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New York’s first legal weed store opens to long line of happy customers
Mikhail Harrison, Amelia Williams, and Calvin Stovall - Published on December 29, 2022read moreDay one of legal weed sales in New York will go down in history. Leafly was there for the smoke.
Regulators buy New York’s first legal weed products
Mikhail Harrison, Amelia Williams, and Calvin Stovall - Published on December 29, 2022read moreBefore customers lined up to buy at Housing Works, New York regulators vowed to run an equitable industry, then tasted the fruits of their labor.
New California bill would decriminalize psychedelics—but not all of them
Max Savage Levenson - Published on December 22, 2022read morePsilocybin and DMT would be legal to possess, but MDMA and other psychedelics would remain outlawed.
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These nonprofits will open New York’s first retail weed stores
Calvin Stovall - Published on December 21, 2022read moreA handful of nonprofits will be the only licensed storefronts on day-one of adult-use cannabis sales in New York. Here’s where to find them while other rec stores remain delivery-only.
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Cannabis gets nothing from Congress as session draws to a close
Bruce Barcott - Published on December 20, 2022read moreAs Congress gets ready to depart, it leaves nothing but coal in the cannabis stocking. Reformers are furious.
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NYC Mayor vows to shut down illegal weed stores
Calvin Stovall - Published on December 19, 2022read moreNYC launched a task force to weed out unlicensed dispensaries. They seized 100,000 products and $4 million in two weeks.
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First words from Brittney Griner: Thanks Biden, vows to help free others
Calvin Stovall - Published on December 16, 2022read moreThe US Olympian said she plans to return to the WNBA and help fight for the release of other cannabis prisoners, including US Marine Paul Whelan, who is still detained in Russia.
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The weirdest, wildest weed stories of 2022
Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on December 13, 2022read moreLeafly’s annual Doobious Achievement Award winners include The Champ, Thai chickens, chillin’ cows, Circle K, and convention floor chumps.
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11 Missourians react to newly legal cannabis and the passage of Amendment 3
Elizabeth Enochs - Published on December 9, 2022read moreAs of December 8, 2022, adult Missourians can legally possess marijuana. Find out what Missourians think of the changes in their state.
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How to talk to your family about Brittney Griner
Bruce Barcott - Published on December 9, 2022read moreWhen minds change, laws change. We can start that process by talking openly about Brittney Griner and what her case really means.
