States that legalize or decriminalize cannabis witnessed huge declines in race-based arrests with adults while those that affirm cannabis prohibition proceed to undergo developments in arrest rate variations, a unique study in a significant scientific journal issued by the American Medical Association discovered. The study looked at metrics from 43 states and recognized a clearContinue reading “New Study Reveals Cannabis Legalization Decreases Race-related Arrests”
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Study: Juvenile Cannabis Consumption at an All-time Low
Youth cannabis use plummeted in 2020 among the coronavirus pandemic, and as more states moved to pass cannabis legalization, a recently released federal survey discovered. The latest table from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, or the NSDUH for short, is yet another instance of a federally backed research program testing the prohibitionistContinue reading “Study: Juvenile Cannabis Consumption at an All-time Low”
Study: Army Stoners Perform ‘no different’ than Enlisted Non-Stoners
Conclusions from a unique government-funded study of U.S. Army servicemen and servicewomen suggest that prior cannabis use has almost little-to-no impact on performance. Recruits with recorded accounts of cannabis use were just as plausible as their comrades to make colonel, for instance, and while they were more inclined to leave the Army due to drugContinue reading “Study: Army Stoners Perform ‘no different’ than Enlisted Non-Stoners”
Senator Warren Challenges President Biden to End Cannabis Prohibition
Pres. Biden could expand the economy and improve racial equity with the strike of a pen by awarding clemency to those with federal cannabis offenses, Senator. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) summarily stated. During a discussion with Pod Save America, the politician spoke briefly about how Joe Biden could utilize his executive influence to effect important revisionsContinue reading “Senator Warren Challenges President Biden to End Cannabis Prohibition”
South Dakota to Legalize Cannabis for Real this Time
South Dakota legislators are formally advocating that the government take up a measure to legalize cannabis amid the 2022 session. This occurs as cannabis activists pursue a separate cannabis reform initiative for the 2022 South Dakota ballot. The South Dakota Supreme Court proceeds to reexamine the constitutionality of a 2020 voter-approved cannabis legalization legislation. SayContinue reading “South Dakota to Legalize Cannabis for Real this Time”
Wisconsin Lawmakers Reveal Cannabis Decriminalization Bill
Last week, Wisconsin legislators revealed a measure to decriminalize cannabis possession, a distinguished advancement in a state where cannabis reform has perpetually stalled in the red-controlled government notwithstanding the support from the Democratic governor of Wisconsin. Although it isn’t the legalization of cannabis, it is a great start. Representative Shae Sortwell (R-WI) and Sylvia Ortiz-VelezContinue reading “Wisconsin Lawmakers Reveal Cannabis Decriminalization Bill”
How Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Expands Federal Cannabis Research
Earlier this week, President Joe Biden signed a large infrastructure bill that includes guidelines designed to permit researchers to investigate the cannabis that patients are buying from state-legal cannabis dispensaries versus those using solely government-cultivated cannabis. The bill also encourages legal cannabis states that have passed legalization laws to educate people about cannabis-impaired driving. PresidentContinue reading “How Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Expands Federal Cannabis Research”