Authors “found no evidence that RML [recreational marijuana legalization] was associated with [an] increased likelihood or level of marijuana use among adolescents. Rather, among adolescents who reported any use of marijuana in the past month, the freq…
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New Jersey: Attorney General Issues Directive Halting Low-Level Marijuana Prosecutions
“Fairness demands that we suspend prosecution of marijuana possession-related cases while we await direction from the Legislature on the parameters for decriminalization of marijuana and legalization of regulated adult-use cannabis.”
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Which States Are Poised to Advance Marijuana Legalization Reforms in 2021?
Of the 15 states that have now enacted adult-use legalization, 13 have done so by voter initiative. Many states, however, do not offer a citizens’ initiative option — meaning that the only way to enact substantive marijuana reform is through the legis…
Federal Report: Marijuana Treatment Admissions Among Youth Decline Sharply in Legalization States
“Adolescent treatment admissions for marijuana declined in most of states. The mean annual admissions rate for all states declined over the study period by nearly half.”
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North Carolina: Governor’s Task Force Recommends Liberalizing State’s Marijuana Penalties
“it is time for North Carolina to start having real conversations about a safe, measured, public health approach to potentially legalizing marijuana.”
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Virginia: Governor Says “The Time Has Come to Legalize Marijuana”
“Governor Northam has always been thoughtful in his approach to cannabis policy. We look forward to continuing our work with the administration and the legislature to ‘get this right.”
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New Jersey: Senate Lawmakers Approve Legislation to End Low-Level Marijuana Arrests
A1897 / S2535 would remove penalties for the possession of up to six ounces of marijuana and the distribution of up to one ounce.
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Going Global: Legalization on the Move in Israel and Mexico
After a clean sweep of victories in the 2020 election in the United States, it looks like marijuana legalization is about to make big inroads across the globe as well with Mexico and Israel advancing towards ending prohibition.
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New Jersey Lawmakers Vote to Advance Legislation to Implement Marijuana Legalization
Companion bills A21 / S21 would allow adults 21 and older to legally possess and purchase up to one ounce of marijuana.
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A Founder Looks at 50: Following Our Big Election Day Victories, It’s Time to Look Forward to 2021
Ironically, the marijuana legalization issue, which was a "hot button" political issue for decades, the discussion of which could almost be guaranteed to destroy a Thanksgiving dinner with extended family, may now become fertile common ground w…