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Leafly investigation: Vape lung injuries date back to 2007

Leafly

The post Leafly investigation: Vape lung injuries date back to 2007 appeared first on Leafly. A review of medical literature and online forums finds that vape-related lung injuries began appearing shortly after the first nicotine devices hit the mass market.

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FBI: Marijuana Arrests Rise For Third Straight Year, Outpace Arrests For All Violent Crimes

NORML

It also marks the reversal of a trend of declining arrests that began following the year 2007, when police made a record 872,721 total marijuana-related arrests in the United States.

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NORML Formally Responds to DEA’s Proposed Changes to Marijuana Cultivation Rules

NORML

In 2007, the agency lost yet another lawsuit. . * In 1988 the agency’s own administrative law judge concluded marijuana to be “one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man,” and demanded the DEA reclassify the plant so that doctors could prescribe it.

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Michigan: State Supreme Court Rules Police Search Of Passenger’s Personal Property Is Unconstitutional

NORML

The judgement overturns a 2007 decision that barred passengers from challenging similar searches by members of law enforcement. The warrantless search of a passenger’s personal property during a traffic stop is unconstitutional, according to a ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court.

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Legislation To Produce And Research Cannabis Introduced

NORML

As the result of a lawsuit, DEA Administrative Law Judge Mary Ellen Bittner in 2007 ruled that expanding the pool of federally licensed providers would be “in the public interest.” The agency ultimately rejected her decision.

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Justice Department Urged To Take “Immediate Action” On Marijuana Grow Applications

NORML

” The longstanding federal prohibition on privately licensed cannabis producers exists despite a 2007 ruling by the DEA’s own administrative law judge striking down the ban as not “in the public interest.” ” Although that ruling ordered DEA to lift the ban, the agency failed to do so.

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Veterans Affairs Canada And Their Cannabis Policy For Veterans

Cannabis Life Network

Changes in Cannabis Policy for Veterans since the introduction It all began in 2007, when Veterans Affairs Canada made the decision to reimburse a veteran for his medical cannabis expenses. Since then, the […].

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