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UN Report: Drug Policies Should Protect Human Rights, Reduce Harm

Veriheal

Active research was carried out on the effects of these drug policies on society and the results, in these reports, have led the United Nations to consider a favorable revision of drug policies in order to protect human rights. 2023 World UN World Drug Report The 2023 World Drug Report urges the development of effective drug policies.

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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

For some perspective on the matter, Project CBD turned to Marc Scialdone, a molecular chemist with Saint Michaels College in Vermont, who co-authored a 2023 paper for the International Cannabinoid Research Society ( ICRS ) entitled The Dark Side of Cannabidiol. “The market crashed. The hemp market remains chaotic and opaque.

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The Week in Weed: January 20, 2023

The Blunt Truth

Speaking of CBD, Google makes changes to its advertising policies. Fast forward to 2023, and we’re still waiting for those regs. The three jurisdictions, known collectively as the DMV, have had very different laws as regards cannabis as long as this blog has been around. Maryland lawmakers make plans for an adult-use market.

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Illinois 2024 recreational cannabis sales top $1.72B

Illinois News Joint

finished as the second-highest monthly total since legalization, only trailing December 2023 totals of $153,936,703.20. Sales taxes collected at Illinois cannabis dispensaries totaled more than $490 million in 2024, per the Illinois Department of Revenue. 2023 total monthly sales include: January: $127,938,019.85

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How Kevin Durant Ended the NBA’s Cannabis Ban

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A new collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association union went into effect July 1, 2023. Now, with the 2023 policy change, the league will also no longer punish players for cannabis use. Can NBA Players Smoke Weed?

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Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Reports Says States Have Collected $US10 Billion In Cannabis Taxes So Far

Cannabis Law Report

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. Eight of the laws were approved in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, sales and tax collections have not yet begun. Here’s what they say.

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A High Tax State – New York’s Potency Tax on Adult-Use Cannabis

The Blunt Truth

The Governor’s office estimates that legalization could create 30,000 to 60,000 new jobs and the tax collections from the adult-use cannabis program could reach $350 million annually.