Green Insights Daily - 11/20/2023

What we're reading around the web.

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Andrew Berman
November 20, 2023

Here are five stories we're discussing in the Cannabis Professional newsroom.

Legal and political pressure for change is coming hard at Washington.

In this edition of Green Insights Daily, dive into pivotal developments shaping the cannabis industry. Renowned lawyer David Boies targets U.S. cannabis laws, aiming to replicate his success with same-sex marriage legalization. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, champions ending federal cannabis prohibition, focusing on repairing past damages in minority communities. A UMass Amherst study dispels concerns about increased marijuana use among high school students post-legalization. The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction reports on Europe's largest illicit drug market: cannabis. Finally, Thailand's recent decriminalization faces potential policy rollbacks, causing uncertainty in Asia's cannabis landscape.

Can David Boies Legalize Weed?

The lawyer who helped make same-sex marriage a constitutional right is ready to end the U.S. government’s war on cannabis. It’s not about red or blue states, it’s about serious green.

www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2023/11/17/can-david-boies-legalize-weed/?sh=65759ded749d

Chuck Schumer wants to end the federal prohibition on weed: ‘The people are on our side’

More than 50 years after the so-called “war on drugs” ravaged Black and brown communities, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is hopeful that a bipartisan bill that would give the cannabis industry access to banking services can bring some restitution to the communities most negatively impacted and create a pathway to make cannabis federally legal.

news.yahoo.com/chuck-schumer-federal-prohibition-weed-cannabis-al-harrington-legal-100029027.html

UMass Amherst Study Finds High School Students No More Likely to Use Marijuana After Legalization | UMass Amherst

Surveys at two eastern Massachusetts high schools show perception of marijuana use by youth’s social network is a major risk factor for adolescent use.

www.umass.edu/news/article/umass-amherst-study-finds-high-school-students-no-more-likely-use-marijuana-after

EU Drug Market: Cannabis — In-depth analysis | www.emcdda.europa.eu

The illicit market for cannabis products is the largest drug market in Europe. Cannabis is also the most commonly consumed illicit drug both in Europe and worldwide. In the EU, it is estimated that about 84 million adults (aged 15-64) have tried cannabis at some point in their lives and 22.6 million have used it in the last year.

www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/eu-drug-markets/cannabis_en

Thailand Is Threatening Stricter Cannabis Laws. Weed Shops Are Confused

The first country in Asia to decriminalize weed might roll back its drug policy after just one year.

www.vice.com/en/article/qjvnbx/thailand-cannabis-laws-weed-shops-dispensaries-react

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