The title of this post is the title of this new publication by multiple authors just released in the journal titled European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. Here is its abstract: The legalization of cannabis for medical and recreational
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Some notable numbers on legal marijuana sales and collected tax revenues
Marijuana Moment has two recent articles that seemed worth noting on the economics of modern marijauan reforms: “Six U.S. States Report Setting New Monthly Marijuana Sales Records”: Officials in at least six states with legal marijuana — Connecticut, Maine, Maryland,…
Making the case to Prez Biden with candidates for cannabis clemency
I am pleased to see that my former student, Stephen Post, who is now part of the Last Prisoner Project, a nonprofit organization fcused on cannabis criminal justice reform, has this new USA Today opinion piece headlined “Biden promised no…
Former Prez Trump articulates forceful support for state marijuana legalization, federal rescheduling and banking reforms
In this post nine days ago, I noted new comments from former Prez Donald Trump that were seemingly supportive of Florida’s marijuana legalization ballot initiative; in this post last week, I noted further comment from Trump suggesting his position of…
Does former Prez Trump's praise for medical marijuana suggest he would robustly support federal marijuana rescheduling?
I flagged here the notable social media comments from former Prez Donald Trump over the weekend which suggested he is supportive of marijuana legalization in Florida and elsewhere. But I just recently saw some notable follow-up comments about medical marijuana…
"Convergence and Divergence of Alcohol and Marijuana Regulation in a Federalist System Post-COVID-19"
The title of thi spost is the title of this new paper now available via SSRN authored by H. Justin Pace and Eden Punch. Here is its abstract: After the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment, the regulation of alcohol in…
Former Prez Trump suggests he is supportive of marijuana legalization in Florida and elsewhere
As reported in this New York Times article, “Donald J. Trump on Saturday signaled his support for a ballot measure that would legalize recreational marijuana in Florida, stopping short of a full endorsement but saying that he did not believe…
DEA schedules hearing on federal marijuana rescheduling for December 2, 2024
As reported here via Marijuana Moment, the “Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled a hearing to consider differing expert opinions on the Justice Department’s proposal to federally reschedule marijuana — an extra procedural step that will take place after the…
New Gallup polling shows "Americans' Views of Marijuana Effects Worsen"
The polling firm Gallup here released the interesting results of its “Consumption Habits” poll. Here are excerpts from Gallup’s discussion of its findings: Americans’ views of the effects of marijuana have worsened over the past two years, as slim majorities…
"The Framing of Minority Threat and Moralization to Criminalize Behavior: The Case of Cannabis in the Early 20th Century"
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Mike Vuolo, Brian Kelly, Maria Orsini and Joy Kadowaki recently published in the journal Social Problems. Here is its abstract: Understanding why particular behavior is encoded…