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Study: No Uptick in Violent Crime Following Adult Use Cannabis Legalization

NORML

We observed no statistically significant long-term effects of recreational cannabis laws or the initiation of retail sales on violent or property crime rates in these states.” … Our results from Colorado and Washington suggest that legalization has not had major detrimental effects on public safety.”

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Rhode Island Legalizes Cannabis for Recreational Use

The Blunt Truth

On May 25, 2022, Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee signed “ The Rhode Island Cannabis Act ,” which grants adults aged 21 and older the right to possess and grow certain amounts of cannabis for recreational use. Retail sales are expected to begin as early as December 1, 2022.

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

NORML

. “These regulations should include age restrictions, prohibitions on the unlicensed commercial production or retail sale of the plant and rational limits with regard to product marketing.” ” For more information on the public health and safety of cannabis, please see NORML’s fact-sheets here.

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Public Safety Canada: Announcement On Enforcement of Illegal Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

Public Safety (PS) is supporting efforts to enforce the legalization and regulation of cannabis through activities to deter criminal activity and to help ensure that organized crime does not penetrate the legalized system. PS is working with the PTs and other key stakeholders (e.g., Considerations.

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Analysis: Propagation of Cannabis Retailers Not Associated with Changes in Traffic Safety

Cannabis Law Report

La Jolla, CA: The establishment of licensed cannabis retailers is not independently associated with an increase in traffic crashes, according to data published in the journal Health Economics. County-level evidence from recreational marijuana dispensary sales in Colorado,” appears in Health Economics.

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Thursday: New Hampshire legislature passes recreational cannabis bill, sends to Senate

Cannabis Law Report

The bill would appropriate $2 million to a Cannabis Control Commission to launch administration of the law, with “priorities for the allocation of the remaining funds subject to appropriation,” starting with $100,000 annually to the Department of Safety for a drug monitoring initiative and data collection on health impacts.

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What Does Farmgate Retail Mean for the Ontario Recreational Cannabis Market? – Cannabis Business Executive

SpeedWeed

What will be the impact of farmgate retail on the industry and why is it important to understand it? What is farmgate cannabis retail? Farmgate cannabis is a retail framework that allows producers to sell products on-site at a licensed production facility. How does farmgate impact the cannabis industry?

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