Articles tagged with "legalization"
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Across Gender, Race, and Party, More Americans Than Ever Support Cannabis Legalization
Ben Adlin - Published on June 20, 2018read moreA new national poll has found record support for legalizing cannabis in the US and limiting the impact of nonviolent criminal convictions.
Analysis: Will the NYPD Really Stop Frivolous Marijuana Arrests?
David Downs - Published on June 19, 2018read moreNew York will take fewer marijuana smokers to police stations starting Sept. 1. Critics say it’s too little too late as the public clamors for bigger cannabis reforms.
How Cannabis Fueled the Rise of Oakland Bluesman Fantastic Negrito
Max Savage Levenson - Published on June 19, 2018read moreGrammy Award-winning Oakland blues musician Fantastic Negrito talks cannabis and Oakland before his 2018 album and tour launch.
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Is Massachusetts Fumbling Its July 1 Legalization Launch?
The Associated Press - Published on June 18, 2018read moreMassachusetts is on track to miss its July 1 legalization launch day due to local and state red tape and foot-dragging.
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Portugal Approves Use of Cannabis-Based Medicines
Leafly Staff - Published on June 15, 2018read morePortugal’s parliament voted overwhelmingly Friday to give final legislative approval for the use of cannabis-based medicines.
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Stock Up Now, California. A Lot of Cannabis Is About to Disappear From Stores
David Downs - Published on June 13, 2018read moreCalifornia consumers are encountering steep discounts this June of 30 to 90 percent at recreational cannabis stores in the run-up to a July 1 deadline for non-compliant products to be purged from retail shelves.
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Uruguay’s Legal Cannabis Customers Aren’t Very Happy
The Associated Press - Published on June 13, 2018read moreMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Laura Andrade recently walked out of a pharmacy in Uruguay cursing loudly because she couldn’t buy legal pot. The wine sommelier had taken a bus since pharmacies in her neighborhood don’t sell the drug, but a pharmacy employee told her to come back the next day. “I work, I can’t come […]
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Bill to End Federal Cannabis War Gathers Steam
David Downs - Published on June 11, 2018read moreMomentum builds for the Gardner-Warren STATES Act, as the governors of 12 states sign on.
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Rep. Ted Lieu, MedMen Make History in Venice
David Downs - Published on June 9, 2018read moreIn a world-first, a sitting congressman, Rep. Ted Lieu, is scheduled to cut the ribbon on the new, fully licensed, adult-use cannabis retail outlet, MedMen Venice Beach — Abbot Kinney.
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Meet Jesse Dayton, the Roots Rocker Who Shoots Straight About Cannabis
Hannah Levin - Published on June 8, 2018read moreA Q&A about music, politics, cannabis, and Willie with the alt-country artist whose new album, ‘The Outsider,’ drops today.
