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Congress takes a historic first step on national cannabis legalization

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How mainstream media botched the vape lung story

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Leafly study debunks dispensary myths

David Downs and Bruce Barcott

6 months ago

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This chart reveals California's cannabis divide

Bruce Barcott and David Downs

6 months ago

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5 stories helping to debunk dispensary myths

David Downs

6 months ago

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Workplace deaths fell 34% after medical cannabis legalization

Emily Earlenbaugh

6 months ago

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Here's where the 2020 presidential candidates stand on cannabis

June 26, 2019

From Trump to Warren, Booker to Biden: We checked the receipts to bring you each candidate's policy and record on legalization. Learn more

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As of 2019, legal cannabis has created 211,000 full-time jobs in America

March 4, 2019

An estimated 64,000 jobs were added in 2018, making cannabis the nation's fastest-growing industry. Download Leafly's report and state-by-state analysis. Learn more

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