Articles tagged with "legalization"
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The Roll-Up Bonus Ep: Got a Cannabis Conviction? Seattle’s DA Will Erase It
Leafly Podcasts - Published on June 6, 2018Read more9 years ago Pete Holmes stopped prosecuting cannabis offenses. Now he’s erasing them.
California Has Set the Cannabis Curve—Again
Leafly Staff - Published on June 6, 2018Read moreScenes from a historic, fully licensed mega-smokeout in California’s Wine Country Wander into the city block-sized cannabis Coachella in California’s Wine Country last weekend, and you would have experienced a Matrix-like reality shift. ‘Wait, where is the 215 area?’ you think. ‘You know, the place where they corral the pot smokers under the murky medical […]
Michigan Legislature Punts Legalization Measure to November Ballot
Leafly Staff - Published on June 5, 2018Read moreA last-minute play to legalize cannabis falls short in Lansing, so state residents will vote on adult use this fall.
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Ohio Will Miss Sept. 8 Deadline for Medical Marijuana Availability
The Associated Press - Published on June 5, 2018Read moreOhio said Tuesday that it will not have medical marijuana available by the September deadline due to inspection delays and other obstacles.
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Marijuana ‘Tasting Rooms’ Bill Dies With Colorado Gov.’s Veto
The Associated Press - Published on June 5, 2018Read moreColorado continues to lag behind California in allowing adults to gather and consume cannabis in designated public spaces, similar to taverns and wine tasting rooms.
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Massachusetts Regulators Can Begin Issuing Cannabis Licenses
The Associated Press - Published on June 1, 2018Read moreThe first shops could open their doors in Massachusetts on July 1, though how many and where they might be located remains to be determined.
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Michigan GOP Leaders Face Off Over Cannabis Legalization Initiative
The Associated Press - Published on May 31, 2018Read moreThe Legislature could adopt the citizen-initiated legalization bill—which would enable lawmakers to later amend it—or do nothing and let it go on the ballot.
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World’s First Cannabis Bank Advances in California
David Downs - Published on May 31, 2018Read moreA bill to create a state-charted bank serving the cannabis industry passes a crucial vote in Sacramento.
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Los Angeles Files Charges Against Dozens of Unlicensed Cannabis Businesses
Hayley Fox - Published on May 30, 2018Read moreCity Attorney Mike Feuer said his office has filed 36 criminal cases against a total of 140 defendants associated with 32 cannabis shops and one delivery service.
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Top New York Lawmaker: Expunge Convictions if Cannabis Goes Legal
The Associated Press - Published on May 30, 2018Read more“If we’re going to get to the point that it’s going to be legal, why should people still have trouble getting jobs and have a record for something that is legal?”
