Day: June 26, 2018

Oklahoma voters on Tuesday approved an open-market medical marijuana program: no caps on the number of business licenses, and doctors can recommend MMJ for any patient ailment. Voters supported the measure by a double-digit margin despite a strong, last-minute opposition effort by a coalition that included the Oklahoma State Medical Association,Continue Reading

Voters’ passage of law that gives sweeping discretion to doctors makes it the 30th US state to legalize medical marijuana. The post Oklahoma Voters Approve Medical Marijuana Legalization appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Oklahoma Voters Approve Medical Marijuana LegalizationContinue Reading

As the cannabis wave prepares to explode off the North American mainland, Jamaica’s Science and Technology Minister Dr. Andrew Wheatley spoke to the group of people getting the ball rolling on protecting the island’s national treasures. On Monday, the Jamaican Medical Cannabis Corporation and the National Foundation for the DevelopmentContinue Reading

The CEO of a California marijuana company resigned abruptly Tuesday after several days of controversy spawned by a viral video in which she appeared to be calling police to report an 8-year-old girl who was selling bottled water without a permit in San Francisco. “Alison Ettel, the CEO of TreatWell Health, has resigned,Continue Reading

From memoirs to cookbooks to humorous page-turners, take a look at these twelve cannabis books that changed the game. The post 12 Cannabis Books That Changed the Game appeared first on Leafly. Read More: 12 Cannabis Books That Changed the GameContinue Reading

One of the biggest conspiracy theories to fester on the surface of American commerce throughout the past several decades pertaining to marijuana prohibition is that the alcohol industry and its faceless lobbyists have been throwing their weight around on Capitol Hill to prevent any bill aimed at legalizing the leafContinue Reading

Commercial cannabis growers and dispensary operators are weighing litigation options in response to a newly rewritten Pennsylvania law around medical marijuana research. Gov. Tom Wolf signed HB 2477, which allows the state’s medical schools to choose marijuana cultivators to partner with to generate data for pharmacological research, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.Continue Reading

Carry all of your cannabis essentials and keep those buds safe & dry the next time you head to the shore with these wonderful waterproof stash bags! The post Protect Your Buds With These 7 Waterproof Stash Bags appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Protect Your Buds WithContinue Reading

After years of sitting on the sidelines, Canada’s top-tier financial institutions are increasingly teaming up with the country’s biggest cannabis companies to help fund their aggressive growth plans. Alberta-based Aurora Cannabis on Tuesday tapped the Bank of Montreal – Canada’s fourth-largest bank by revenue – for 200 million Canadian dollars ($150Continue Reading