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Scientific Review Concludes That Cannabis Consumers Are at No Greater Risk of Occupational Injuries

NORML

.” Their finding is consistent with that of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine which conducted its own literature review in 2017 and concluded , “There is no or insufficient evidence to support … a statistical association between cannabis use and … occupational accidents or injuries.”

Policy 348
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Australia: Cannabis Possession Now Depenalized in the Capital Territory

NORML

The ACT’s policy conflicts with Australian federal law, which defines cannabis-related activities as criminal offenses. Between 2017 and 2018, Australian police made over 72,000 marijuana-related arrests – 92 percent of which were for personal possession. The use of marijuana in public remains prohibited.

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The Tom Marino Roller Coaster: Three Days of Drug Policy Changes

Americans for Safe Access

On October 15, 2017, the Washington Post and 60 Minutes released a scathing report on the pharmaceutical industry’s influence of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Policy 142
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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

NORML

” “This is likely the result of two major policy changes: More than twenty decriminalization or penalty downgrade ordinances passed by city councils across the Commonwealth, and approximately a quarter of a million registered medical marijuana patients,” said Goldstein. Most recently, in January, Norristown joined the list.

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Former UN drug policy chief joins Thai cannabis company as president

Cannabis Law Report

s International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) from 2017 to 2018, where he voiced criticism of nonmedical marijuana programs and even some “poorly regulated” ones. Former UN drug policy chief joins Thai cannabis company as president. Sumyai served as president of the U.N.’s Now, Sumyai said, Thai Cannabis Corp.

Policy 105
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Study: Adult-Use Legalization Associated with Decline in Youth Treatment Admissions

NORML

A pair of researchers from Temple University assessed annual drug treatments admissions among youth for the years 2008 to 2017. The decline in admissions rate was greater in Colorado and Washington compared to non-RML (recreational marijuana law) states” following the enactment of adult-use legalization policies.

Treatment 280
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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. ” In 2017, Goodell said that he believed marijuana to be both addictive and unhealthy.

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