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STUDY: Fewer Workers’ Comp. Claims in Legal Marijuana States
Legalizing marijuana for adult use is associated with an increase in workforce productivity and decrease in workplace injuries, according to
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STUDY: Fewer Workers’ Comp. Claims in Legal Marijuana States
Legalizing marijuana for adult use is associated with an increase in workforce productivity and decrease in workplace injuries, according to
New Toolkit Aims to Combat Illicit Vaping Products
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New Day at Capitol for Marijuana: Lawmakers Now Talk About It
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s a new day on Capitol Hill: Many lawmakers now correspond with their constituents about marijuana, which was largely seen as taboo
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STUDY: Fewer Workers’ Comp. Claims in Legal Marijuana States
Legalizing marijuana for adult use is associated with an increase in workforce productivity and decrease in workplace injuries, according to a new study partly funded by the federal government. In a working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, researchers looked at the impact of recreational cannabis legalization on workers’ compensation claims among […]
Marijuana Cut from COVID Relief, but Top Dems Still Bullish
WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives just passed a sweeping, $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, but unlike two similar proposals Speaker Nancy Pelosi ushered through her chamber in the last Congress, this time around the bill doesn’t include any marijuana provisions. The author of the SAFE Banking Act, which would grant cannabis companies access […]
New Toolkit Aims to Combat Illicit Vaping Products
Who remembers the THC vaping crisis? E-cigarette, or vaping, use-associated lung injury (EVALI) cases peaked the week of Sept. 15, 2019, at 237. They declined steadily after that. By Feb. 9, 2020, the number of THC cases dropped to four. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) chalked the steady decline up to several […]
New Day at Capitol for Marijuana: Lawmakers Now Talk About
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s a new day on Capitol Hill: Many lawmakers now correspond with their constituents about marijuana, which was largely seen as taboo just a decade ago. The finding comes from Prof. Lindsey Cormack, who teaches Social Science and Political Science at the Stevens Institute of Technology. She runs DC Inbox, which tracks […]
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