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Hell’s Getting Chilly: Alabama & Mississippi Take Up Cannabis Reform
Bruce Barcott - Published on June 11, 2019Read moreTwo of America’s most cannaphobic states make first-step improvements, thanks to dedicated activists.
Las Vegas OK’d Cannabis Lounges but Nevada Just Said No
Chris Kudialis - Published on June 10, 2019Read moreThe big gaming companies didn’t want the competition in Las Vegas, so it’ll be at least July 2021 before the first lounge opens.
When It Comes to Cannabis, Trump Doesn’t Matter. Governors Do
Bruce Barcott - Published on June 7, 2019Read moreTrump is hopeless on legalization. Meanwhile, local leaders are changing laws. Welcome to the Jared Polis Experience.
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This Week in Cannabis: Top Stories From Across Canada From June 1-7
Leafly Canada Staff - Published on June 7, 2019Read moreCannabis news from around the web.
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Trump’s China Tariffs Leading to Shoddier, Pricier Vape Carts
David Downs - Published on June 7, 2019Read morePresident Trump’s trade war with China inflicts pain on the cannabis industry, and consumers too.
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Oakland City Council Decriminalizes Mushrooms, DMT, Ibogaine
David Downs - Published on June 6, 2019Read moreMushroom trips—which alter one’s sense of self, time, and space—have medical use in treating depression and PTSD, among other uses.
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RCMP Silent on 2014 Drug Bust Involving Major Licensed Producer
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on June 5, 2019Read moreThe RCMP in BC and in Ottawa debated “strategic considerations,” including informing the press.
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This 2020 Presidential Hopeful Actually Has a Legalization Plan
Ben Adlin - Published on June 5, 2019Read moreAmid a crowded field of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, nearly all of whom have said they support ending federal cannabis prohibition, few have laid out a plan to do it.
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JAMA: Most Doctors Know Nothing About Cannabis
Bruce Barcott - Published on June 3, 2019Read moreHis med school refused to acknowledge the legality of medical marijuana. So a young doctor must learn from his patients.
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Congress Eyes New Way to Allow Cannabis Banking, DC Sales
Max Savage Levenson - Published on June 3, 2019Read moreProvisions in a proposed federal spending bill would protect banks that work with the cannabis industry and would finally allow Washington, DC, to greenlight retail cannabis sales.
