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The Roll-Up #80: New York’s Last Stand
Leafly Podcasts - Published on March 29, 2019Read moreLegalization stumbles at the finish in NY and NJ. Also, CBD invades the malls of America and an Australian artist wants to carve a 50-foot wooden bong.
This Week in Cannabis: Top Stories From Across Canada From Mar. 22-28
Leafly Canada Staff - Published on March 29, 2019Read moreCannabis news from around the web.
Enough Talk! Congress Takes Action on Key Cannabis Legislation
Bruce Barcott - Published on March 28, 2019Read moreCongress made progress on two of the most prominent cannabis reform bills this week, setting up key votes that could greenlight cannabis banking and OK state-level legalization.
Cannabis Politics Isn’t Just Red States vs. Blue States Anymore
The Associated Press - Published on March 27, 2019Read moreLegalization has traveled a route that looks, from a distance, like the red-and-blue maps that frame many a US political conversation. But look closer, and the trend isn’t so clear.
Utah Supreme Court to Hear Medical Cannabis Challenge
The Associated Press - Published on March 25, 2019Read morePeople angry about sweeping changes made to a voter-approved medical cannabis law called on the state’s highest court to rein in the Legislature’s power to alter ballot measures.
Louisiana Patients Demand Cannabis Be on Shelves by May 15
The Associated Press - Published on March 25, 2019Read moreThe ultimatum is an indication of the mounting frustration that medical cannabis still hasn’t reached patients nearly four years after lawmakers OK’d the system.
Cannabis Collapse: New Jersey Lawmakers Call Off Legalization Vote
Jay Lassiter - Published on March 25, 2019Read more“We’ll be back at this,” Senate President Steve Sweeney said at a news conference Monday after the vote was called off. “Anybody who thinks this is dead is wrong.”
Cannabis Out! New York Drops Legalization From Budget Bill
Max Savage Levenson - Published on March 22, 2019Read moreThat doesn’t mean it’s dead. But it does leave advocates with a tougher road ahead.
Louisiana Takes a Step Toward Finally Delivering Medical Marijuana
The Associated Press - Published on March 22, 2019Read morePatients have been waiting nearly four years. But one company finally has the go-ahead to grow cannabis.
The Roll-Up #79: The Costco of Cannabis
Leafly Podcasts - Published on March 22, 2019Read moreThis week in cannabis news: Poll numbers climb, New York faces a critical legalization deadline, and David Downs tries out California’s ‘Costco of Cannabis.’