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Candidates and Cannabis: Would Embracing Legalization Help Hillary?
Lisa Rough - Published on September 29, 2016Read moreSome see legalization as the key to opening the millennial vote. Sure, it’s important—but it’s not the only issue.
State of the Leaf: Alaska’s First Legal Cannabis Harvest Just Began. It’s Already Stalled.
Lisa Rough - Published on September 29, 2016Read moreWhile campaigns in the U.S. gear up for elections, an Israeli company is developing a cannabis testing system that doesn’t destroy samples.
Illinois Gov. Rauner Ignores MMJ Pleas, So Local Judge Takes Charge
Lisa Rough - Published on September 26, 2016Read moreWhen Gov. Rauner refused to add any new qualifying conditions, Cook County Judge Neil Cohen stepped in and ordered the changes.
That One Time Bruce Springsteen Sang to Obama About Marijuana
Lisa Rough - Published on September 23, 2016Read moreBruce Springsteen’s sly ode to President Obama during his 2012 reelection campaign won our cannabis-friendly hearts.
State of the Leaf: Colorado Lawmakers Warm to Cannabis for PTSD
Lisa Rough - Published on September 22, 2016Read moreMichigan moves to tax medical cannabis, Ohio lawyers get OK to advise MMJ clients, and Australia’s new national cannabis farm is itty-bitty.
Remembering Bill Murray’s Cannabis Arrest (and the Delightful Career That Followed)
Lisa Rough - Published on September 21, 2016Read moreEveryone loves Bill Murray, the wry actor known for crashing parties, singing karaoke with strangers, and, once upon a time, getting busted with 10 pounds of cannabis.
Nashville Decriminalized Cannabis. But Should It Have?
Lisa Rough - Published on September 20, 2016Read moreThe Nashville Council will vote to decriminalize cannabis, but there’s more to the ordinance than meets the eye.
Yes Please! Amy Poehler’s Hilarious Cannabis Memories
Lisa Rough - Published on September 16, 2016Read moreLeslie Knope may have shied away from cannabis (minus the occasional “insanely good” brownie), but the very funny and talented Amy Poehler is no stranger to it.
State of the Leaf: Are Dispensaries (Finally) Coming to Michigan?
Lisa Rough - Published on September 15, 2016Read moreCanadian banks pull plug on medical marijuana clients, New Jersey OKs cannabis for PTSD, and U.K. report says ignoring medical benefits is “irrational.”
Remembering Fiona Apple’s Cannabis Arrest at the “Checkpoint of No Return”
Lisa Rough - Published on September 13, 2016Read moreIn September 2012, Fiona Apple faced 10 years in prison after her tour bus containing cannabis and hashish was stopped at the Sierra Blanca U.S. border checkpoint.