Sentences with phrase «recreational marijuana because»

Mr. Cuomo's primary opponent in his bid for a third term, Cynthia Nixon, has also made criminal justice reform a central plank of her campaign, calling for the legalization of recreational marijuana because of its disproportionate impact on the incarceration of black and Latino New Yorkers.

In two interviews last week, Nixon mentioned supporting the legalization of recreational marijuana because of revenue reasons.

People aren't arguing for legal recreational marijuana because some benefit from it medicinally, but rather they want the medicinal aspects of it fully exploited through more and more research — which will come about via the added revenue from the recreational market.

I think that if Democrats would come out for that, then you would see a lot of rural areas that went for Trump where there's little pickup trucks going to the polls, with guys who have beards and they have ponytails and they have a gun rack in the back, and they would be voting for recreational marijuana because they know it makes sense too.

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Pete Gendron, a licensed marijuana grower who advised state regulators on compliance and enforcement, said the reports» numbers are guesswork, and furthermore are outdated because they don't take into account the marijuana now being sold in Oregon's legal recreational market.

Because large facilities are needed to grow and store marijuana — and because local laws often limit where such businesses can be located — industrial warehouse owners have seen rental rates spike in areas where medical and recreational marijuana isBecause large facilities are needed to grow and store marijuana — and because local laws often limit where such businesses can be located — industrial warehouse owners have seen rental rates spike in areas where medical and recreational marijuana isbecause local laws often limit where such businesses can be located — industrial warehouse owners have seen rental rates spike in areas where medical and recreational marijuana is legal.

Lauren Michaels, legislative affairs manager for the California Police Chiefs Association, which donated $ 20,000 to the campaign against Prop 64, noted that her organization supports medical marijuana in the state but opposes the proposed recreational system because «there's much less oversight and accountability for complying with state regulations.»

Even in recreational - marijuana states like Florida, growers have to pay in cash because banks fear falling afoul of federal drug - money laws.

Morse said he believes the same federal provision that bars prosecution of medicinal marijuana operators also protects the recreational side to some extent, because «it is difficult to distinguish one from the other.»

This year, I think it will remain tough sledding for the company in spite of (or perhaps, because of) recreational and medical marijuana laws passing in additional states, including California, this November.

CNN March 3rd: «Texas Wesleyan baseball coach was fired after he refused to consider recruiting a baseball player from Colorado because of the state's recreational marijuana laws.»

SCHENECTADY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo remains opposed to legalizing marijuana for recreational use because he believes it is a «gateway drug,» he told reporters Wednesday.

Only a year ago, he said he opposed legalizing recreational marijuana use because it is a «gateway drug» to stronger drugs like opioids and he took several years to embrace efforts to legalize marijuana for medical purposes.

As cannabis legalization rapidly evolves, in both medical and recreational usage, understanding the laws» effect on young people is crucial because this group is particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of marijuana and possesses an inherent elevated risk of developing a cannabis disorder.

Because the drug contains THC, the ingredient primarily responsible for marijuana's «high,» it's possible people would use the drug for recreational rather than medical purposes.

«I think it's going to get more and more prevalent as more states across the country start legalizing [marijuana], because it's a big business, and there's a lot of push to legalize recreational marijuana use,» Johnson said.

A Canadian firm is launching an exchange - traded fund that gives investors exposure to the U.S. recreational marijuana market — a sector that's been largely avoided by other ETFs because of legal uncertainties.

Protecting strains of cannabis is not a new issue in and of itself since medical use of marijuana has been legal for several years, but now «it's coming to the forefront of peoples» mind because of the reach and the breadth it's going to expand to once it's been legalized for recreational use,» Curcio explains.

But because federal regulations make it difficult to study the medical effects of marijuana, it's difficult for anyone to say how long - term recreational marijuana use affects your health.

Note that medicinal marijuana users may find themselves facing higher rates than recreational users, because medicinal marijuana indicates potentially severe medical conditions.

Seven states so far have legalized cannabis for recreational use and medical marijuana is legal in 21 other states, but federally - funded banks can not serve the needs of cannabis - related businesses, because it is still an illegal drug under federal law.