the Nevada State Legislature before each legislative session as required by NRS 678A.450(3). Demographic data collection and reporting will assist the CCB and the State in its efforts to prioritize diversity and inclusion in the legal cannabis industry.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Last week, the Food Standard Agency (“ FSA ”), the agency responsible for protecting public health in relation to food in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (collectively, the “UK”), cleared a path for the sale of CBD-infused food for the next 12 months.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 12, 2021

The post Colorado may see its biggest overhaul of marijuana laws since recreational legalization – Cannabis Business Executive appeared first on SpeedWeed. Read more at The Denver Post ]. Read more at The Denver Post ]. View original article.

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MassRoots

AUGUST 10, 2020

Researchers examined data from before and after the majority of states adopted legislation legalizing at least some form of cannabis. The study, authored by William Mitchell, Roma Bhatia, and Nazlee Zebardast, used data collected by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2018. .

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