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Delaware Advocates Descend on Dover, Call for Legalization Now
Jay Lassiter - Published on January 27, 2017Read moreLast year the state assembly passed a decriminalization bill. This year advocates want full adult-use legalization.
Patriot Care Panned for Felony Stand
Jay Lassiter - Published on January 24, 2017Read moreWhen the Massachusetts dispensary lobbied to ban drug felons from the industry, outrage followed.
Massachusetts Celebrates Legalization, Day One
Jay Lassiter - Published on December 19, 2016Read moreA bitter cold snap cancelled the public rally, but advocates celebrated at a private party with dabs, edibles, and legal waivers.
Strolling Boston At Midnight, At Legalization’s First Hour
Jay Lassiter - Published on December 15, 2016Read moreMassachusetts officially ushered in adult-use cannabis legalization at 12:01am this morning. Leafly’s Jay Lassiter was there. Few others joined him. It was very cold.
Cannabis Farms on the New Jersey Turnpike? Maybe Sooner Than You Think.
Jay Lassiter - Published on November 23, 2016Read moreGov. Chris Christie has vowed to block all progress on legalization. But he’s gone in 13 months. So a delegation of New Jersey politicos visited Colorado to see regulated cannabis in action. Leafly’s Jay Lassiter tagged along.
Six Reasons Why This Cannabis Voter is Going With Hillary
Jay Lassiter - Published on November 7, 2016Read moreI’m a one-issue voter and that issue is medical cannabis. And #ImWithHer.
Will NJ Gov. Chris Christie Approve Cannabis for PTSD? He Might Not Have To
Jay Lassiter - Published on August 16, 2016Read moreChristie’s record on cannabis is so abysmal that the bill’s prospects are still up in the air.
DEA Scheduling Decision Will Kill the ‘Not Enough Research’ Excuse
Jay Lassiter - Published on August 11, 2016Read moreThe DEA’s announcement that it will remove a major roadblock to cannabis research could spur broader scientific study of a drug already being used to treat conditions in 25 states.
Philly Cannabis Activist N.A. Poe is Winning the DNC
Jay Lassiter - Published on July 27, 2016Read moreN.A. Poe — iconoclast, comedian, media artist, and cannabis activist — has been seemingly everywhere during this week’s Democratic National Convention.
Cannabis Advocates Kick Off Democratic Convention in Philly’s Main Line Clubhouse
Jay Lassiter - Published on July 25, 2016Read moreOn the eve of the Democratic National Convention’s opening, America’s cannabis caucus held a fundraiser that put the party on notice: The era of legalization and legitimacy has arrived.