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Wisconsin Legalization Would Save Lives, Bring $1.1B Benefit, Study Says
Medical legalization would prevent 49 overdose deaths every year, save policing costs, and halt thousands of arrests.
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Maine Finally Releases First Cannabis Industry Rules
The Associated Press – 2 days ago
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Bruce Barcott – 6 days 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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What to Expect When Your State or Nation Legalizes Cannabis
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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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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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