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Product Safety Recalls - Vape Cartridges

Americans for Safe Access

The problem was first brought to light when the VAPI (vaping associated pulmonary injury) crisis occurred in 2019, which sickened over 2,800 people and killed at least 68.

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Attorneys General Push for Marijuana Banking Reform

NORML

In their letter , AGs opine: “The current predicament of a rapidly expanding national marketplace without access to the national banking systems has resulted in an untenable situation. We stress that current legislative models are available to fix this situation.

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Virginia: New Medical Cannabis Laws Take Effect July 1

NORML

Three new laws intended to expand patient access to and the therapeutic value of Virginia’s medical cannabis program take effect July 1, 2019. “This year, my focus was on program improvements to further expand both access and therapeutic value to benefit the health and well-being of all Virginians.” SCHOOL-USE.

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Chairwoman Velázquez Introduced Bill To End Marijuana Prohibition And Promote Small Businesses

NORML

The enactment of these policies have not negatively impacted workplace safety , crime rates , traffic safety , or youth use patterns. Specifically, a 2019 report estimates that over 211,000 Americans are now working full-time in the cannabis industry.

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Surgeon General’s Advisory Highlights Need for Further Cannabis Regulation, Not Criminalization

NORML

According to an August 2019 federal report , past-year marijuana use by those ages 12 to 17 has fallen consistently since 2002, from 15.8 Since 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first states to regulate adult-use access, past-year youth use has fallen eight percent. percent to 12.5

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/29

NORML

Guam became the first US territory to send a bill legalizing the adult-use of marijuana to the governor’s desk in 2019. Governor Gary Herbert (R) of Utah signed legislation into law that strengthens protections for medical cannabis patients and further improves upon the state’s new medical cannabis access program.

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Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs Bill to Legalize and Regulate Marijuana

NORML

. “Today, Illinois residents and political leaders demonstrated the power of democracy in action, using the political process to achieve sensible policies that protect individual freedoms and that ensure community safety,” said NORML Political Director Justin Strekal.