States that have legalized the sale of cannabis for either medical or adult-use have collected more than $8.7 billion in marijuana-related taxes since 2021.
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“Consumers are unwittingly consuming contaminated products,” researchers reported.
Sixty-one percent of cannabis consumers say that it has a “positive” effect on “most people who use it.”
Cannabis decriminalization will “help address systemic inequities and promote treatment-focused alternatives to criminal penalties for substance use disorders,” the ACP resolved.
“The rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III … would not alter DOT’s marijuana testing requirements,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told Congress.
Federal: House Committee Approves Amendment Barring Production of Hemp-Derived Intoxicating Products
The amendment targets products containing cannabinoids that “are not capable of being naturally produced” by the hemp plant or that are the result of a chemical synthesis.
Retail cannabis sales generated the greatest amount of tax revenue in California, followed by Illinois, Washington, and Michigan.
“NORML strongly encourages senators on both sides of the aisle to support this legislation so that Congress can finally bring about an end to the conflict between state and federal marijuana laws.”