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Analysis: Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Associated with Tourism Spike

NORML

The enactment of adult-use cannabis legalization laws in Colorado and Washington is associated with increased tourism in both states, according to data published in the Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy. Additional information appears in the NORML fact-sheet , “Marijuana Regulation: Impact on Health, Safety, and Economy.”

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Oregon: Cannabis Social Consumption Bill SB 639 Is About Civil Rights

NORML

Martinez points out that taking direct actions like opening a private social consumption space before public consumption spaces are legal to push the issue into the mainstream discussion and bring into question unjust laws is something that is much easier for white men, but dangerous territory to cross into for a woman of color.

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What You Need to Know About Cannabis and Coronavirus

NORML

However, while we are living through the current pandemic consumers should be more mindful of day-to-day consumption practices. NORML Cannabis Policy Guidance Memo for Protecting Public Health During COVID-19 Crisis. View the guide and submit information for candidates in your state. Download memo.

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Illinois bills would create On-Premise Cannabis Consumption Act

Illinois News Joint

We at Illinois News Joint and News Joint Events have been attending and hosting open-consumption events for yearsbut not without obstacles. Despite the complications, cannabis-consumption events have steadily increased, and event planners are poised to host more cannabis-consumption events in Illinois than ever before.

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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

NORML

” “This is likely the result of two major policy changes: More than twenty decriminalization or penalty downgrade ordinances passed by city councils across the Commonwealth, and approximately a quarter of a million registered medical marijuana patients,” said Goldstein. .

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Study: Adult-Use Legalization Associated with Decline in Youth Treatment Admissions

NORML

The decline in admissions rate was greater in Colorado and Washington compared to non-RML (recreational marijuana law) states” following the enactment of adult-use legalization policies. Additional information is available from the NORML fact-sheet , ‘Marijuana Regulation and Teen Use Rates.”

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NORML Remembers Dr. Mark Kleiman

NORML

Kleiman , an academic expert on cannabis policy who often shared and debated his well informed views on marijuana policy reform with those of us who were committed to advocating for a policy of adult use legalization. He further developed his views on cannabis and criminal justice as a professor of public policy at UCLA.

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