States Experience Record Surge in Retail Marijuana Sales

"One unanticipated effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the growth acceleration of legal cannabis markets."

State-Legal Marijuana Industry to Employ Nearly 300,000 Workers by Year's End

The analysis projects as many as 295,000 marijuana-related jobs by the close of 2020 – a total that is slightly higher than the total number of computer programmers.

Study: Marijuana-Related Attitudes Among College Students Largely Unchanged Following Adult-Use Legalization

Young adults residing in an adult-use legalization state possess similar attitudes toward cannabis as do those residing in a jurisdiction where cannabis use remains illegal. 

Survey: Canadian Oncologists "Lack Sufficient Knowledge" Regarding Cannabis and Cancer Therapy

Eighty-four percent of those surveyed said that they possessed insufficient knowledge about cannabis to issue a medical marijuana recommendation to a patient.

Study: Medical Cannabis Access States Associated with Lower Rates of Prescription Stimulant Use

"Medical prescription stimulant use was lower in MCL (medical cannabis legalization) states versus non-MCL states."

Survey: Many Employees Acknowledge Using Marijuana Immediately Following Their Pre-Employment Drug Test

Most respondents (80 percent) expressed opposition to pre-employment drug testing for cannabis, unless it was for a safety sensitive position.

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