Analysis: Tax Revenue from Legal Cannabis Sales Tops $3 Billion in 2020

"Excise and sales taxes on cannabis jumped by more than $1 billion in 2020, or 58 percent."

Twin Study: Alcohol Use, But Not Cannabis Use, During Young Adulthood Linked with Reductions in Cortical Thickness

Investigators concluded: "No significant associations between cannabis use and thickness were observed."

Study: Adult-Use Legalization Not Associated with Increase in Emergency Department Visits

"Our primary outcome suggests that cannabis legalization was not associated with a change in the rate of ED visits for acute cannabis intoxication."

New York: Analyses Find That People of Color Are Far More Likely to Be Arrested for Marijuana-Related Violations

"Despite regional differences, ... people of color are consistently over-represented in marijuana arrests."

California: Task Force Recommends Against Imposition of Per Se Traffic Safety Limits for THC

The task force concluded, "A per se limit for drugs, other than ethanol, should not be enacted at this time as current scientific research does not support it."

Colorado: Governor Signs Bill Facilitating Greater Diversity Within the Cannabis Industry

The law establishes a program to provide financial and technical support to cannabis businesses operated by those holding social equity licenses. 

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