A new study from the American Medical Association shows that when states legalize medical marijuana, opioid prescriptions and use go down by a large amount among some cancer patients. The study looked at insurance claims from 38,189 people who had just been told they had cancer. It found that legalizing medical cannabis between 2012 and […]
Analysts at Cowen Equity Research say that legal cannabis sales in the U.S. have started to cut into the sales of beer, wine, and liquor. However, a MarketWatch report says that the alcohol industry is far from being hurt by this. As Colorado approaches 10 years since voters OK’d legal adult-use cannabis sales in the
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Guidelines for “public cannabis consumption zones” were adopted by New Jersey’s marijuana regulators, taking the state one step closer to allowing adults and patients the option of using marijuana for social purposes. In April, dispensaries were opened to the public for purchasing cannabis for recreational use, but supporters have been calling for new laws to
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Multiple attempts by D.C. officials over the past year to crack down on unlicensed cannabis stores, often known as “gifting” or “I-71” shops, have been largely unsuccessful. Many business owners clashed with D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson earlier this year, as he attempted to enact emergency legislation to shut them down and criticized them as
More than 45,000 Oregonians have received pardons from their marijuana convictions according to the state’s governor. Gov. Kate Brown’s (D) cannabis clemency decision, which also includes the waiver of more than $14 million in fines and costs, comes approximately one month after President Joe Biden handed thousands of pardons for federal marijuana possession cases
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The New York Office of Cannabis Management granted retail licenses to 36 applicants, including 28 “justice-involved” persons and eight nonprofit groups, to sell cannabis for adults. They were picked from a group of 903 people who had all applied for the 175 available retail cannabis licenses in the state. One hundred fifty will be issued
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Several weeks after making progress in Colombia’s House of Representatives, a bill to legalize marijuana has finally made it out of a Senate committee with favorable recommendations. The reform plan, which would change the country’s Constitution to eliminate cannabis prohibition for adults, has been discussed by lawmakers on multiple occasions over the past few weeks.
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Voters in Missouri adopted a cannabis legalization initiative on Election Day and state officials expect to resolve more than 100,000 low-level possession cases within the next year, according to KHQA. The law mandates that any record of these charges be erased. According to Kathryn Jamboretz, communication director for Legal MO ’22, funds from adult-use cannabis
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Since voters approved the reforms, Missouri officials have unveiled draft guidelines for the state’s forthcoming adult-use cannabis market. A spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Lisa Cox, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that releasing the proposed guidelines is the first step toward launching the industry. The state has until February 6
This topic was surveyed twice in the past year and again in 2020, and support has remained stable both times. However, opposition decreased by 1% from 32% in 2021 to 31% in 2018, and 1% now claim to have “no opinion” on the matter. The poll, conducted by YouGov from October 3-20 with a margin
