Month: May 2018 (Page 14)

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Sometimes I feel like Sisyphus. The ball gets heavier every day, yet I keep pushing it uphill, determined and exhausted. I remain convinced it is all worth it, for the sake of cannabis, but it’s hard work. I can almost feel my muscles growing stronger. But why is this ourContinue Reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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