The weekend Lift & Co Expo highlighted Canadian innovation and entrepreneurial spirit at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Over 200 exhibitors and 100 speakers traded ideas and brainstormed for a sustainable cannabis future. And while the clouds of criminalization have blown out of the Canadian sky many exhibitors were still anxious about having their names appear […]
New York could see legalization this year, says State Senator Diane Savino, in this interview with The Hash podcast co-host Max Savage Levenson. Savino details what New Yorkers can do to get involved in the effort, as well as the steps lawmakers could take to ensure prohibition ends equitably. Subscribe to The Hash podcast for […]
Another year, another televised tragicomic hearing to fill one of our nation’s highest offices. One legal analyst describes nominee William Barr as ‘Sessions without baggage.’ As former—and possibly future—US Attorney General William Barr prepares to field two days of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee starting Tuesday morning, Leafly is taking a look back at […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is dropping a few hints about his upcoming marijuana legalization proposal. Speaking on public radio Monday, the Democratic governor says that if legalization moves ahead he believes local governments should have the power to prohibit retail cannabis shops within their boundaries. That’s similar to the situation […]
While browsing Leafly’s strain database, you may wonder what a cross of this and that strain is, what a hybrid or a backcross is, or what a parent strain is. All of these have to do with plant breeding—essentially, breeding a male and female plant to combine or refine the genetics of two plants or […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers are once again introducing legislation to legalize marijuana for treatment of critically ill patients in the state, making another go at a debate that has gradually made progress in this deeply red state in recent years. Sen. Tom Davis, a Republican from Beaufort, told The Associated Press that […]
The beginning of the new year is a great time to start planning your cannabis garden and get a head start on the outdoor grow season, which roughly runs from March to November. Navigating the cannabis seed market can be challenging when states have different degrees of legality and with some great genetics produced overseas. This […]
DPA Statement: Barr’s Record on Drug War and Criminal Justice Reform is Appalling On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold confirmation hearings for William Barr as Attorney General. Barr was previously Attorney General under George H.W. Bush and has been a fierce advocate for mass incarceration and punitive drug policies. He has […]
DPA Statement: Barr’s Record on Drug War and Criminal Justice Reform is Appalling On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold confirmation hearings for William Barr as Attorney General. Barr was previously Attorney General under George H.W. Bush and has been a fierce advocate for mass incarceration and punitive drug policies. He has […]
It was hardly a ringing endorsement, but Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has officially proposed an end to cannabis prohibition in the Ocean State. “I have resisted this for the four years I’ve been governor. Now, however, things have changed.” Gov. Gina Raimondo Raimondo, a Democrat, told the Providence Journal last week that she has […]
