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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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WSU researchers team with Puyallup tribe on medicinal cannabis research

Cannabis Chronicles

This partnership with WSU and Qwibil will help us research the safety and efficacy of cannabis as medicine for our patients’ use.”. McDonell said research institutions are limited in their access to cannabis users by federal laws that could affect funding. The clinic serves native and non-native patients, according to the news release.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/8/19

NORML

Activists in Nebraska, along with two pro-legalization Senators, qualified a 2020 medical cannabis ballot initiative petition to begin collecting signatures from registered voters in the state. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 24, to expand access to medical cannabis in the state. CO resident? Update : H.333 FL resident?

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Sapphire Medical Clinics expands patient access to cheapest medical cannabis fees in UK

Cannabis Law Report

The UK’s first and highest-rated medical cannabis clinic, Sapphire Medical Clinics , has today announced that it is reducing the cost of its consultations and appointments for patients enrolled through the Sapphire Access Scheme. The Sapphire Access Scheme will be open to an additional 2,000 patients in the UK.

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In new book, WSU Vancouver professor sees benefits of legalized marijuana

Cannabis Chronicles

In the months after Washington voters approved legalized marijuana in 2012, Clayton Mosher, a sociology professor at Washington State University Vancouver, noticed what he believed to be unnecessary safety concerns. One of the chief concerns following the 2012 vote was that easier access to the drug would lead to more motor vehicle crashes.

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Recreational Marijuana: Impact on Traffic Deaths

CannaMD

When it comes to marijuana legalization, one of the opposition’s main concerns is whether legal access to cannabis will increase the number of drivers who operate a vehicle in an impaired state. It follows that many of these positive tests were collected from individuals who were not “impaired.”. This is a valid concern.

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Evidence-Based Research Suggests Allowing Cannabis Storefront Retail Benefits Neighboring Property Values, Public Health and Safety

Canna Law Blog

Unsurprisingly, most cannabis stores in California are concentrated around the San Francisco Bay Area and the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, leaving most places in the rest of the state without access to storefront medicinal or adult-use cannabis (delivery to such areas is also a challenge, and is the subject of ongoing litigation ).

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