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Cannabis Enters the Kentucky Governor’s Race
The Associated Press - Published on April 8, 2019Read moreDemocratic challenger Adam Edelen offers a plan to decriminalize personal possession. More than 11,000 Kentuckians were convicted under prohibition last year.
Nova Scotia Woman Plans Constitutional Challenge of Roadside Cannabis Test
The Canadian Press - Published on April 8, 2019Read moreHALIFAX – A lawyer for a Nova Scotia motorist whose license was suspended after her saliva tested positive for cannabis says his firm will use the case to launch a constitutional challenge of Canada’s revamped impaired driving laws. Jack Lloyd says Michelle Gray’s case shows the law is too broad and too vague, mainly because […]
This Week in Cannabis: Top Stories From Across Canada From Mar. 29-Apr. 4
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on April 5, 2019Read moreCannabis news from around the web.
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Local Governments Sue to Stop Statewide Cannabis Delivery in California
The Associated Press - Published on April 5, 2019Read moreBeverly Hills and 24 other local governments sued Friday to overturn a rule allowing home deliveries across California, even into communities that banned commercial cannabis sales.
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The STATES Act Is Back. Can It Win Over Congress?
Max Savage Levenson - Published on April 5, 2019Read moreOne of the leading efforts to end cannabis prohibition at the federal level stepped back into the spotlight this week.
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The Roll-Up #81: Oklahoma Just Lapped New York
Leafly Podcasts - Published on April 5, 2019Read moreThe Roll-Up features co-hosts Bruce Barcott, Ben Adlin, and Alyssa Yeoman in a Friday morning roundtable about the week’s top cannabis news. Leafly Podcast The Roll-Up Episode 81: Oklahoma Just Lapped New York This week in cannabis news: Adult-use legalization is dead in New York, for now. But in Oklahoma, medical legalization is going gangbusters. We have […]
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Legalization Bill Clears New Hampshire House, but Veto Expected
The Associated Press - Published on April 4, 2019Read moreNew Hampshire’s House lawmakers passed a bill Thursday to legalize adult-use cannabis, but support appears to be waning and wouldn’t be enough to override a promised veto.
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Trump Administration Takes Aim at Legal Immigrants in Cannabis Industry
The Associated Press - Published on April 4, 2019Read more“Even if you have had a green card for 20 years, you had better not work in any aspect of this industry and you better not use marijuana,” one immigration attorney said.
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How the Cannabis Industry Defeated Legalization in New York
Bruce Barcott - Published on April 4, 2019Read moreWhy did legalization fail in New York? Many factors. But chief among them: The cannabis industry ignoring social equity. That’s got to stop.
The FDA Is About to Deal With CBD—and Wants to Hear From You
Ben Adlin - Published on April 3, 2019Read moreAs it tries to determine how to regulate CBD, the FDA is asking for comments about CBD-related health and safety, quality control, product labeling, and other issues.
