Cannabis Chronicles

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In the months after Washington voters approved legalized marijuana in 2012, Clayton Mosher, a sociology professor at Washington State University Vancouver, noticed what he believed to be unnecessary safety concerns. The book traces the evolution of society’s views on the drug and how it has affected policy.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Now, findings from a recent research study —published in the February 2022 volume of the International Journal of Drug Policy—support the theory. Many cannabis advocates have pointed to cannabis decriminalization and legalization as a means of freeing up resources for handling more serious, violent crimes.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 18, 2022

This represents a continuation of a trend that’s been playing out in recent years, especially as more states have move to legalize cannabis and federal officials have seemingly adopted policies placing less emphasis on going after people over marijuana. In 2020, USCC documented 1,118 cannabis cases.

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CannaMD

MARCH 3, 2021

Law enforcement, policy makers, and public citizens have long debated how recreational marijuana legalization influences crime and public safety. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy , and PLOS One – discovering a buffer effect and decreased crime rates. Most existing research focuses on crime in legalized states.

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Veriheal

JULY 25, 2023

They also stated that there has been a steady increase in positive post-accident cannabis tests since 2012, when the first states legalized recreational marijuana. However, from 2012 to 2022, post-accident cannabis positivity rose by 204.2%. Based on the report, 7.3% The positivity for cannabis in the U.S. in 2021 and 4.3% in 2022).

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Kathy Hochul in September—are currently working on building policies for the newly legal adult-use cannabis market , which Wright says should be ready in about 18 months. The board members—who were just appointed by Gov.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Though it’s been a long time coming, various American leagues are finally taking note of this growing trend and adapting their policies accordingly. New Colorado Law Hopes to Tackle Anti-Cannabis Work Policies. Last Friday, Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill that could bring major changes to workplace cannabis policy.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Recreational marijuana is illegal in Sweden, where strict, even “ repressive ” drug policies belie the country’s progressive image. Sweden legalized medical marijuana in 2012 but the program is highly restrictive and the Scandinavian country has yet to legalize recreational marijuana. in both the long and short term.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Especially when you compare Governor Pritzker’s position to Governor John Hickenlooper’s in 2012 when Colorado legalized. Now it’s a matter of taking those learnings so regulators can shape better policy and implementation strategies that anticipate and accurately address these issues from the get-go.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

On December 27, 2012, and March 13, 2013, the Bossier Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force paid a confidential informant to approach Allen and solicit marijuana. Kevin Allen is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole in Louisiana after he was convicted of selling $20 worth of marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 1, 2021

Sadiq Khan’s decriminalisation commission could put pressure on the government to change its policy. But it was only after Colorado and Washington became the first states to open to legal recreational use in 2012 that any meaningful market emerged to challenge the old criminal networks. Read on at .

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Colorado and Washington were the first states to legalize marijuana in 2012. A primary concern regarding legalization is how these policy changes affect crime rates. Researchers have begun to estimate the […].

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MassRoots

JANUARY 16, 2019

Tallian has been fighting for cannabis policy reform in the Hoosier State since 2012. Previous marijuana policy reform legislation introduced by Sen. Legislation to decriminalize the possession of up to two ounces of cannabis has been filed in Indiana by State Senator Karen Tallian, D-Ogden Dunes.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2021

Connecticut state lawmakers are advancing legislation legalizing recreational use of marijuana on the heels of a recent poll conducted by the Institute for Public Policy at Sacred Heart University (SHU) of Fairfield, Connecticut. The SHU poll also revealed that 76.3

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

While it is still a relatively new market (Colorado was the first state to legalize cannabis in 2012), excise tax revenue figures to date can help lawmakers get a sense of the revenue potential at different rates and contribute to the development of sound marijuana tax policy.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

Marijuana policies in the United States have become more permissive, motivating research on demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use. Marijuana policies in the United States (U.S.) Introduction.

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Cannabis Chronicles

JUNE 22, 2019

Al Sharp, executive director of Clergy for a New Drug Policy, which advocates for reform of drug laws. But Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson, also a conservative, told The New York Times in 2012 that he supported legalization, with marijuana treated like an alcoholic beverage.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 2, 2019

For those who enjoy a bit of historical grounding , the first business insurance policies in the U.S. Washington has been on the forefront of marijuana legalization among the states, in 1999 becoming the 4 th state to legalize medical marijuana, and in 2012 becoming the 2 nd state to legalize recreational marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Colleges in the United States are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state cannabis laws as students who use medical cannabis challenge decades-old campus drug policies. There do not appear to be efforts by recreational cannabis users to challenge college drug policies, observers say.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. Washington’s voters also approved an adult-use measure in November 2012, and its first stores opened in July 2014. Here’s what they say. 46,104,922.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

