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‘I Tried the Edible That Made a Toronto Officer Freak Out’
Leafly Canada Staff - Published on March 4, 2019Read moreThe experience underscores how cannabis can affect people in vastly different ways.
Liberal Hawaii Decides Again Not to Legalize Cannabis
The Associated Press - Published on March 1, 2019Read moreA legalization effort fizzled as leaders worried about contradicting federal law and jeopardizing Hawaii’s existing medical marijuana program.
The Roll-Up #75: California Is Running Out of Weed
Leafly Podcasts - Published on March 1, 2019Read moreFarmers in the Golden State have licenses that are about to expire. No farmer, no crop. No crop, no cannabis. Uh-oh.
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The US Surgeon General Just Tweeted WHAT About Cannabis?
Chris Roberts - Published on March 1, 2019Read moreUS Surgeon General Jerome Adams recently used his official Twitter account to make a startling claim about cannabis. It wasn’t the first time.
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Is the ‘World’s First THC Breathalyzer’ a Breakthrough or Vaporware?
Max Savage Levenson - Published on March 1, 2019Read moreThe unit’s maker announces positive tests, but has yet to allow anyone else to demo the device.
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The Latest Cannabis Bill in Congress Would Do More Than Just Legalize
Leafly Staff - Published on February 28, 2019Read moreA new cannabis legalization bill already has the support of leading 2020 presidential challengers.
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Cannabis Advocates Wary as Colorado Mulls E-Cig Limits
The Associated Press - Published on February 27, 2019Read moreAdvocates are concerned expanding the law would unintentionally impact patients who are vaping medical cannabis — for example, in apartments where vaping bans could be adopted.
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Joe Biden’s Drug War Record Is So Much Worse Than You Think
David Bienenstock - Published on February 26, 2019Read moreHe cultivates a Cool Uncle Joe image, but Biden has been a chief architect of America’s drug war and mass incarceration crisis. And he still won’t legalize.
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Tech Helps San Francisco Erase 8,000 Cannabis Convictions
The Associated Press - Published on February 25, 2019Read moreOver 8,000 marijuana-related convictions were erased or reduced using an approach that prosecutors nationwide should adopt, San Francisco’s district attorney announced Monday.
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Maryland Sets Sights on Cannabis Bills—18 of Them
The Associated Press - Published on February 25, 2019Read moreSen. Bobby Zirkin, the lead sponsor on 11 of the 18 bills, says the objective of pushing so many pieces of legislation is to normalize medical marijuana as medication.
