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State Policy Weekly Update 5/31/2023

NORML

The post State Policy Weekly Update 5/31/2023 appeared first on NORML. Marijuana reform legislation continues to advance in several states. This week's update highlights legislative developments in CA, LA, MD, ME, MN, NC, & TX.

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How public health policy influences cannabis consumer identity

The Cannigma

Cancer, HIV, epilepsy and other serious conditions were the first accepted uses of cannabis in the United States. Many of the early medical cannabis states had strict lists of conditions for which cannabis could be legally used. And the process of adding additional conditions was often lengthy, difficult and mired in paternalism.

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Meet New York’s Cannabis Director of Policy

Canna Law Blog

As part of New York Cannabis Control Board’s (CCB) meeting on August 15, 2022, the CCB proposed and approved John Kagia as the Office of Cannabis Management’s Director of Policy. From the OCM’s position posting , the Director of Policy’s duties will include (but will not be limited to!)

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CDC Dishes Out Workplace Cannabis Policy Advice to Companies That Hire Drivers

Veriheal

Cannabis companies that hire drivers to work for them—such as delivery services and goods transporters—are being advised by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish certain policies that can mitigate the risk of impaired driving, all the while ensuring that companies remain in alignment with state legalization laws.

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Google Changes Its CBD Advertising Policies

Canna Law Blog

Notoriously, tech giants like Instagram and Facebook would take down cannabis-related ad content for violating site terms and conditions around the promotion of illegal substances and recreational drugs. However, Google recently has decided to relax its advertising policies– at least around hemp and hemp CBD products.

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Study Finds That Medical Marijuana Patient Registration Has Grown More Than 600% Since 2016

Veriheal

Medical cannabis is more popular than ever before, with 38 states having legalized some form of it for various health conditions. Policies like telemedicine, curbside pickup, and cannabis delivery made marijuana products more accessible and affordable to countless Americans. million patients in 2022, a sharp increase from the 3.1

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OCM TO BEGIN ACCEPTING CONDITIONAL ADULT USE PROCESSOR APPLICATIONS

Cannabis Law Report

Here are some key takeaways from the meeting: During the meeting, the Board voted to establish the application and licensing window for the Adult-Use Conditional Processor license. The Adult-Use Conditional Processor license authorizes the license holder to process and distribute their own cannabis products (over 0.3%