Articles tagged with "activism"
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Canada Day Special: 10 Canadian Cannabis Heroes We Love
Lisa Rough - Published on July 1, 2016Read moreOn this Canada Day, we’d like to celebrate a few of our favorite Canadian cannabis champions. Let’s applaud the strength and efforts of these heroes of Canada’s cannabis scene — thank you for your hard work!
State of the Leaf: Irish Like a Bit o’ Green, and Can Cannabis Save Atlantic City?
Lisa Rough - Published on June 16, 2016Read moreColorado sees record sales, three legalization petitions vie for primacy in Arkansas, and a cannabis advocate in Hawaii makes an unusual argument in court.
California Moving Quickly to Tax Medical Cannabis
Ben Adlin - Published on June 3, 2016Read morePoliticians in Sacramento are fast-tracking new taxes on medical marijuana.
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State of the Leaf: Illinois Extends MMJ Through 2020, Maine Battle Catches Fire
Lisa Rough - Published on June 2, 2016Read moreMaine’s fight for legalization heats up!
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Feds Finally End 18-Year Fight Against MMJ Pioneer Lynnette Shaw
Leafly Staff - Published on April 13, 2016Read more“It’s absolutely, finally over!” said the founder of the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana, one of the nation’s first state-legal dispensaries, after a court action this week.
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CARERS Act Finds New Life a Year After Its Birth
Lisa Rough - Published on March 30, 2016Read moreOnce considered the nation’s most important and comprehensive piece of legislation on medical cannabis, the CARERS Act was written off late last year. Now it might be back.
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A Changing Climate for Cannabis on Capitol Hill
Leafly Staff - Published on November 20, 2015Read moreThe Drug Policy Alliance Reform Conference is underway in Washington D.C., fostering far-reaching discussions on how to improve cannabis policy in the United States.
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Field Dispatch: Inside South Dakota’s Grassroots Movement to Legalize Medical Cannabis
Leafly Staff - Published on November 17, 2015Read moreIn the heart of the Midwest, two thirty-something moms are starting the long road to cannabis legalization in South Dakota.
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Medical Cannabis and Its Ties to Suicide Prevention
Leafly Staff - Published on October 22, 2014Read moreA study of state suicide statistics from 1990 to 2007 found that in the three years after the passage of medical cannabis legislation, the suicide rate for men ages 20-30s dropped by 10%.
