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Surgeon General’s Advisory Highlights Need for Further Cannabis Regulation, Not Criminalization

NORML

. “These regulations should include age restrictions, prohibitions on the unlicensed commercial production or retail sale of the plant and rational limits with regard to product marketing.” ” For more information on the public health and safety of cannabis, please see NORML’s fact-sheets here.

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How Can Cannabis Professionals Better Educate Consumers?

The Cannigma

Barker, who was named one of the Top 25 Budtenders by Green Entrepreneur in 2019, joined cannabis advocate and entrepreneur Mara Gordon, Six Labs Co-Founder Joe Ori, and cannabis advocate and comedian (and former budtender) Rachel Wolfson on “Cannabis Education in Dispensaries” on Monday night. The frontline workers of cannabis.

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Federal Report: Youth Marijuana Use Steadily Declining

NORML

Commenting on the data, NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano said, “Regulation and education is a more effective and a more preferable tool to discourage youth use and access than is criminalization.”

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Colorado Will Vote on Increasing Cannabis Taxes To Fund Research and Education

Veriheal

Proposition 119 , if approved, would increase Colorado’s state marijuana retail sales tax rate from 15% to 20% to fund an out-0f-school education program. While medical marijuana is exempt from the tax hike, recreational users are already subject to a 9.81% cannabis tax rate in Denver on top of a 15% statewide cannabis tax.

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Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce bill to legalize recreational cannabis use

Cannabis Law Report

Jake Wheatley’s bill to end cannabis prohibition — HB 2050 —would replace the unregulated illicit market with a taxed and regulated system with licensed growers, processors, and retailers. Retail Tax: At point of sale to the consumer, the following rate of tax is levied: 6% tax for first two years of a permit’s operation.

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NYC’s Rooftop Cannabis Cultivation, NM’s First Consumption Lounge, & NJ’s Recreational Market Launch

Veriheal

New York City’s mayor has a bold plan to kick start cannabis cultivation, New Mexico got its first cannabis consumption lounge, and New Jersey finally opened its recreational cannabis market. The proceeds and education can go right into employing people right in the area.”. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews. and 10 p.m.

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Main Street Marijuana joins voluntary industry testing program

Cannabis Chronicles

Retailers say the program is intended in part to educate consumers about what they characterize as a gap in Washington’s regulatory framework: the state doesn’t require recreational marijuana products to be tested for pesticides. Main Street is the first Southwest Washington retailer to enroll. Big sellers participate.

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