September 2018

Oklahoma Voters Approve Medical Marijuana Initiative | Marijuana Policy Project

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Voters approved State Question 788 on Tuesday, making Oklahoma the 30th state in the nation to adopt an effective medical marijuana law. The measure was leading 56-44 with 85 percent of precincts reporting when the New York Times called the election. The Oklahoma State Department of Health has already begun drafting rules for a Medical […]

Oklahoma Voters Approve Medical Marijuana Initiative | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/90949/oklahoma-voters-approve-medical-marijuana-initiative/

New Federal Legislation to Quantify the Health and Economic Impacts of Regulated Marijuana | NORML

WASHINGTON, DC — Reps. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) and Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) led a group of bipartisan lawmakers in introducing The Marijuana Data Collection Act. The act calls upon the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to collect and synthesize relevant data and to generate a formal report to Congress quantifying the impact of statewide marijuana legalization […]

New Federal Legislation to Quantify the Health and Economic Impacts of Regulated Marijuana | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/91157/new-federal-legislation-quantify-health-economic-impacts-regulated-marijuana/

Legal Marijuana Sales Have Not Increased Youth Access or Use in Colorado | NORML

AURORA, CO — The establishment of retail cannabis sales for adults is not associated with either increased marijuana access or use by young people, according to data published online in the journal Prevention Science. A team of investigators with the University of Colorado, School of Public Health assessed marijuana use trends among a representative sample of Colorado high-school students […]

Legal Marijuana Sales Have Not Increased Youth Access or Use in Colorado | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/91358/colorado-retail-marijuana-sales-not-associated-increased-youth-access-use/

Senators Warren and Gardner Introduce STATES Act to Respect State Cannabis Laws | Americans for Safe Access

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act (STATES Act) to respect state determinations about cannabis policy. The bill was also introduced in the House of Representatives by David Joyce (R-OH) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR). The STATES Act allows each state, the […]

Senators Warren and Gardner Introduce STATES Act to Respect State Cannabis Laws | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/90825/senators-warren-gardner-introduce-states-act-respect-state-cannabis-laws/

Poll: Plurality of North Dakota Voters Support Legalizing Marijuana | Press Release

GRAND FORKS, ND — On Monday, the Legalize ND campaign, the campaign in support of legalizing recreational marijuana, released an internal poll showing a plurality of support for the effort. As the campaign winds down its petition gathering process, and transitions to full-on campaign mode, the groundswell of support for the recreational marijuana measure is […]

Poll: Plurality of North Dakota Voters Support Legalizing Marijuana | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/90936/poll-plurality-nd-voters-support-legalizing-marijuana/