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Trump orders activists to stop saying he supports medical marijuana
Bruce Barcott - Published on October 21, 2020Read moreThe President used to say he supported medical legalization. Not anymore.
How you can help 6 state legalization campaigns right now
Leafly Staff - Published on October 20, 2020Read moreIn the run-up to Nov. 3, legalization campaigns are scrambling to win over undecided voters. Here’s how you can pitch in.
How Republicans are using Minnesota’s marijuana reform parties to siphon votes
David Bienenstock - Published on October 20, 2020Read moreRepublicans are posing as legalization advocates to draw votes away from Democrats. “It infuriates me,” says a longtime advocate.
Montana legalization measures show 10-point lead in latest poll
Bruce Barcott - Published on October 15, 2020Read moreGoing into the final two weeks of the campaign, Montana’s twin legalization measures enjoy a sizeable lead.
New Jersey and Arizona legalization measures leading in latest polls
Bruce Barcott - Published on October 14, 2020Read more61% of New Jersey residents say they’ll vote for legalization, while 20% of Arizona voters remain undecided.
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to marijuana’s Schedule I status
Leafly Staff - Published on October 13, 2020Read moreThe justices rejected a 2017 lawsuit aimed at overturning the baseless Schedule I classification of cannabis.
Who are 2020’s top marijuana legalization campaign donors? We’ve got all the data
Max Savage Levenson and Bruce Barcott - Published on October 13, 2020Read moreThe big-money donors who spent millions to fight legalization in 2016 haven’t showed up in 2020—yet.
Dumping Trump is the only way marijuana legalization will happen
Bruce Barcott - Published on October 7, 2020Read moreHe thinks his enemies love it and his friends hate it. Trump can’t even offer compassion to medical patients.
Why Trump doesn’t want cannabis on the ballot
David Bienenstock - Published on October 6, 2020Read moreIt’s not that he’s against legalization (though he is). Cannabis measures tend to lure more anti-Trump voters to the polls—and he knows it.
Smell of cannabis alone isn’t cause for vehicle search, Pennsylvania court rules
The Associated Press - Published on October 5, 2020Read moreCourts in legal medical states are increasingly rejecting the “smell of marijuana” as probable cause to search a vehicle or person.