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Utah’s medical cannabis program is a success

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The PRO Act would hurt independent contractors in Utah

The PRO Act may strip hard-working Utahns of jobs altogether. After the implementation of AB 5 in California (which the PRO Act is modeled after), thousands of people were simply let go from their contract jobs instead of being hired as employees.

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Utah Blazing a Trail for Welcoming Innovation

Known as a “regulatory sandbox,” this new legal option allows business owners to seek shelter under a one-year program (with a one-year extension option), which would suspend a law or regulation that stands in their way, while regulators closely monitor the business to ensure everything remains safe.

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How a Sandbox Could Spur Economic Recovery

As applied to legal systems, a regulatory sandbox is an approach where a company can offer its products and services under the suspension of a particular law or regulation that might have otherwise inhibited it — and the concept is catching on in America.

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How Utah Aims to Help Businesses Flourish After Pandemic

Where many states have created legal complications for companies wanting to serve their customers, Utah is providing them the option to hit the 'pause' button on any law or regulation that stands in their way.

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Utah should not restrict or mandate online speech

If this bill takes effect, it could also result in less online speech for Utahns and expose them to more harassment and vitriol because technology companies would fear lawsuits and sanctions if they tried to proactively moderate content on their platforms. Even worse, this bill would effectively authorize the government to force private online platforms to carry and distribute speech they would have previously restricted.

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