In the mid 1970s, by the time John Casali was five years old, his mother, Marlene Farrell, had relocated them from his birthplace of San Francisco to a farm in Southern Humboldt County. Starting in 1967, more than 100,000 people gathered in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and Haight-Ashbury district, where mostly youngContinue Reading
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recently announced a change in its cannabis rules for college athletes that includes increasing the THC threshold for drug screening tests. At the meeting of the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CSMAS) held on February 22 and 23, the NCAA’sContinue Reading
Rep. Don Young (R-AK)—a rare example of a pro-legalization Republican congressman, who was one of just five GOP members of the House of Representatives to vote in favor of a bill to end marijuana prohibition—died on Friday. As the longest-serving member of the House and one of four co-chairs ofContinue Reading
Brittney Griner’s arrest in Russia highlights the issue of athletes using cannabis. How are they using it? When? Where? We have answers. The post The Roll-up #234: Why athletes use cannabis appeared first on Leafly. Read More: The Roll-up #234: Why athletes use cannabisContinue Reading
A Connecticut legislative committee on Friday approved a bill that would set the state up to provide certain patients with access to psychedelic-assisted treatment with substances like MDMA and psilocybin. Before the vote, several members of the joint Public Health Committee remarked on the compelling testimony of top military officials,Continue Reading
A bipartisan duo of congressional lawmakers filed a resolution on Friday imploring President Joe Biden to wield his influence to get the United Nations (UN) to end the international ban on marijuana by removing the plant from the list of controlled substances in a global drug treaty. Reps. Nancy MaceContinue Reading
For Alvi and America’s 40,000 prisoners of prohibition, The War on Drugs was simply a ‘War on Us’–Join Last Prisoner Project’s fight to free them all. The post Alvi Ghaznavi is watching NJ celebrate its legal market from behind bars appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Alvi GhaznaviContinue Reading
Cannabis flower is female, so who better to celebrate Women’s History Month than Mary Jane? The post Self-care cannabis products to celebrate women’s month appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Self-care cannabis products to celebrate women’s monthContinue Reading
Our store’s inability to accept credit cards has left my co-workers staring at the barrel of a gun. Twice. Something’s got to change. The post My store was robbed on Tuesday. We’re still recovering from the trauma appeared first on Leafly. Read More: My store was robbed onContinue Reading
An Alabama senator on Thursday introduced a bill that would require women “of childbearing age” to present proof that they’re not pregnant in order to purchase medical cannabis products—a proposal facing sharp resistance from drug policy and civil rights activists. Sen. Larry Stutts (R) filed the bill, which would amendContinue Reading
