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THE TOP NEWS IN MARIJUANA LAW REFORM 
    		
                Volume 24   •   Issue 42   •   October 21, 2021 
                  			
             
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 More than twice as many respondents said that they would prefer to live in a state where marijuana was fully legal. 
         
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 Subjects who consumed cannabis possessed a 59 percent lower risk of central obesity than did those with no history of use. 
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		South Dakota: Six Months Later, Supreme Court Still Silent on Marijuana Legalization Vote  Details
 
		10/21/21 3:55pm UTC 
		New York: Employers Are Prohibited from Testing Most Employees for Cannabis  Details
 
		10/19/21 9:22pm UTC 
		Senate Spending Proposal Removes 'DC Rider,' Maintains Existing State Medical ...  Details
 
		10/19/21 3:47am UTC 
		Mississippi: Governor Still Hasn't Called a Special Session to Address Medical Marijuana  Details
 
		10/18/21 8:17pm UTC 
		
		
 
 
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 Researchers determined, "Participants with ADHD who have used cannabis reported that cannabis has acute beneficial effects on many symptoms of ADHD." 
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 State officials have moved to seal some 330,000 low-level marijuana possession convictions and another 64,000 misdemeanor distribution convictions. 
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 The ruling reverses an order from the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals and also strikes down a 2015 administrative rule enacted by the Minnesota Department of Labor.  
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 Investigators concluded, "The potential for cannabinoids to be used as an alternative to augment or replace conventional primary cancer treatments definitely justifies further research." 
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