Day: May 18, 2018

People have been using plants and herbs casually and medicinally since the beginning of time to improve the quality of their lives. Just like cannabis, different herbs each have their own unique flavor profiles, distinct fragrances and healing properties that can boost your mood, give you some energy, help youContinue Reading

The Estonian village of Kanepi announced this week it will adopt the cannabis leaf as its new symbol following a landslide outcome in an online poll. The post Estonian Town’s New Logo? A Cannabis Leaf appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Estonian Town’s New Logo? A Cannabis LeafContinue Reading

George Gascón must clean up a mess, a blunder not of the San Francisco district attorney’s doing. To fix it, the police chief-turned-TED-talk-giving prosecutor is turning to a familiar Silicon Valley trope: the algorithm. When California voters approved Prop. 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, in November 2016, theyContinue Reading

This week: New York City’s legalization moves, the Supreme Court’s betting case, and an Englishman’s decision to offer a healthy sativa a better home. The post The Roll-Up #34: How Not to Steal a Cannabis Plant appeared first on Leafly. Read More: The Roll-Up #34: How Not toContinue Reading

Marijuana stores with slot machines? Casinos with gamblers drawing on vape-pens? Not yet. But early inroads are perhaps being made. The Nevada Gaming Commission ruled unanimously that a gaming license holder can lease a building from a businessman who also rents to someone in the marijuana industry, the Las Vegas Review-JournalContinue Reading

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio reiterated his fears of corporate marijuana last week on the city’s public radio station. In the midst of a massive renaissance on the New York political scene — with the state’s U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer announcing his plan to make major marijuana reforms atContinue Reading

An effort in Missouri to pass narrow medical marijuana legislation to pre-empt ballot initiatives died this week, shortly before the end of the session. The lack of agreement by lawmakers paves the way for voters to decide in November among what could be multiple ballot initiatives, the Kansas City StarContinue Reading

The three California agencies that oversee licensing for the state’s marijuana companies on Friday issued updated emergency regulations. The new extended rules will govern the industry for up to six months. The first set of regulations were released last November, and under state law, all rules must be finalized byContinue Reading

Under the Excise Tax Act, illicit cannabis producers could face huge fines or five-year prison terms—on top of the potential 14-year prison sentences they face under the Cannabis Act. The post New Excise Tax Puts Blackmarket Cannabis Producers on Notice appeared first on Leafly. Read More: New ExciseContinue Reading