Marijuana U.S.A.

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D.C. :
Senate Committee Approves Measure To End Consideration Of Past
Cannabis Use For Federal Jobs And Security Clearances
September 19, 2024
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"The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 9-5 to approve legislation which will eliminate the ability of federal agencies to disqualify applicants for federal jobs and security clearances solely for prior cannabis use.

S. 4711, the Dismantling Outdated Obstacles and Barriers to Individual Employment (DOOBIE) Act, was introduced by committee chair Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) earlier this summer and was quickly scheduled for a vote in July before being postponed until this week. The bill will greatly diminish the discrimination that people who have used cannabis face when trying to get federal employment and security clearances, improving both the operation of federal agencies and national security by significantly expanding the talent pool that is eligible for these roles.

The legislation will now be considered by the full Senate, though it is unclear when it will be brought to the floor for a vote.

“At a time when most Americans think cannabis should be legal and most states allow its use in some form, it is ridiculous for the federal government to continue these outdated, unfair, and frankly dangerous hiring and security clearance approval policies,” said NORML Political Director Morgan Fox. “We are putting ourselves at a tremendous disadvantage as a nation by barring qualified individuals who have used cannabis from civil service. NORML strongly urges congressional leadership to expedite passage of this legislation immediately.”

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Study:
Sustained Use Of Medical Cannabis Is Not Associated With Changes In Either
Brain Morphology Or Cognitive Performance
September 19, 2024
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"Adults who regularly consume medical cannabis products do not experience any significant adverse changes in either brain morphology or cognitive performance, according to longitudinal data published in the journal JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Network Open.

Researchers affiliated with Harvard Medical School and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology collected structural and functional brain imaging (fMRI) data from a cohort of newly authorized medical cannabis patients at baseline and one-year later. Similar data was also collected for healthy controls (non-cannabis consumers).

Investigators "did not observe functional differences between baseline and brain activation at one-year during working memory, reward processing, or inhibitory control tasks,” nor did they identify “an association between changes in cannabis use frequency and brain activation.”.

The findings are consistent with numerous prior studies concluding that cannabis exposure is not negatively associated with significant changes in either brain morphology or cognitive functioning in either young people or adults. Other studies have determined that medical cannabis patients “exhibit enhanced rather than impaired executive function over time."

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New York:
Marijuana Sales Could Pass $1 Billion IN 2024!!!!
September 20, 2024
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"After the rockiest of starts, the regulated marijuana market is finally coming to life in New York state.

Cannabis retailers reported $429.9 Million in revenue from January through the end of August, a month in which weekly sales surpassed $20 Million for the first time.

At this pace – and with an estimated 200 licensed retailers ready to open for business by the end of September – finishing 2024 with more than $1 Billion in regulated marijuana sales is “within the realm of plausibility,” a top cannabis regulator said."

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Florida:
Medical Cannabis Legalization Associated With Lower Healthcare Premiums
September 19, 2024
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"Medical cannabis access is associated with significant decreases in employees’ healthcare premiums, according to data published in the journal Applied Health Economics and Health Policy.

Researchers affiliated with the medical cannabis technology company Leafwell assessed the relationship between medical cannabis legalization laws and employer-sponsored healthcare premiums over ten years (2003-2022)."

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FBI:
Nearly One-Quarter Of All Drug-Related Arrests Are For Marijuana Possession
September 25, 2024
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"Law enforcement officials made well over 200,000 arrests for marijuana-related violations in 2023, according to data compiled by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and posted on its Crime Data Explorer website."

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Illinois Supreme Court:
Marijuana Odor Is Not Probable Cause for a Vehicle Search
September26, 2024
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"Justices on the Illinois Supreme Court have ruled that a police officer may not conduct a warrantless search of a motor vehicle based solely upon the smell of burnt marijuana emanating from the vehicle."

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Iowa:
Alcohol and Cannabis Have Contrasting Effects on Speed Control
September 26, 2024
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"Subjects who operate a vehicle under the influence of cannabis tend to drive more slowly while those under the influence of alcohol tend to increase their speed, according to driving simulator data published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention."

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D. C. :
States Generated Nearly $9 Billion In Cannabis-Related Tax Revenue Since 2021
September 26, 2024
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"States that have legalized the sale of cannabis for either medical or adult-use have collected more than $8.7 billion in marijuana-related taxes since 2021, according to calculations compiled by the federal government."

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Georgia:
Cannabis Access Laws Associated With Reduced Use of Benzodiazepines
September 26, 2024
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"The adoption of state laws legalizing marijuana for either medical or adult-use is associated with declines in benzodiazepine prescriptions, according to data published in the journal JAMA Network Open."

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