The Cannigma

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal. 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.

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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. The recent findings not only support previous studies on the matter but also support the claim that recreational cannabis legalization is not associated with an overall uptick in crime.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 22, 2024

Maryland celebrates one year of recreational sales, “Little Amsterdam” pops up on the Texas-New Mexico border, and voters advocate to empower cannabis consumers in their Second Amendment right. Recreational cannabis sales include a 9% sales tax charged that goes toward health, business, social equity, and the state’s general fund.

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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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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. Support for per-se laws was higher among those in states that legalized recreational marijuana and in states with per-se laws.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Authored By: By Dr. Ayoka Nurse.

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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. This is MedMen, part of a national chain of quality pot shops that constitute the normal now that cannabis is authorised for recreational and medical use in California and 16 other states. Read on at .

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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

MAY 26, 2022

The study , entitled “What is the likelihood that underage youth can obtain marijuana from licensed recreational marijuana outlets in California, a state where recreational marijuana is legal?” Objective: Since 2012, 19 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the recreational use of marijuana for adults ages 21 and older.

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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. Scientific research is mounting as ten states have legalized recreational use, and 33 have legalized it for medicinal purposes. Proposed Marijuana Law.

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The Joint Blog

MAY 25, 2020

Colorado, after legalizing recreational marijuana, had a significant decrease in prescription opioids distributed for pain. Other national research more clearly showed that marijuana policies were associated with reductions in analgesic opioid use. to -23.5%).

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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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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 29, 2021

Enough signatures were submitted by Colorado advocates to get Initiative 25 onto the ballot this November, which, if passed, would increase recreational cannabis tax percentages and fund “out-of-school learning opportunities” for children and youth. The same reports show that since 2012, 16.4 million per year.

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Marijuana Packaging

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

With eleven compliant medical and recreational stores located throughout the Centennial state, Native Roots, a well recognized Colorado marijuana dispensary, recently expanded their brand name last month by way of facilitating it's twelfth and thirteenth store locations, to the surprise of skeptics, in the petroleum sector.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

With several states contemplating legalization of recreational marijuana, and federal lawmakers starting the process of federal descheduling , it is a good time to examine the tax implications of legalization. Most of those states also apply their general sales tax to cannabis sales, and some allow localities to levy additional taxes.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2022

Five years after Uruguayan pharmacies began selling cannabis for recreational use, the pioneering law that ushered in that new business has gained greater public support and the worst fears about “gangs of zombies” or spiraling addiction rates have been allayed. By Alejandro Prieto. Montevideo, Jul 18 (EFE).- None of that happened,” he said.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 9, 2021

And finally, in 2012, Washington and Colorado voters decided to legalize adult-use, or, recreational cannabis. As the cannabis industry has developed, the focus has shifted from legalizing medical marijuana to legalizing marijuana for both medical and recreational cannabis. Recreational Cannabis vs Recreational Psychedelics.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2020

As a state with both legal medical and recreational marijuana, Massachusetts is leading the way with new compliance practices. Massachusetts Medical & Recreational Marijuana Policy. Recreational cannabis was legalized in 2016 for adults over the age of 21. More Information. RVT_Application_Guidance.

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MMJ Recs

APRIL 24, 2018

Recently, the state passed a law that aimed to legalize recreational marijuana from the beginning of 2018. As recreational marijuana is slowly introduced into the Sunshine State, it looks as though MMJ will remain as strong as ever. The state took that previously unheard-of initiative back in 2012. Washington.

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MassRoots

MARCH 8, 2019

Furthering the mystery of the cannabis-induced munchies, adults with safe, reliable access to legal recreational-cannabis spend more money on cookies, ice cream, and chips than their counterparts, according to a new study. Legalization amendments were approved by voters in Colorado and Washington state in 2012. The Data Review.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 20, 2020

The legalization of marijuana for recreational use is associated with an increase in home values. ” They reported “a five percent appreciation in home prices following the passage of RML (recreational marijuana laws) and an 11 percent appreciation once sales of marijuana products begin.”

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. In 2012, Switzerland decriminalized the possession of marijuana, and since October 1, 2013, the possession of up to 10 grams of cannabis is subject to an on the spot fine of CHF 100 ($107.8). Minors under the age of 18 can still face legal proceedings under Swiss juvenile criminal law.

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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 17, 2019

We observed no statistically significant long-term effects of recreational cannabis laws or the initiation of retail sales on violent or property crime rates in these states. Such policy conundrums create an environment where it is illegal to smoke in public and essentially illegal for marijuana users to smoke in their residence.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

Here’s what they are saying… More evidence is emerging that crash rates go up when states legalize recreational use and retail sales of marijuana. Results: Legalization of the recreational use of marijuana was associated with a statistically significant 6.6% increase in injury crash rates and a nonsignificant 2.3%

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Cannabis Chronicles

JUNE 22, 2019

The Unitarian Universalist Association has backed full legalization since 2002, but most faith groups separate their positions on medical marijuana, currently legal in 33 states including Pennsylvania and New Jersey, from adult recreational use, permissible in 11 states.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 27, 2021

The recently published research, which comes courtesy of the Marijuana Policy Project , found that, as of this month, “states reported a combined total of $7.9 The recently published research, which comes courtesy of the Marijuana Policy Project , found that, as of this month, “states reported a combined total of $7.9

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The Cannigma

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Colorado has long been a center of cannabis culture and production in the United States, and in 2012, it joined Washington as the first two states to legalize recreational marijuana. In 2012, Colorado passed Amendment 64 , legalizing recreational cannabis in the state. Cannabis in Colorado.

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The Joint Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2019

According to a new study published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the use of marijuana among youth has declined since Washington State legalized marijuana for recreational purposes. The study found that legalization was associated with immediate declines in monthly cannabis use among youth. What is added by this report?

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Beginning in 2021, Mosqueda and her Council colleagues began looking at cannabis policies with the Executive. Today’s Cannabis Equity legislation sets us on a path towards restoring harms created by the War on Drugs, and City and State policies,” said Councilmember Mosqueda. A little history….

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 11, 2020

Not only is Pure Oasis the first recreational marijuana store in Boston, its the first in any of the major East Coast cities. This is only the beginning,” Matt Simon, New England political director for the Marijuana Policy Project, told the Associated Press.

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Puff Puff Post

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies. ” The legal challenges are coming from students studying nursing and other medical specialties who, under school policies, must undergo drug testing.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

have legalized medical marijuana use, and 11 states have legalized recreational marijuana use. [2]. In 2012, Washington and Colorado became the first two states to legalize marijuana for recreational use. [8] According to a 2018 Pew Research Survey, 62 percent of U.S. Published On JD Supra: [link].

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MMJ Recs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

However, recreational marijuana is absolutely not legal ! However, despite the relatively warm reception medical marijuana has received, Oklahoma still seems pretty strongly opposed to recreational marijuana as a whole. Will we ever see marijuana legalized in Oklahoma for recreational use? Let’s start with the basics.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2022

Cannabis tax revenue collected from within recreational cannabis states has accounted for over $10 billion dollars according to a report by the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). Recreational cannabis states have initiatives and programs that do great work with the cannabis tax dollars.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 27, 2019

Over the past few years, 31 states have legalized some form of medical or recreational marijuana use and this wave of legalization continues to grow. On June 4, 2019, Illinois became the 11th state in the nation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana when it passed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (HB 1438). New Jersey.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 3, 2021

A lot has happened in the world of cannabis legalization since Colorado voters passed Amendment 64 in 2012. Over the last decade, many states across the country have moved to legalize recreational and/or medical use. I am on a science and policy workgroup with the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division.

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