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Colorado: Compliance Check Data Confirms That Retailers Aren’t Selling Marijuana to Minors

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Illicit marijuana providers don’t ask for or check for ID, but licensed businesses most certainly do.” The post Colorado: Compliance Check Data Confirms That Retailers Aren’t Selling Marijuana to Minors appeared first on NORML. “Regulation works.

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Many truckers say marijuana legalization doesn’t impact safety: report

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Washington — Although initial data suggests that marijuana legalization has “negatively impacted highway safety,” it’s still “too soon to calculate”. Read More

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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. Authors concluded: “Marijuana legalization led to a larger increase in tourism in Colorado than Washington.

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Smartphone Sensor Data Could Detect Cannabis Intoxication With 90% Precision

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The investigation assessed the suitability of using smartphone sensor data to detect cannabis intoxication, and it had promising results. ” Repurposing Smartphone Sensor Data. As more states embrace marijuana legalization, there is a pressing need for accurate intoxication testing. Currently, 37 U.S.

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Report: Legal Marijuana Industry Employs Over 240,000 Full-Time Workers

NORML

Jobs in the state-licensed cannabis industry rose 15 percent during the past 12 months, and the industry now employs over 243,000 full-time workers, according to data compiled by Leafly.com. Additional information is available in the NORML fact-sheet , ‘Marijuana Regulation: Impact on Health, Safety, Economy.’

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FDA declines regulating CBD as supplement due to ‘safety concerns’

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

The Food and Drug Administration announced last week there’s not enough data addressing the “various safety concerns” of cannabidiol, or CBD, Read More

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Report: Legal Marijuana Industry Employs Over 200,000 Full-Time Workers

NORML

The state-licensed cannabis industry gained over 64,000 new employees in 2018, and now employs over 200,000 full-time workers, according to data compiled by Whitney Economics and the online content provider Leafly.com. ” The report , entitled Cannabis Jobs Count , identifies some 211,000 full-time jobs in the legal cannabis sector. .”