The RTI researchers hope their work will inform policy for cannabis impairment and driving under the influence of drugs and help establish scientifically-based thresholds for marijuana intoxication. About this Article. The research described in this article was funded by NIJ grant 2016-DN-BX-0193 , awarded to RTI International.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 27, 2022

Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research was formed in 2012 at Cal Poly Humboldt, making it the first academic institute devoted to cannabinoid research and analysis pertaining to information and issues surrounding the cannabis plant.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

This movement was, of course, spurred by Colorado voters’ watershed passage of Amendment 64 back in 2012. . A number of states have enacted policies to cover workers comp insurance for employees of marijuana businesses. Forbes recently reported that eighteen states could join that number, totalling 30 by the end of this year.

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The Joint Blog

MAY 25, 2020

Other national research more clearly showed that marijuana policies were associated with reductions in analgesic opioid use. This appears to be an empirically informed public policy strategy which may contribute to reversing the US opioid epidemic.” to -23.5%).

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MassRoots

MARCH 8, 2019

Michele Baggio, assistant professor of economics at the University of Connecticut, partnered with Alberto Chong, a professor at Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, to conduct the data review. Legalization amendments were approved by voters in Colorado and Washington state in 2012. The Data Review.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 29, 2021

Colorado kids who were struggling in school before the pandemic are even farther behind now,” said the Colorado Children’s Campaign Policy and Partnerships Manager Stephanie Perez-Carrillo. Colorado has garnered a strong history of cannabis sales revenue and tax data since the state’s legalization bill was passed in 2012.

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MMJ Recs

APRIL 24, 2018

The state took that previously unheard-of initiative back in 2012. However, Washington was equally pioneering, and legalized at exactly the same time as Colorado in 2012, paving the way for recreational marijuana laws to be loosened across the country. Maine has been committed to advancing its MMJ policies.

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The Cannigma

MAY 9, 2021

An estimate from 2012, when cannabis production was much lower than it is today, found that indoor cannabis cultivation consumes 20 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity and produces 15 million metric tons of CO2 that is released into the atmosphere each year. ’ (Sonya Yruel/Drug Policy Alliance).

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Veriheal

JANUARY 22, 2024

Texas Residents Fuel a “Little Amsterdam” in New Mexico New Mexico’s recreational cannabis program officially began in 2012. Nevertheless, the state is also taking measures to make sure that the industry is diversified by issuing 75 new social equity licenses through lottery to those disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

On January 27, 2012, the IRS issued an Income Tax Discrepancy Adjustment to Sosa, stating that he owed approximately $35,000 for tax years 2007 to 2009 (January 2012 Demand Letter). On or about October 18, 2012, the IRS issued a revised demand letter, stating that Sosa owed approximately $135,000 in taxes (October 2012 Demand Letter).

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Jared Polis (D) announced yesterday that he signed an executive order to pardon 1,351 individuals who had been convicted of cannabis possession prior to the state’s historic legalization reforms in 2012. Adults can legally possess marijuana in Colorado, just as they can beer or wine.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2020

Before looking more closely at Massachusetts’s “Responsible Vendor” training program requirement, let’s review the legal policies regarding medical and recreational marijuana that make this newly mandated training so important. Massachusetts Medical & Recreational Marijuana Policy. Responsible Vendor Training Requirements.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 26, 2019

In its complaint, Harvest of Arizona, which was established in 2011 and began using the HARVEST mark in 2012, claimed to own retail dispensaries and cultivation/production facilities in Arizona, Nevada, Illinois, Maryland, California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Florida. It had no presence in California. Organic Marijuana: Not Exactly.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A cannabis company has appealed its case against the IRS at the Ninth Circuit in an effort to soften the blow of a policy that can push state-legal marijuana businesses’ tax rates to upwards of 70%. 11 ordered Harborside to pay about $11 million in deficiencies for fiscal years 2007 through 2012, according to court documents.

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The Joint Blog

APRIL 9, 2019

It is time for the federal government to cease standing in the way of these voter-backed regulatory policies being implemented throughout the country,” said NORML Political Director Justin Strekal. The STATES Act is the next logical step in a comprehensive blueprint for more rational federal cannabis policy.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 11, 2020

This is only the beginning,” Matt Simon, New England political director for the Marijuana Policy Project, told the Associated Press. In Colorado, in 2012, less than 1% of all marijuana operations are owned by people of color, the Minority Cannabis Business Association has estimated.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

Objective: Since 2012, 19 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the recreational use of marijuana for adults ages 21 and older. One of the most successful alcohol control policies in the United States was the establishment of the minimum legal drinking age of 21 (MLDA-21). 2012, Calabria et al., Add to Mendeley.

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