Articles in Politics category
3172 total articles - Page 5 of 318
New York lawmakers want to legalize DMT, psilocybin, and mescaline
Calvin Stovall - Published on January 4, 2023Read moreThe Empire State is the latest to propose legalizing psychedelics for safe access and medicinal potential. But what does that mean?
Marijuana just became less illegal in Maryland. But it’s not legal yet. Here’s what you need to know
Max Savage Levenson - Published on January 3, 2023Read moreEven though voters approved legalization in November, the state has been slow to legalize possession.
40 weed predictions highly likely to come true in 2023
David Downs and Bruce Barcott - Published on December 30, 2022Read moreWe were 74% right about 2022. Just sayin’.
![New York's first weed dispensary Housing Works line on day one of sales in December, 2022. (Meg Scmidt)]()
New York’s first legal weed store opens to long line of happy customers
Mikhail Harrison, Amelia Williams, and Calvin Stovall - Published on December 29, 2022Read moreDay one of legal weed sales in New York will go down in history. Leafly was there for the smoke.
![Tremaine Wright, chair of New York's Cannabis Control Board, made one of the ceremonial first purchases at Housing Works in Greenwich Village. (Meg Schmidt / Leafly)]()
Regulators buy New York’s first legal weed products
Mikhail Harrison, Amelia Williams, and Calvin Stovall - Published on December 29, 2022Read moreBefore customers lined up to buy at Housing Works, New York regulators vowed to run an equitable industry, then tasted the fruits of their labor.
![magic mushrooms psilocybin]()
New California bill would decriminalize psychedelics—but not all of them
Max Savage Levenson - Published on December 22, 2022Read morePsilocybin and DMT would be legal to possess, but MDMA and other psychedelics would remain outlawed.
![new york marijuana, decriminalization of marijuana, cannabis]()
These nonprofits will open New York’s first retail weed stores
Calvin Stovall - Published on December 21, 2022Read moreA handful of nonprofits will be the only licensed storefronts on day-one of adult-use cannabis sales in New York. Here’s where to find them while other rec stores remain delivery-only.
![Biden-with-Congressional-leaders-in-2022]()
Cannabis gets nothing from Congress as session draws to a close
Bruce Barcott - Published on December 20, 2022Read moreAs Congress gets ready to depart, it leaves nothing but coal in the cannabis stocking. Reformers are furious.
![NYC Mayor Eric Adams: “Can you tell the difference between what’s legal and what’s illegal? It’s extremely difficult to do it.” (NYC Mayor’s Office)]()
NYC Mayor vows to shut down illegal weed stores
Calvin Stovall - Published on December 19, 2022Read moreNYC launched a task force to weed out unlicensed dispensaries. They seized 100,000 products and $4 million in two weeks.
![]()
First words from Brittney Griner: Thanks Biden, vows to help free others
Calvin Stovall - Published on December 16, 2022Read moreThe US Olympian said she plans to return to the WNBA and help fight for the release of other cannabis prisoners, including US Marine Paul Whelan, who is still detained in Russia.
