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What is the DUI limit for marijuana in states where it’s legal?

As everyone is aware, recreational cannabis is now fully legal for adults up and down the West coast, as well as in Colorado, Nevada, Massachusetts, Maine, and D.C.  Psychoactive marijuana is legal for medicinal purposes in twenty other states, and counting.

Critics of legalization have complained that there will inevitably be a spike in drugged driving in these “green” states, due to increased availability and reduced social stigma.  The numbers do not necessarily prove naysayers’ predictions correct – at least not yet.  Nevertheless, some states (like Washington and Colorado) elected to pick a “per se” DUI threshold for THC similar to the .08 level for alcohol, presumably to assuage such concerns and get their legislation passed.

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Many people have experienced the mental health benefits of marijuana. Using marijuana can decrease symptoms of several mental health issues, which demonstrates just one of the mental health benefits of marijuana. It gives those with mental health disorders the relief they need after experiencing even the most severe symptoms of their condition. Studies have shown that marijuana usage has several benefits, including the following from Mental Health Daily:

It can give you a much-needed mood boost.

When you smoke or ingest marijuana, your brain releases anandamide and dopamine. This means that it serves as an antidepressant and relaxes you. If you’re feeling stressed and are prone to anxiety and panic attacks, then marijuana could curb the side effects for you. A common mental health benefit of marijuana is to use it to boost your mood if you suffer from depression.

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The national attitude toward marijuana is changing. Some states have legalized weed, others have it on their docket for 2017, and you can even invest in cannabis stock. Finding the best life insurance companies for marijuana users is important too. 

But where does that leave life insurance for marijuana users?

Marijuana’s legality is still hazy, and so are the guidelines that carriers use to rate applicants who use marijuana. Insurance carriers set policy premium rates – the amount you’ll pay every month – largely based on your health. The worse your health, the more you pay. Obviously they take smoking status and drug use into account, and that’s where marijuana can complicate things.

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Although the 4/20 weekend is over for this year, TWB is still getting some great submissions for content about this stoner holiday.  When this one, done by a group of Harvard students called On Harvard Time (OHT), included Harvard Economist Jeffrey Miron, we knew we wanted to share it.  You may recall that Miron co-authored a study in 2012 that was commissioned by the National Cannabis Coalition about the budgetary implications of legalizing marijuana in Missouri, my home state.

Miron stated that “The savings to Missouri’s state and local governments from marijuana legalization consists of three main components: the reduction in expenditures by police from eliminating marijuana-related arrests; the reduction in spending on prosecution and judicial resources; and the reduction in spending on jails and prisons as well as probation and parole. In addition to these savings, marijuana legalization would allow taxation of commerce in production and sale of marijuana which are currently tax free.”

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The Howard Cohn Legal Group works with businesses in the cannabis industry to fortify their Cannabis brand and protect their holdings.  Below is a guest post by Abe Cohn, COO of THC Legal Group, on how to deal with marijuana business and the IRS.

Cannabis Businesses: How to Make Sure You Don’t Get Audited

With States increasingly developing Cannabis legalization programs (either medical or recreational), there is now a host of technical and legal challenges marijuana businesses must stay apprised of to satisfy various IRS regulations and requirements. Principally, the cannabis industry is held to a different set of tax standards than ordinary businesses and therefore, it is essential for cannabis business owners to develop financial habits and strategies to avoid an audit.  If marijuana businesses do find themselves in the targeted crosshairs of an IRS audit, learning how to manage the legal implications of the audit is critical.

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We certainly enjoy different concentrates and learning all about them at The Weed Blog.  We have posted everything from information about how to make dry ice hash to various hash and concentrate reviews like this one of Cotton Candy shatter that was processed here in Oregon.  However, this guest post by cannabis connoisseur, Here 4 the Flavor offers his advice for how to find high quality hash in marijuana dispensaries. Check out his blog for more reviews of marijuana strains and concentrates, and follow him on Instagram (@Here4theFlavor) for marijuana photos galore. Happy shopping! 

Bubble hash, full melt, ice wax – whatever you call it – water-extractions are by far my favorite type of cannabis concentrate. They can be so flavorful, so potent, but also so hit-or-miss.

Making the highest-quality hash requires true artistry and care – care for the product and for the end consumer – which makes finding truly extraordinary hashes more of a rarity than a common occurrence

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