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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. Both states experienced their highest jumps in tourism following the advent of retail cannabis sales.

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

NORML

A majority of Americans agree with states’ decisions to classify licensed medical cannabis facilities as “essential services” to the community – a designation that permits them to maintain retail operations during regional ‘stay-at-home’ orders.

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Marijuana Banking Passes Critical Committee

NORML

It also places the safety and welfare of these business’ customers at risk, as they must carry significant amounts of cash on their persons in order to make legal purchases at retail facilities. ” “Ultimately, the banking issue is just one symptom of the toxic and cruel policy of federal marijuana criminalization.

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Poll: Most Americans Support Ending Federal Cannabis Criminalization

NORML

More than six in ten US adults say that they favor “changing federal law to legalize marijuana for recreational use,” according to national polling data compiled by Politico and Harvard’s T.H. Consistent with prior polls , most of those respondents residing in adult-use legal states favor the policy change.

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Legalization Proposals Progress Around the Country

NORML

Senate Bill 686 seeks to legalize the use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of small amounts of marijuana for adults. House Bill 481 seeks to allow for the use, possession, and retail sale of marijuana by adults. House Bill 356 seeks to permit the use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of cannabis for adults 21 and over.

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Marijuana Banking Bill Scheduled For Committee Markup

NORML

It also places the safety and welfare of these business’ customers at risk, as they must carry significant amounts of cash on their persons in order to make legal purchases at retail facilities. “The banking issue is just one aspect of the failed policy of federal marijuana criminalization.

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New Frontier Data Publication: Up In Smoke – Analysis of the Cannabis Administration & Opportunity Act

Cannabis Law Report

Our latest report reviews the proposed legislation’s industry impact across a range of issues including the de-scheduling of cannabis, federal tax structure, designation of regulatory agencies and governance policies, and expungement of cannabis convictions. Download Your Free Copy Now.

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