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Weekend Weirdness: Which State Fair is Featuring a Marijuana Growing Contest?
Rebecca Kelley - Published on July 25, 2015read moreWho doesn’t love going to the state fair, especially ones that offer the tried-and-true mix of fried foods, carnival rides, adorable livestock, and a cannabis growing competition?
Washington Implements New Cannabis Laws: What’s Changed for the Evergreen State?
Rebecca Kelley - Published on July 24, 2015read moreToday the state of Washington is implementing new cannabis laws that will change its medical marijuana program, with additional changes to take place July 1, 2016.
Gavin Newsom Releases Recreational Cannabis Recommendations Report for California
Lisa Rough - Published on July 24, 2015read moreLieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom formed the Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy to explore the best possible approach for recreational cannabis legalization.
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Which State Has Introduced Multiple Marijuana Proposals? The Leafly Legalization Roundup
Lisa Rough - Published on July 20, 2015read moreSouth Dakota makes a bold move and Utah senators won’t give up pushing for a medical program. All that and more in this week’s roundup of marijuana legalization news!!
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Michigan Makes Moves for Autism and Medical Cannabis
Nick Elam - Published on July 20, 2015read moreMichigan’s Department of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs will vote July 31 on whether or not to permit medical cannabis as treatment for children and adults with autism.
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Weekend Weirdness: Remember When Pharmacists Mixed Cannabis into Anti-Diarrheal Medicine?
Rebecca Kelley - Published on July 18, 2015read moreWhen retiring pharmacist Maurice Payes was asked to concoct some medicine to counteract diarrhea, he’d do what other pharmacists did during that time: he threw in some cannabis.
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Where in the World is Cannabis Island & Its Secret Plants? The Leafly Legalization Roundup
Lisa Rough - Published on July 13, 2015read moreChile could decriminalize, and a discovery in Crimea led to an island covered for miles with cannabis as far as the eye can see. That and more in this week’s legalization roundup!
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Weekend Weirdness: The Secret to Defeating ISIS is Reggae, Mon
Rebecca Kelley - Published on July 12, 2015read moreJamaican-American musician Shaggy expressed in a recent interview that ISIS can be defeated with two simple things: reggae music and Jamaican cannabis.
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Cannabis Businesses Desperately Need Bank Access: Will This Reform Measure Make It Happen?
Lisa Rough - Published on July 10, 2015read moreA bipartisan group of senators has introduced a far-reaching piece of legislation that would make it legal for banks to offer their services to legal marijuana businesses.
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Should cannabis be legalized? 10 arguments in favor of legalization
Lisa Rough - Published on July 7, 2015read moreThe next time someone tries to tell you why cannabis shouldn’t be legal, use one of these 10 research-backed arguments in favor of legalization.
