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‘Never Share a Joint With a Stranger. Especially Bill Maher’: The Week in Cannabis Quotes
Eric Holder thinks Sessions has an "obsession" with cannabis, Kathy Bates gets too high with Bill Maher, a man gets violently stoned during a flight, and more.
Rebecca Kelley – 3 days ago
Sessions Has 'Almost Obsession' With Cannabis, Obama AG Says
Ben Adlin – 5 days ago
Judge Says Maryland Marijuana Lawsuit Can Go to Trial
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Industry Arkansas: Pulaski, Jefferson Counties Top MMJ Applications The Associated Press – 12 hours ago Politics California Governor Vetoes Smoking Ban at Beaches and Parks Ben Adlin – 1 week ago Politics Blumenauer Calls for Cannabis to Combat Opioid Crisis Lisa Rough – 5 days ago Politics Why Is Dianne Feinstein California's Last Prohibitionist? Peter Hecht – 3 weeks ago Health Lucky's Markets Will Sell CBD Products Nationwide Chase Scheinbaum – 6 days ago Politics Cannabis Seizures Climbed by Nearly 20% Last Year Gage Peake – 1 week ago Politics Meet California's Controversial Priestess of Cannabis Peter Hecht – 2 weeks ago Politics All the Cannabis Legalization Measures in Play Right Now Jay Lassiter
Podcasts
Podcast: The Roll-Up, Ep 4: What's the Deal With Old People?
The Roll-Up crew go old school, rolling on Dianne Feinstein, Husker Du, Hugh Hefner, Tommy Chong, Al Franken, Queen Victoria, and Lizard People.
Leafly Podcasts – 3 weeks ago
National News
Politics Trump–Dem Deal Extends MMJ Protections Health Teen Cannabis Use Rate Drops to 20-Year Low Politics New Hampshire Decrim Kicks In On Saturday Politics State Lawmakers’ Group Urges Feds to Deschedule Cannabis Politics In White House Push to End Opioid Crisis, Where's Cannabis? Politics Senators to Trump: Explore Cannabis as Opioid Alternative Politics Sessions Asks Congress to End Medical Cannabis Protections Politics Under Trump, Legal Cannabis Is a Deportable Offense 
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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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Ben Adlin is an editor at Leafly who specializes in politics and the law.
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Gage Peake
Leafly staff writer Gage Peake specializes in data journalism, sports, and breaking news coverage. He's a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications. Send him news and data tips at gage.peake@leafly.com or find him on Twitter.
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