“These findings ought to reassure lawmakers that cannabis access can be legally regulated in a manner that is safe, effective, and that does not inadvertently impact young people’s habits.”
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“The status quo is not an option. The Council agrees that a well-regulated market … is a safer market.”
“While wisely resisting calls to recriminalize cannabis, the editorial board nonetheless fails to make appropriate distinctions between regulated and unregulated marijuana markets.”
“These results illustrate that cannabis regulation, coupled with consumer education, can provide sufficient safeguards to protect — and potentially even improve — mental health outcomes, particularly among more vulnerable populations.”
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“Our current model of federal prohibition represents the utter lack of control over any aspect of marijuana or the marijuana market. The Surgeon General’s time would be better spent advocating for a legally and tightly regulated cannabis market – one in which we educate Americans about the potential harms and benefits of cannabis through evidence-based public education campaigns – rather than through fear-mongering.”
The federal Liberal government of Canada released a slate of proposed bills that would legalize and regulate the commercial sale and adult use of marijuana in the country.
I’ve worked hard to help legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana for adult recreational use in Washington State (where I live) and in Oregon. This November, Maine voters will have the opportunity to approve a ballot initiative that will end prohibition and replace it with a sensible marijuana policy in their state too.