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\n<\/span>Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Senate majority leader said lawmakers will prioritize marijuana legalization legislation this session.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Germany\u2019s<\/span><\/a> new drug commissioner spoke about the challenges of implementing marijuana legalization.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Pakistan\u2019s<\/span><\/a> minister of science and technology helped inaugurate a pilot project for cannabis processing.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A study found that recreational marijuana laws \u201c\u200b\u200bhave no effect on tobacco use and in the medium-run, we find some evidence of a lagged <\/span>reduction in tobacco use<\/span><\/a> on the order of approximately 0.5 to 2 percentage points\u201d and that \u201cfears of adult tobacco-related public health costs from RMLs are, at least in the short- and medium-run, unfounded; instead, there may be important public health benefits from reductions in adult tobacco use.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A review of psychedelics\u2019 effects concluded that \u201c<\/span>medical risks are often minimal<\/span><\/a>, and that many \u2013 albeit not all \u2013 of the persistent negative perceptions of psychological risks are unsupported by the currently available scientific evidence, with the majority of reported adverse effects not being observed in a regulated and\/or medical context.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A poll found that 46 percent of <\/span>young French people<\/span><\/a> support legalizing marijuana.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>South Dakota Democratic Party<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cToday @RepJamieSmith\u2019s HB 1157, decriminalizing the consumption of Marijuana and other controlled substances from a felony to misdemeanor, was shot down by the legislature. How much longer must we destroy lives with felony charges and harsh penalties?\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Indiana Democratic Party<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cMore than 37 states, both Republican and Democrat, have legalized cannabis in some form. The @indgop\u2019s opposition to cannabis is rooted partisanship. It\u2019s past time Indiana legalizes marijuana. @INDems are ready to deliver this for Hoosiers.\u201d<\/span>
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