American Bar Association Endorses Ending Marijuana Prohibition

The American Bar Association urges Congress to enact legislation to remove marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

Study: Enactment of California's Medical Marijuana Law Associated with Sustained Decline in Traffic Fatalities

"California's 1996 MML (medical marijuana law) appears to have produced a large, sustained decrease in statewide motor vehicle fatalities," investigators from the University of California at Irvine concluded.

Report: Legal Cannabis Sales in Washington State Displacing Illicit Market

A new RAND Corporation report concludes, "In the third year after implementing a regulatory system for cannabis, between 40 percent and 60 percent of THC obtained by state residents was likely purchased in Washington's state-licensed stores."

Report: CBD Products Available in the UK Often Mislabeled, Possess Variable Quality

Third-party testing revealed that over 60 percent of the products inaccurately labeled their CBD content.

New York City: Council Resolves that Marijuana Possession Should Not Result in Loss of Child Custody

Resolution 0740 calls upon "the New York City Administration for Children's Services to implement a policy finding that a person's mere possession or use of marijuana does not by itself create an imminent risk of harm to a child, warranting the child's removal."

Vermont: Traffic Searches Decline Following Marijuana Legalization

Burlington police reported, "The legalization of marijuana significantly changes how traffic stop searches are conducted," as traffic searches fell some 70 percent following the enactment of legalization last July.

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