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

NORML

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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B.C. Court Dismisses Cannabis Retail Lawsuit

Cannabis Life Network

court dismissed a lawsuit from owners of licensed cannabis retail shops. Last year, this group of cannabis retailers sued the province for not enforcing cannabis regulations. Bud market of “illicit” retailers doesn’t face these same hurdles. A British Columbia (B.C.)

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Analysis: Propagation of Cannabis Retailers Not Associated with Changes in Traffic Safety

Cannabis Law Report

La Jolla, CA: The establishment of licensed cannabis retailers is not independently associated with an increase in traffic crashes, according to data published in the journal Health Economics. In this case, the net effect of expanding access to marijuana on traffic crashes could be quite small.

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Attorneys General Push for Marijuana Banking Reform

NORML

In advancing these legislative goals, Congress is not necessarily endorsing any state or territory’s legalization of marijuana-related transactions; similarly, the enactment of the SAFE Banking Act is not a call for the legalization of medical or retail marijuana in those jurisdictions that choose not to pursue such an approach.

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Don’t let the Grinch stop marijuana reform

NORML

The holiday season means many things to many people, but for Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), it means walking back commitments to moving cannabis reform forward and turning into the Marijuana Grinch. Similarly, it needlessly jeopardizes the safety of retail staffers, who are susceptible to robbery. “Wait, what?!”

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Analysis: Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Associated with Tourism Spike

NORML

Both states experienced their highest jumps in tourism following the advent of retail cannabis sales. Authors concluded: “Marijuana legalization led to a larger increase in tourism in Colorado than Washington. Authors reported a “large increase in hotel rooms rented in Colorado” immediately following legalization.

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Arizona: Marijuana Legalization Proponents Turn In Nearly Twice The Signatures Required to Qualify for 2020 Ballot

NORML

The Act permits those 21 or older to possess up to one ounce of cannabis and directs revenue from retail cannabis sales to fund various public education and safety programs. The post Arizona: Marijuana Legalization Proponents Turn In Nearly Twice The Signatures Required to Qualify for 2020 Ballot appeared first on NORML.