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How weed activists are taking action in the Mexican legalization movement

Santiago Rodriguez Tarditi – March 26, 2021

#PlanTÓN420 is occupying space in front of the Mexican Senate building as a means to fight for their rights to consume cannabis. Read more

Meet Mary Jane Rathbun, mother of the pot brownie

Colleen Fisher Tully – March 4, 2020

She didn't invent the pot brownie but “Brownie Mary” made the baked good synonymous with the medical marijuana movement. Read more

Canada’s Cannabis Community Remembers Pioneer, Activist, Tracy Curley

Leafly Canada Staff – June 7, 2019

Tracy’s legacy and impact is perhaps most apparent through the lives she touched. Read more

Love Your Body as Much as You Love Cannabis, Says Activist Virgie Tovar

Leafly Podcasts – May 29, 2019

This is America— you have the right to remain big, and medicated. This week in The Hash podcast #19. Read more

‘Come and Get Us,’ UK Cannabis Growers Tell Police in Protest

Chris Roberts – May 13, 2019

As part of a nationwide protest, UK patients who grow their own medical cannabis are identifying themselves to authorities in an effort to force policy reform. Read more

Chronic chronology: Great moments in 420 history

David Bienenstock – April 19, 2019

Fire one up and hop on the bus for a detour-laden timeline of 420 throughout cannabis history. Read more

4/21 Organizers Want to Reclaim Cannabis From Corporations

Chris Roberts – April 18, 2019

A coalition of activists are transforming the day after 4/20 into an advocacy effort aimed at reintroducing social justice into cannabis legalization. Read more

What Are You Smoking? Episode 56: Ricky Williams Talks Cannabis, Wellness, and Astrology

Leafly Podcasts – October 3, 2018

Football legend Ricky Williams joins our hosts to talk about how traditional healing practices influenced his Real Wellness line of products and share stories from Lenny Kravitz's tour bus. Read more

What Are You Smoking? Episode 54: Cooking on High’s Ngaio Bealum

Leafly Podcasts – September 20, 2018

Comedian and cannabis activist Ngaio Bealum visits the show to talk about Hempfest, juggling, and his Netflix show Cooking on High. Read more

What Are You Smoking? Episode 54: Cooking on High’s Ngaio Bealum

Leafly Podcasts – September 12, 2018

Comedian and cannabis activist Ngaio Bealum visits the show to talk about Hempfest, juggling, and his Netflix show Cooking on High. Read more

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