A German company has confirmed to Cannabis Now that it has reached a preliminary agreement to establish cannabis cultivation operations in Afghanistan’s north—corroborating claims made by the new Taliban regime’s Interior Ministry last month, which were met with much media scoffing. Cutting Through the Media Confusion It all began withContinue Reading
Dispensaries are popping up in major cities even though weed isn’t actually legal yet. The post Marijuana in Mexico: What it’s like to be a cannabis consumer right now appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Marijuana in Mexico: What it’s like to be a cannabis consumer right nowContinue Reading
A Virginia legislature marijuana oversight panel on Thursday voted in favor of a recommendation to allow adult-use cannabis sales to launch in January 2023—one year earlier than what’s prescribed under the legalization law that passed this year. The legislature’s Joint Commission on Cannabis Oversight voted 7-1, with one abstention, toContinue Reading
We created a guide based on strain-specific growing advice from Seed Supreme on how to cultivate some of the dankest flower around. The post How to grow some of Leafly’s best cannabis strains of all time with Seed Supreme appeared first on Leafly. Read More: How to growContinue Reading
A pair of Republican lawmakers on Thursday sent President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris a letter criticizing their “lack of action” and “continued silence” on marijuana reform and urging the administration to reschedule cannabis under federal law. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Don Young (R-AK), both co-chairs ofContinue Reading
Does delta-8 get you high like regular THC? Is it legal in all states? Is it safe to consume? Test your knowledge of delta-8 with this quiz. The post Pot quiz: Do you know delta-8? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Pot quiz: Do you know delta-8?Continue Reading
Berlin’s public transit authority is hoping to take the stress out of holiday travel with promotional hemp-infused tickets that riders can eat. The cannabis publicity stunt doesn’t have anything to do with the fact that the newly sworn-in German coalition government has separately committed to legalizing marijuana nationwide. And theContinue Reading
With several new states having legalized marijuana in 2021—in addition to some modest congressional developments—reform advocates put some wins on the board this year. Now a congressional memo is laying out priorities to build upon those successes for 2022. Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), longstanding champions ofContinue Reading
“I don’t have any great hopes given the opposition of some of those senators to any form of legalization.” By Joe Mueller, The Center Square. Criminal justice reform wasn’t a priority for state Rep. Shamed Dogan, R-Ballwin, when first elected to the Missouri legislature in 2014. As he enters hisContinue Reading
Credit card powerhouse Visa is cracking down on “cashless ATM” transactions processed by cannabis dispensaries and other retailers, saying the popular workaround for credit and debit card payments is prohibited and subject to unspecified penalties. In a compliance memo sent this month to banks that process payment card transactions forContinue Reading
