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Poll: Majority of Americans Favor Designating Cannabis Dispensaries as “Essential Services”

NORML

Nationwide polling data compiled by YouGov.com reported that 53 percent of respondents believe that medical marijuana dispensaries “should be considered essential services.” ” NORML is providing a summary the regional policies governing retail cannabis access during the COVID-19 outbreak here.

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News Report: California Cannabis Dispensary Regulations Prohibiting Minors Not Working As Hoped, According to Study

Cannabis Law Report

A USC-UC San Diego study released today found that California restrictions prohibiting children from cannabis dispensaries and associated cannabis marketing are not working as well as policymakers had hoped. Assessment of Recreational Cannabis Dispensaries’ Compliance With Underage Access and Marketing Restrictions in California.

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New Frontier Data Buy CO Data Analytics Company, Zefyr

Cannabis Law Report

Zefyr Inc , a data analytics firm described in a news announcement as the “Nielsen” of cannabis. Cannabis Big Data Firm to Acquire Zefyr, the ‘Alexa’ of Cannabis. New Frontier Data to Launch Joint Marketing Tech Offering for Mature Market Entrants. Where are dispensaries located and how popular are they?

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Significant Decrease in Mental Health Treatment Seen in States With Legal Cannabis

Veriheal

This fascinating correlation between cannabis legalization and mental health, emerging against the backdrop of changing cannabis policies nationwide, sparks curiosity and prompts an immediate investigation into its underlying mechanisms. Ortega acknowledges that pinpointing the precise reason is challenging due to data limitations.

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ACLU Maine: “Cameras In Dispensaries Viloate State Ban On Facial Recognition Surveillance”

Cannabis Law Report

The requirement, which appears in a set of draft rules for the regulatory framework of the state’s adult-use or recreational marijuana program, “would needlessly expose customers and workers in the cannabis industry to privacy-violating tracking and data collection,” the ACLU said in a letter to the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy this week.

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PA: Court orders release on medical cannabis data regarding, “how many medical marijuana patients have received approval from a doctor to use cannabis for opioid addiction treatment.”

Cannabis Law Report

Spotlight PA sought that data to better understand the impact of the agency’s unusual and controversial decision to endorse cannabis as a treatment option for opioid use disorder. Those certifications from a doctor are what allow hundreds of thousands of patients to obtain a medical marijuana card and buy cannabis from dispensaries.

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Weedmaps Releases First Data & Insights Report: Cannabis in America

Cannabis Law Report

(“WM Technology” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: MAPS), a leading technology and software infrastructure provider to the cannabis industry, has released its first data and insights report, titled ‘Cannabis in America’. According to Weedmaps’ orders data, orders in H1 2021 increased by 55%, compared to H1 2020. Methodology.

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