Day: April 19, 2018

We’re posting live updates all day long on 4/20, bringing you the cream of the crop on cannabis’s high holiday. The post 4/20: Live Coverage of the Biggest Day in Cannabis appeared first on Leafly. Read More: 4/20: Live Coverage of the Biggest Day in CannabisContinue Reading

The legal cannabis industry’s existing value, scope of growth and profit potential have proven very enticing to investors with an appetite for calculated risks and new opportunities. But while there is undeniable momentum behind the emerging legal weed market, it is uncharted territory, which has institutional capital still standing atContinue Reading

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is the latest to join the federal cannabis reform bandwagon, saying he plans to introduce legislation that reportedly will remove marijuana from the controlled substances list and allow states to decide how to regulate MJ. “Ultimately, it’s the right thing to do,” the Democrat fromContinue Reading

It has been almost two years since the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) got the cannabis community all riled up over a promise to expand licenses to additional cannabis growers. While the agency may have had good intentions, these efforts have since stalled. It seems that ever since U.S. AttorneyContinue Reading

Schumer says he’ll introduce the measure next week. But how does it differ from Sen. Cory Booker’s Marijuana Justice Act? The post Schumer Bill Would Deschedule Cannabis Nationwide appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Schumer Bill Would Deschedule Cannabis NationwideContinue Reading

One of two campaigns that may wind up competing for votes in an upcoming Ohio election has run into a procedural problem with the state’s electoral bureaucracy. The campaign – spearheaded by Ohio Families for Change – is attempting to put a ballot measure before voters to legalize recreational cannabis.Continue Reading

The Marijuana Justice Act would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, incentivize states to mitigate existing and ongoing racial disparities in state-level cannabis arrests, and expunge federal convictions specific to cannabis possession. The post Bernie Sanders Co-Sponsors the Marijuana Justice Act appeared first on Leafly. Read More:Continue Reading

The last-minute permit denial means the Southern California show will go on without legal sales. The post Permit Denial Leaves 4/20 Cannabis Cup Dry, Not High appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Permit Denial Leaves 4/20 Cannabis Cup Dry, Not HighContinue Reading