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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

NORML

Preliminary data*, released on request from the Pennsylvania State Police Uniform Crime Reporting System, reveals that overall arrests for marijuana possession showed a decline in 2019. The new data shows 19,990 adults arrested for the same offense in 2019. cannabis arrest data since 2008. cannabis arrest data since 2008.

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Study: Adult-Use Legalization Associated with Decline in Youth Treatment Admissions

NORML

The enactment of adult-use cannabis legalization laws is not associated with an increase in marijuana-related youth drug treatment admissions, according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. A pair of researchers from Temple University assessed annual drug treatments admissions among youth for the years 2008 to 2017.

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NORML Members Call On NFL’s Goodell To Allow Players Access To Medicine

NORML

In his state-of-the-NFL address the Friday prior to Superbowl LIII, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell remained vague about the NFL’s future policies regarding medical marijuana and drug testing. They look at this constantly, they look at the data, they look at the science and they make those recommendations to us on that basis.”

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Report – Australia: Illicit drug data report 2017-18 (6 Aug 2019)

Cannabis Law Report

In its 16th year, the Illicit Drug Data Report 2017–18 (IDDR) provides an authoritative picture of illicit drugs in Australia. It continues to inform policy and operational decisions across government, industry and the not-for-profit sector and focuses efforts to reduce the impact of illicit drugs on our communities.

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Marijuana Legalization in NY & Driving: Response to NYS Association of Police Chiefs from Roc NORML

NORML

Adult-use passes by ballot. Adult use-sales go into effect. Four years into adult-use sales, net fatalities below 2002 despite rise in population and increased miles traveled. Total % change from pre-legalization (2003) until 2018 = -3.3%.

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Unions Blowing Smoke with "Green Lung" Myth

MJ Business Attorneys

There is no data showing that there are pervasive health or safety issues in the cannabis industry. However, this data is qualified by the fact that all but 1 of those workers admitted to smoking cigarettes or cannabis daily. The term ‘green lung’ had no prior widespread medical use, nor is it medically defined.

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Marijuana Legalization May Decrease Crime in Nearby States

CannaMD

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.