To Test or Not to Test: Considerations for Employers Pondering the Future of Their Cannabis Testing Practices – JD Supra
Seyfarth Synopsis: The latest Gallup poll shows that 68% of Americans support cannabis legalization. Further, the rate of positive cannabis test results has jumped in the last decade. And according to recent news reports, some large employers have stopped testing job applicants for cannabis. As a result, other employers may be pondering whether to change their approach to an increasingly popular drug that is legal for medicinal or recreational use in most states. However, the decision may not be so easy. Here, we outline a variety of issues that might aid relevant stakeholders in weighing the practical and legal risks…
Read More »Costa Rica just legalized medical marijuana. Here’s what the new law allows
Costa Rica just legalized medical marijuana. Here’s what the new law allows | Leafly Link copied to your clipboard Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? noyes Remember me for 30 days. I confirm that this is not a shared device. Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Recreational weed is still prohibited, but that could also change soon. On Tuesday, Costa Rica joined the growing list of nations allowing medical access to cannabis. The law (Expediente 21.388) also allows for the…
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Actor Malik Yoba has big plans for NYC’s legal weed scene
Actor Malik Yoba has big plans for NYC’s legal weed scene | Leafly Link copied to your clipboard Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? noyes Remember me for 30 days. I confirm that this is not a shared device. Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The former New York Undercover detective shares his lifelong love for the plant with Leafly as the Empire State prepares to legalize. In the 1990s, Malik Yoba starred as detective J.C. Williams in the hit…
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New Jersey Regulators Get Input On How To Spend Marijuana Revenue – Marijuana Moment
With at least five competing cannabis legalization bills in play this session in Maryland, the state’s Senate president weighed in on Friday about how he’d like to see lawmakers proceed during the remaining weeks of the legislative session. The House of Delegates passed legislation last week that would ask voters whether to legalize cannabis for adults in the state, as well as a separate bill that lays out related criminal justice reforms. On the Senate side, two competing proposals have been introduced and are pending in committee: One that would legalize cannabis directly later this year as well as another…
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Curaleaf Stock Is in a Slump. But Northeast Recreational Sales Are Coming. – Barron’s
Curaleaf posted sales of $320 million for its latest quarter. Jeenah Moon/Bloomber The world’s biggest licensed cannabis seller, Curaleaf Holdings , nearly doubled its sales in 2021, and can expect recreational sales to begin in New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York in the next year or so. But the 2022 guidance it released with its December quarter results wasn’t as strong as analysts expected. That won’t help a stock (ticker: CURLF) that has underperformed in the past few weeks. “We had a great year in 2021, growing over 93%,” Chief Executive Joe Bayern told Barron’s Friday. “It really highlights the…
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GOP Missouri Lawmaker Files Psychedelics Therapy And Decriminalization Bill – Marijuana Moment
With at least five competing cannabis legalization bills in play this session in Maryland, the state’s Senate president weighed in on Friday about how he’d like to see lawmakers proceed during the remaining weeks of the legislative session. The House of Delegates passed legislation last week that would ask voters whether to legalize cannabis for adults in the state, as well as a separate bill that lays out related criminal justice reforms. On the Senate side, two competing proposals have been introduced and are pending in committee: One that would legalize cannabis directly later this year as well as another…
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US Senate Candidate Gary Chambers Visits Drive-Thru Marijuana Dispensary In Follow-Up To Blunt-Smoking Ad – Marijuana Moment
With at least five competing cannabis legalization bills in play this session in Maryland, the state’s Senate president weighed in on Friday about how he’d like to see lawmakers proceed during the remaining weeks of the legislative session. The House of Delegates passed legislation last week that would ask voters whether to legalize cannabis for adults in the state, as well as a separate bill that lays out related criminal justice reforms. On the Senate side, two competing proposals have been introduced and are pending in committee: One that would legalize cannabis directly later this year as well as another…
Read More »How Cannabis Has Been Used in Times of War
The United States Armed Forces and cannabis have had an adversarial relationship since the two met more than a century ago. Still, even with current zero tolerance rules within the military, there are some strides being made to make cannabis accessible on a medical level to those who have previously served. zabelin | Getty Images While the military is intolerant towards weed, cannabis has popped up through the cracks on more than one occasion in times of conflict. From medical use for horses and soldiers to reports that nearly half the armed forces were getting high in Vietnam, weed has…
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