Day: July 2, 2019

Now that recreational cannabis is legal in Illinois, the America’s sixth-most populous state, a collection of lawmakers, law-enforcement officials and public-safety advocates are now doing what’s been done almost everywhere else marijuana’s been legalized: ignoring advice from experts and pursuing yet another demonstrably failed punitive policy. As Plano, Illinois-based WSPYContinue Reading

As the debate around the positive benefits of medical cannabis now touches most corners of the globe, few things have had as major an impact in getting the conversation this far as parents telling the stories of their children living a better quality of life thanks to cannabis. As mediaContinue Reading

Dr. Joseph Rosado, who’s treated over 400 cancer patients using cannabis medicines, shares little-known information about combining cannabis with chemotherapy. The post A Doctor’s Advice: How to Use Cannabis During Chemotherapy appeared first on Leafly. Read More: A Doctor’s Advice: How to Use Cannabis During ChemotherapyContinue Reading

The measure signed into law Tuesday makes a number of changes, lowering barriers to access, expanding qualifying conditions, and greenlighting home delivery. The post New Jersey Just Expanded Its Medical Cannabis Program appeared first on Leafly. Read More: New Jersey Just Expanded Its Medical Cannabis ProgramContinue Reading

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday signed a bill to expand the state’s medical marijuana program, a day after his administration announced plans to issue 24 additional MMJ licenses. The expansion plans will offer significant business opportunities in light of the New Jersey Legislature’s failure to legalize recreational marijuana. RapidContinue Reading

After getting soundly defeated in 2018, advocates vow to return with a more detailed initiative in 2020. The post North Dakota Giving Legalization One More Try appeared first on Leafly. Read More: North Dakota Giving Legalization One More TryContinue Reading

New Mexico cannabis business stakeholders and others will provide input via a new committee for a recreational marijuana legalization measure set for introduction in the state’s Legislature in 2020. The panel, which will make legislative recommendations to the governor, comes after a bipartisan legalization bill stalled without a vote in the stateContinue Reading