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Illinois House Considers Cannabis to Fight Opioids
The Associated Press - Published on May 25, 2018read moreThe Senate’s approved the idea. But Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has fought previous efforts to expand medical marijuana.
Ruling Topples Arizona Law Restricting Medical Marijuana on College Campuses
The Associated Press - Published on May 23, 2018read moreThe decision vacates the conviction of a man whose ASU dorm room was searched after police found him with a medical marijuana ID card in his pocket.
Utah Medical Marijuana Advocates Push Back in Court
The Associated Press - Published on May 22, 2018read moreMedical marijuana legalization proponents want all of Utah’s citizens, not just a single judge, to decide the issue.
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Things Are Canna Crazy in New York City These Days
Bruce Barcott - Published on May 21, 2018read more25 New Yorkers were just hospitalized because of cannabis prohibition. It’s time to stop the madness.
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Cannabis Entrepreneur Antuanette Gomez Launches Bid for Toronto City Council
Sam Riches - Published on May 21, 2018read moreAfter breathing new life into the Toronto chapter of Women Grow, Antuanette Gomez is shifting her focus to politics and, beginning next month, making a run for Toronto city council.
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With State Senate Bid, Cannabis Pro Leaps Into Politics
Tobias Coughlin-Bogue - Published on May 21, 2018read moreThe 2016 presidential election helped launch cannabis-industry veteran Jessa Lewis into politics. Now she’s running for state Senate.
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Kauai’s First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Approved to Begin Sales
The Associated Press - Published on May 21, 2018read moreHave a Heart, opening in partnership with a popular chain from Washington state, will open for business Monday.
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Utah Prohibitionists File Hail-Mary Motion to Stop Medical Marijuana Vote
The Associated Press - Published on May 21, 2018read moreTheir campaign to rescind petition signatures didn’t work, so opponents took their case to court.
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Estonian Town’s New Logo? A Cannabis Leaf
Ben Adlin - Published on May 18, 2018read moreThe Estonian village of Kanepi announced this week it will adopt the cannabis leaf as its new symbol following a landslide outcome in an online poll.
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The Roll-Up #34: How Not to Steal a Cannabis Plant
Leafly Podcasts - Published on May 18, 2018read moreThis week: New York City’s legalization moves, the Supreme Court’s betting case, and an Englishman’s decision to offer a healthy sativa a better home.
