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More cannabis shops coming to California post-election
David Downs - Published on November 18, 2020read moreVoters approve 32 of 38 local marijuana measures.
Cannabis taxes save 350 jobs in Chicago
Dave Howard - Published on November 17, 2020read moreLegalizing marijuana doesn’t just create new jobs. It saves existing ones, too—ask 350 municipal workers in Chicago.
America’s longest-held cannabis captive Richard DeLisi will be set free in December
Fatma Khaled - Published on November 10, 2020read moreRichard DeLisi was sentenced to 98 years in prison for marijuana trafficking in Florida. He’ll be freed early in December 2020.
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Record number of Americans support marijuana legalization, poll finds
Bruce Barcott - Published on November 9, 2020read more68% say it should be legalized, a new Gallup poll reveals.
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Washington, DC, just decriminalized psychedelic plants. Here’s what happens next
David Downs - Published on November 4, 2020read moreInitiative 81 doesn’t legalize psychedelic mushrooms, but it does make enforcement the ‘lowest priority’ of D.C. police.
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Montana just voted to legalize marijuana. Here’s what happens next
Max Savage Levenson - Published on November 3, 2020read moreIt’ll be legal to possess and enjoy cannabis on Jan. 1, 2021. Stores will open in Jan. 2022.
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South Dakota just voted to legalize medical and adult-use marijuana. Here’s what happens next
Max Savage Levenson - Published on November 3, 2020read moreIt’s not legal yet! July 1, 2021, is the date the law kicks in, and all adults may possess up to one ounce.
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Oregon just legalized medical psilocybin. Here’s what happens next
Bruce Barcott - Published on November 3, 2020read moreOregon became the first state to legalize the medical use of psilocybin. But it’ll be two years before the first patient is able to use it.
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Arizona just legalized marijuana. Here’s what happens next
Max Savage Levenson - Published on November 3, 2020read moreProp. 207 passed easily. But it’s not legal yet! The first retail stores should open in April, 2021.
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Mississippi just legalized medical marijuana. Here’s what happens next
Max Savage Levenson - Published on November 3, 2020read morePatients will be able to apply for medical marijuana cards in the summer of 2021.
