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Capitol Confidential: THC bill would kill Arizona’s medical marijuana system
Ben Adlin - Published on February 24, 2020Read moreA 2% THC cap would force the state’s 200,000 patients to turn to the illegal market for effective products.
Despite widespread decriminalization ordinances, marijuana arrests have risen across Pennsylvania
Max Savage Levenson - Published on February 20, 2020Read moreOn a bitterly cold night in February 2015, Gillian Heintzelman left her job at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and made her way to a nearby bar to meet her boyfriend and a friend. They stayed for a few minutes, and then left together to get a late-night dinner. They’d only driven a couple […]
The buzz on Utah’s fledgling medical cannabis program
Ashley Schwellenbach - Published on February 19, 2020Read moreUtah’s medical cannabis program has evolved rapidly and is about to make another huge step on March 1.
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High school student busted for smelling like weed—but he didn’t
David Bienenstock - Published on February 19, 2020Read moreA Dayton, Ohio, school seems to go easy on vaping white kids while suspending their Black peers on dubious ‘marijuana smell’ claims.
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Medical cannabis bill clears Alabama Senate committee
The Associated Press - Published on February 19, 2020Read moreAlabama’s Senate Judiciary Committee voted 8-1 to legalize medical cannabis, advancing to the next stage.
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Capitol Confidential: Colorado moves to protect jobs of legal consumers
Ben Adlin - Published on February 17, 2020Read moreStop firing people for relaxing on their own time, Colorado Boss. Also: Kentucky makes progress on medical legalization, and Virginia may decriminalize.
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Short session sinks New Mexico’s legalization bid
The Associated Press - Published on February 14, 2020Read moreToo many pages, too little time. And rural legislators didn’t like the lack of a local option.
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Las Vegas dispensary offers free joints to Nevada primary voters
Chris Kudialis - Published on February 13, 2020Read moreThe Source wanted to give a pre-roll to everyone who voted. Then they realized that was against the law. So they adapted.
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Los Angeles County expunges 66,000 marijuana convictions in a day
David Downs - Published on February 13, 2020Read moreLos Angeles County undertook a massive expungement effort.
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Why is Trump targeting medical marijuana in an election year?
Ben Adlin - Published on February 11, 2020Read moreMedical marijuana has a 92% favorable rating. Trump’s budget would let federal prosecutors target state-legal patients. What gives?
