With a Senate bill to federally legalize marijuana expected to be introduced imminently, a key subcommittee chaired by one of the measure’s prime sponsors has scheduled a hearing for next week on cannabis reform and the harms of criminalization. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, chaired by Sen.Continue Reading
You do know you’re the one in charge of that, right Joe? The post ‘No one should be in prison for marijuana,’ Biden declares appeared first on Leafly. Read More: ‘No one should be in prison for marijuana,’ Biden declaresContinue Reading
Austin is the only city to officially decriminalize cannabis flower, but other cities may follow in November. The post Texas marijuana decriminalization: Yes, it does exist appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Texas marijuana decriminalization: Yes, it does existContinue Reading
“What other business would people accept being in the position of potentially losing their business every two years?” By Emily Tschetter, Daily Montanan Kendrick Richmond moved from South Carolina to Philipsburg to start work at his friend’s dispensary when it opened in June 2021 and had no interest in gettingContinue Reading
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has signed a bill that bans most workplaces from firing or otherwise punishing employees for marijuana use. The mayor sent the measure back to the District Council on Tuesday’s deadline for action, about a month after the local lawmakers approved the legislation from CouncilmemberContinue Reading
The legal cannabis industry produces millions of pounds of plastics each year. These brands are trying to make a difference. The post Legal cannabis is producing more plastic waste than pot appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Legal cannabis is producing more plastic waste than potContinue Reading
Bipartisan lawmakers are expressing frustration after a series of marijuana reform amendments failed to make it through a key House committee on Monday, complicating efforts to promote veterans’ medical access and provide protections for public housing residents from being evicted over cannabis. The initial plan was to attach measures toContinue Reading
The federal government is set to finally contract another marijuana manufacturer to supply cannabis for research purposes, posting a pre-solicitation notice about the opportunity for recently authorized growers. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has worked with the same single marijuana farm at the University of Mississippi for moreContinue Reading
Tom Freston, the co-founder of MTV, once said, “Innovation is taking two things that exist and putting them together in a new way.” Nowhere is this truer than the act of smoking weed in 2022, thanks to the launch of the luxurious Trident bong by Hitoki. It’s a patent-pending laserContinue Reading
“When you see a processing facility [breaking] ground for more expansion, this sends a signal to the market that Minnesota is ready to lead on this.” By Baylor Spears, Minnesota Reformer As a high school teacher and football coach not that long ago, Gov. Tim Walz (D) was no doubtContinue Reading
