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Montana contractors group emerges as leading legalization opponent
The Associated Press - Published on September 14, 2020Read moreMakes you wonder how much the boss trusts the tradies and subs to act like professional adults.
Nebraska high court kills 2020 medical marijuana initiative
Max Savage Levenson - Published on September 10, 2020Read moreProhibitionists knock legalization off the Nov. 3 ballot, using an obscure technicality.
Cannabis cowboys: A 900-mile trip with Montana’s marijuana legalization campaign
Max Savage Levenson - Published on September 9, 2020Read moreTo ask Montanans about marijuana legalization, Leafly’s writer road-tripped with Pepper and Ted. “We are gonna get wreckt towards an artistic and political purpose.”
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Weed falling from the sky! 2020 is finally looking up
Bruce Barcott - Published on September 3, 2020Read moreMembers of Israel’s Green Drone group used a drone to drop packets of cannabis on Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square. One of the masterminds said it was ‘his patriotic duty.’
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Nebraska advocates fight to keep medical marijuana on Nov. 3 ballot
Max Savage Levenson - Published on September 2, 2020Read moreWith medical marijuana legalization likely to pass, Nebraska prohibitionists are filing last-minute lawsuits to kick it off the ballot.
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Historic House vote to legalize marijuana expected this month
David Downs - Published on September 1, 2020Read moreThe strongest step toward legalization ever taken by Congress.
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Pennsylvania governor calls for marijuana legalization to boost economic recovery
Bruce Barcott - Published on August 25, 2020Read moreGov. Tom Wolf puts recreational legalization at the top of his autumn 2020 legislative agenda.
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Massachusetts Senate primary begs the question: Which candidate loves legalization least?
Grace Griffin - Published on August 17, 2020Read moreTwo Democratic heavyweights slug it out in the Sept. 1 primary. Both say they’re progressive—but have opposed legalization for years.
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Dear Joe Biden: Here’s the data, now it’s time to embrace marijuana legalization
David Bienenstock - Published on August 13, 2020Read moreDear Joe Biden, Congratulations! You’ve officially chosen a running mate who—despite previously opposing cannabis—is now fully on board with federal legalization. There’s still time for you to make a similar evolution, by repenting for your past sins as one of the nation’s leading drug warriors, and then quickly pivoting to embrace legalization— an incredibly popular […]
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Cannabis leaders react to Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris: Will she help or hurt marijuana legalization?
Leafly Staff - Published on August 11, 2020Read moreIn 2016, Harris laughed at California’s legalization measure. Four years later she accepts legalization—but will she move Biden on the issue?
