Legislation is advancing to legalize the adult use market and to facilitate the expungement of marijuana-related criminal records.
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Federal health officials concluded, "The risks to the public health posed by marijuana are low compared to other drugs of abuse," such as benzodiazepines – a Schedule IV drug, or alcohol, which is unscheduled.
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Just ahead of the crossover deadline, both chambers of the Virginia legislature approved measures to legalize and regulate the retail sale of cannabis to adults 21 and older.
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Republican lawmakers are seeking to preemptively restrict Florida's adult-use market ahead of the Court's ruling and before voters have had any opportunity to weigh in on it.
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Young adults, men, and Democrats were most likely to report being current cannabis consumers.
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Prohibiting adults from accessing these products from state-licensed retailers will not eliminate consumers' demand for them. Rather, it will encourage consumers to seek out higher-THC products in the unregulated market.
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Despite having been one of the first two states to initially legalize the adult use marijuana market, Washington is one of only five legalization states that disallows home cultivation.
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This week, I received a Pardon Certificate for a marijuana offense from the President of the United States.Â
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State regulations governing the alcohol market permit adults the option to legally brew non-commercial quantities of their own alcohol, and it is consistent with this policy to similarly permit home cultivation.
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South Dakota voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure legalizing medical cannabis access in 2020. Since then, lawmakers have routinely sought to repeal aspects of the law and/or significantly amend it.
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