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Finally, New Jersey’s Getting a Better Medical Marijuana System
Here's the bad news: No adult-use legalization until at least 2020. And no homegrow for patients.
Jay Lassiter – 1 day ago
Federal Lawmakers Join Advocates in Call for Equity
Raj Chander – 2 days ago
Kern County Just Became California’s Worst Cannabis Desert
David Downs – 1 day ago
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Legal Cannabis Created 211,000 Full-Time Jobs
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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Time to Admit It: Trump Opposes Cannabis Legalization
By cruelly denying military veterans access to medical cannabis, President Trump reveals himself as an old-school drug warrior. Learn More
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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 the author of the book "Weed: The User's Guide." Follow him on Twitter @davidschmader
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Ben Adlin is an editor at Leafly who specializes in politics and the law. Follow him on Twitter: @badlin
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Hayley Fox is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles. She writes about cannabis legalization, news, crime, and culture in Southern California and beyond. Her work has been published online and in print for Leafly, Rolling Stone, Playboy, VICE, LA Weekly, and others.
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