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Oregon Update: Cannabis Audit Coming—and Jeff Sessions, too
United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions is scheduled to speak with law enforcement officials in Portland, OR, on Tuesday afternoon.
Gage Peake – 19 hours ago
Community Reeling After WA Budtender Found Deceased
Lisa Rough – 2 days ago
Court: Roadside Drunk Driving Tests Not Valid for Cannabis
The Associated Press – 19 hours ago
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Podcast: 'The Roll-Up,' Ep 2: Utah Thinks It's Punny
Did Sen. Orrin Hatch really mean to say "in the weeds" and all that?
Leafly Podcasts – 5 days ago
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Common Ground
Election data show cannabis legalization is no longer a matter of political party.
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How Many Jobs Depend on Legal Cannabis?
Legalization supports more than 122,000 full time jobs in 29 states and Washington, DC. Read More
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The Coming Disappearance of Marijuana (the Word)
With legalization sweeping across North America, the very words we use are changing.
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Bruce Barcott
Bruce is Leafly’s deputy editor. He is a Guggenheim Fellow and author of Weed the People: The Future of Legal Marijuana in America.
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Dave Schmader is Leafly's senior editor focusing on all things Canadian. He's the author of the book Weed: The User's Guide.
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