Idaho is one of only a handful of states that make no allowances for patients’ use of medical cannabis products.
Region: United States
The report also estimates that the state spends up to $20 million annually enforcing marijuana prohibition.
In a joint press release, the Treasury Department and the IRS said that they “expect DOJ’s action to have significant positive tax consequences for businesses in the medical marijuana industry.”
“Hemp-derived CBD has made a HUGE difference for so many people,” the President stated in a social media post.
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“Under matched puffing conditions, vaporization of cannabis flower reduced exposure to these harmful compounds by up to 99 percent compared with joint smoke,” researchers concluded.
“We are doing everything we can to make sure this industry is set up for success and that we remain competitive in this fast-growing market,” the Governor said.
“Across product types, there were differences between labeled and lab-tested THC concentrations, with a pattern that packages reported higher THC levels than were found in products,” investigators concluded.
Governor Reeves opined that the measures would “erode safeguards” and would “extend the ‘right to try medical cannabis’ to every person on the planet.”