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Meet the Author of the Most Important Memo in Cannabis
Ben Adlin - Published on July 25, 2018Read moreKnown today as the 2013 Cole memo, the document helped usher in a new era of state-legal cannabis.
Smoochy Woochy Poochy: The DEA’s 2018 Drug Slang Guide Is Next Level Wow
Max Savage Levenson - Published on July 25, 2018Read moreThe DEA spared no expense in the crafting of their magnum opus. While the 2017 edition was little more than a seven page pamphlet, 2018’s clocks in at one hundred and twenty five pages. Which, for the record, is longer than Animal Farm.
New Jersey Presses Pause on Marijuana Prosecutions
The Associated Press - Published on July 24, 2018Read moreNew Jersey’s attorney general has announced an immediate hold of all marijuana cases in municipal courts statewide until at least September.
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Los Angeles Licensing Delays Hit Minority Applicants Hard
Hayley Fox - Published on July 23, 2018Read moreRather than giving a leg up to victims of the drug war, LA’s social equity program has effectively given a head start to the competition.
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Hey YouTube: Quit Blocking Cannabis Channels
Danté Jordan - Published on July 23, 2018Read moreFor the past few months, YouTube has waged a war on some cannabis content. But with no clear rules or guidelines, how are we supposed to keep our content safe?
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California’s Cannabis Cities Reap Millions in Sales Taxes, the Rest Miss Out
Dan Mitchell - Published on July 23, 2018Read moreMillions of cannabis sales tax dollars flow to select cities, while most California counties stay dry
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Pennsylvania Should Totally Legalize it, State Auditor Concludes
David Downs - Published on July 20, 2018Read morePennsylvania marijuana legalization efforts got a boost from the state auditor, who concluded the state could make $581 million per year in taxes on cannabis.
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The Roll-Up #43: Oklahoma! The True-Crime Musical
Leafly Podcasts - Published on July 20, 2018Read moreOklahoma legalized medical marijuana, and now the regulators are arresting each other. Hoo boy.
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Oklahoma Officials Defied Will of the People, AG Says
The Associated Press - Published on July 19, 2018Read moreVoters approved full medical cannabis access, not smoking bans and THC limits, the state’s Attorney General finds.
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Legalization vs Mexico’s Powerful Cartels: Who’d Win?
Peter Hecht - Published on July 19, 2018Read more(Part three of a three-part Mexico Legalization Series) In Mexico City, 33-year-old businessman Bernardo Pérez Rojas wants to take a plunge into the cannabis economy, but first with measured steps. Pérez Rojas, a stylish man with longish hair wrapped in a ponytail, is the CEO of Grupo Perfumeros de México, a fragrance and flavoring company […]
