October 17 marks a profound historical moment: Canada legalizes cannabis. As the first G-7 nation to federally legalize, Canada enhances its reputation as a global leader in health, justice, and common sense. After Oct. 17, the sky-will-fall fears about legalization, which began to dissipate with state legalization in the US, will finally and conclusively dissolve. […]
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Price Hits Rock Bottom The end of cannabis prohibition promised extreme turbulence for the communities that profited from the old system. That turbulence has finally arrived. Americans consume an estimated 6,000 metric tons of the crop across legal and illegal markets each year, most of it from Mexico. But California remains the nation’s number one […]
Like most Americans of my generation, I first encountered Canadian cannabis in the early-1990s, courtesy of what came to be known as “Beasters.” Although many now look back on Beasters with snobbish disdain (the term itself has become something of a put down), at the time they were a big step up from the Mexican […]
Noting hemp’s relaxed oversight compared to marijuana, a Canadian cannabis company has launched a new hemp company and signed a $500,000 CBD deal with a Kentucky hemp producer. Ascent Industries announced the creation of Thirty Eight Hemp Co. to produce CBD products for sale in the United States. Vancouver, British Columbia-based Ascent also inked a […]
Cannabis will be legal for adults throughout Canada starting on Oct. 17, 2018. You have questions, we have answers: Where to buy it, which stores are open, age limits, purchase limits, what’s actually on the shelves, where it’s legal to consume, and more. Retail Sales in Northwest Territories Cannabis will be sold within five existing […]
When Canada’s nationwide recreational cannabis market goes live on Oct. 17, Leafly will no longer list unlicensed cannabis companies, including retail stores and delivery services. The Canadian government prohibits the advertising of unlicensed cannabis sales. A key piece of Leafly’s mission is to help people find cannabis, so removing these businesses isn’t a move we […]
Cannabis will be legal for adults throughout Canada starting on Oct. 17, 2018. You have questions, we have answers: Where to buy it, which stores are open, age limits, purchase limits, what’s actually on the shelves, where it’s legal to consume, and more. Retail Sales in Nunavut Cannabis will not be sold in any physical […]
Cannabis will be legal for adults throughout Canada starting on Oct. 17, 2018. You have questions, we have answers: Where to buy it, which stores are open, age limits, purchase limits, what’s actually on the shelves, where it’s legal to consume, and more. Retail Sales in Yukon Cannabis will be sold in one Whitehorse store […]
Over the weekend, Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta included Darth Vader, Puffco announced a smoked glass Peak, and #croptober continued in the fields. Now, what? Roll up some Cinex, score some last-minute tix to Demon Dayz Festival, and make time for more the return of “Daredevil” — it’s Hit This, Leafly’s weekly pop-cannabis outlook. Here we go! […]
A year ago, drug policy reform in the United Kingdom was a fringe issue at best. For Britons, access to legal marijuana existed in a future so remote it may as well have been an alternate timeline. In Parliament, efforts to reform the country’s drug laws, some of the strictest in Europe, were relegated to […]
