The legislation is a stride. A small stride but a hopeful one. Granted, the fact that it got whittled down is a testament to the clout Big Marijuana wields over ruling legislative Democrats. But the fact that the pending legislation was introduced at all — and would impose a bit more responsibility on marijuana sales — suggests the Democrats are starting to get it.
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Medical Marijuana Is Not Regulated as Most Medicines Are→
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The industry lacks randomized controlled clinical trials that can clearly establish benefits and risks.
Read MoreStudy shows cannabis consumers are unaware of its actual effects→
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Do cannabis users have an accurate understanding of its risks and effectiveness? A study by American researchers who questioned 500 regular smokers of the drug indicates that many of them do not.
Read MoreHighly Potent Weed Has Swept The Market, Raising Concerns About Health Risks→
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As more states legalize marijuana, more people in the U.S. are buying and using weed — and the kind of weed they can buy has become much stronger.
Read MoreHow state officials snuck themselves into Georgia’s Hope Act, sticking taxpayers with the cost of regulating medical marijuana so officials can profit from its production
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Because no tax was levied to pay for the costs of regulating a medical marijuana industry in Georgia, taxpayers will bear that burden so that state-wide public officials and legislators – maybe even some who were actually all in that same room – can make money growing and processing medical pot.
Read MoreLegal? Illegal? Some players still work both sides of state marijuana industry→
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During the 21 years that California’s multibillion-dollar unregulated medical marijuana market thrived, cannabis operators learned to create elaborate schemes to disguise their connections to unlicensed shops. And now that some operators are also tied to valuable licensed businesses, Montes said, double dippers have become even more careful about burying their identities.
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