This story has been updated. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A measure to legalize adult-use marijuana in New Jersey fizzled out Wednesday when state Senate President Steve Sweeney said he would instead look to voters next year and will pursue separate bills to expand medical cannabis and wipe clean some criminal records. The Democrat vowed that […]
‘The Haymaker’ is Leafly Deputy Editor Bruce Barcott’s opinion column on cannabis politics and culture. Hester Burkhalter is my new hero. Burkhalter is the 69-year-old North Carolina great-grandmother who was arrested last month at an Orlando Disney World security checkpoint after a guard found a small bottle of CBD oil in her purse. Cops in […]
Voters Establish “Magic Mushrooms” as “Lowest Law Enforcement Priority” for Denver Police & District Attorney In a historic vote, Denver voters approved the Denver Psilocybin Decriminalization Initiative by a narrow margin of 50.6% to 49.4%, establishing the use and possession of psilocybin – commonly known as “magic mushrooms” – as a “lowest law enforcement priority.” […]
Statement from DPA’s Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno: “The Next Step Is to Translate Words Into Action” The President of Mexico has announced plans to pursue a dramatic shift away from drug prohibition. The National Development Plan for 2019-2024, presented by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his administration last week, states that a “prohibitionist strategy is […]
A Denver initiative that would have made it the first city in the country to decriminalize hallucinogenic psilocybin mushrooms was trailing in the polls as early results were announced Tuesday night. The measure was losing, 54% to 45%, in early election returns on Tuesday night. As of 8:30 p.m., Initiative 301 was down by 54% […]
A division of the Treasury Department clarified in April 2019 that cannabidiol (CBD) from hemp cannot be added to alcoholic beverages at this time. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) said in an industry circular released on April 25, 2019, that it had received “many inquiries from industry members” asking whether they […]
Statewide Coalition of Moms Urge Governor Cuomo and Legislature to Pass Marijuana Justice This Legislative Session ALBANY, N.Y. – On Tuesday, May 7, mothers and grandmothers from the Start SMART NY coalition (Sensible Marijuana Access through Regulated Trade) from across New York State will convene in the capital to call for marijuana regulation for adult […]
Wondering how modern hash can get any better—or more hyped? Every time it seems like we’ve reached the ultimate pinnacle of achievement in cannabis extracts, something new comes along that gets you even higher. “You’re looking for molecules to begin fitting together like bricks.” Kelly Sullivan, lab director, Utopia Cannabis Right now, at the tip […]
The nonprofit news outlet Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service provided this article to The Associated Press through a collaboration with Institute for Nonprofit News. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Ald. Nik Kovac feels Wisconsin is “way behind the curve” when it comes to marijuana laws. The state is one of 17 in which the possession, sale or cultivation […]
Drug Policy Expert Kassandra Frederique Available for One-on-One Interviews to Discuss Latest with New York’s Effort to Legalize and Regulate Marijuana Will this be the year that New York State legalizes marijuana? That will be on the minds of participants in this Saturday’s Cannabis Parade and Rally, the longest-running public event in support of cannabis […]
