Day: March 25, 2019

Text by Aleksi Hupli, Ph.D. candidate, University of Tampere Finland Cracks in the “Vienna Consensus” continue What kind of form the inevitable legal regulation of cannabis will take on, remains an open question. As we enter into another decade of cannabis policy, what is called for are well-thought out policyContinue Reading

Back in the day, the consensus among the conservative class — the cops, educators and the politicians — was that all of the stoners rolling around the hallways of high schools red-eyed and rebellious, dressed in heavy metal T-shirts and skipping shop class to get high with like-minded losers, wouldContinue Reading

People angry about sweeping changes made to a voter-approved medical cannabis law called on the state’s highest court to rein in the Legislature’s power to alter ballot measures. The post Utah Supreme Court to Hear Medical Cannabis Challenge appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Utah Supreme Court toContinue Reading

The ultimatum is an indication of the mounting frustration that medical cannabis still hasn’t reached patients nearly four years after lawmakers OK’d the system. The post Louisiana Patients Demand Cannabis Be on Shelves by May 15 appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Louisiana Patients Demand Cannabis Be onContinue Reading

Earlier this month, video footage of police in Bolivar, Missouri searching the hospital room and possessions of a cancer patient for cannabis — cannabis that turned out not to exist — went viral, and did so for a few reasons. There was the spectacle itself: Three uniformed and armed police officers, in aContinue Reading

“We’ll be back at this,” Senate President Steve Sweeney said at a news conference Monday after the vote was called off. “Anybody who thinks this is dead is wrong.” The post Cannabis Collapse: New Jersey Lawmakers Call Off Legalization Vote appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Cannabis Collapse:Continue Reading

Cresco Labs, a Chicago-based multistate cannabis operator, said it received prequalification licensing approval to enter the Michigan cannabis market. The company, which earlier this month said it plans to acquire Florida-based medical marijuana group VidaCann for $120 million, would have production and retail operations in 11 states once all outstanding applicationsContinue Reading

For centuries, cannabis has inspired many women writers. Check out which of the classics were fueled by cannabis. The post 7 Women Writers From History You Didn’t Know Liked Cannabis appeared first on Leafly. Read More: 7 Women Writers From History You Didn’t Know Liked CannabisContinue Reading

The Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) in the city of Los Angeles is looking for someone to run its social equity program. The project is part of a handful of efforts in California intended to get minorities and those negatively affected by the war on drugs involved directly in theContinue Reading