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NORML Issues Cannabis Policy Guidance For Lawmakers and Prosecutors For Protecting Public Health During COVID-19 Crisis

NORML

“In this era of tremendous uncertainty, it is crucial that policymakers use every tool in their toolkit to promote public health and safety. By implementing these common-sense reforms, we can ensure a safer environment for those who work in this essential industry and those who they provide for,” said NORML’s Strekal.

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Vicente Sederberg Launches Environment, Health, and Safety Practice

Cannabis Law Report

DENVER — Vicente Sederberg LLP (VS), a leading national cannabis law firm, announced Tuesday it has formed an environment, health, and safety (EHS) practice led by environmental attorneys with extensive public and private sector experience in the field. and around the world.

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New Legislation Introduced To Protect State-Legal Marijuana Programs

NORML

The most essential component in creating a stable business environment to meet consumer demand is certainty, and that is what states and businesses would have with Congressman Correa’s legislation to protect state-lawful programs from potential rouge US Attorneys under a Department of Justice likely to be led by known drug warrior William Barr.

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Attorneys General Push for Marijuana Banking Reform

NORML

“First, threats to public safety caused by a cash-intensive business model, often the target of criminal activity, have intensified in the months since the pandemic began. Passage of the SAFE Banking Act would represent a significant step forward towards a rational and evidence-based national cannabis policy.”

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Australia Cannabis Q&A

Canna Law Blog

Employers should: Establish fair and transparent testing policies. Comply with relevant workplace health and safety legislation. Can employers enforce a zero-tolerance cannabis policy? Yesespecially in safety-sensitive industries (mining, transport, healthcare). Future Legal & Industry Trends 24.

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NCIA Policy Report: The Medicine of Cannabis: An Overview for Medical Professionals and Policymakers

Cannabis Law Report

Prepared by NCIA’s Policy Council. Patients are looking to their medical providers for information on cannabis safety, potential for interactions with pharmaceuticals, and therapeutic applications. cannabis policy are needed, particularly at the federal level. As cannabis use expands in the U.S., Download at [link].

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Santa Fe Police Dept Re-Appraise Employment Drug Testing Policy Post Cannabis Legalization

Cannabis Law Report

It’s important that employers look at their drug testing policies,” said Emily Kaltenbach, senior director of the Drug Policy Alliance. Under their previous policy, new applicants who used marijuana in any way in the last three years would be disqualified, but that’s no longer the case.

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