Statement from Jolene Forman, Senior Staff Attorney at the Drug Policy Alliance Today, Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced the Marijuana Justice Initiative, which will provide pardons for certain individuals with convictions on their record for misdemeanor marijuana possession. Inslee will exercise his constitutional clemency authority to pardon individuals with a single marijuana misdemeanor conviction that […]
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Statement from Jolene Forman, Senior Staff Attorney at the Drug Policy Alliance Today, Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced the Marijuana Justice Initiative, which will provide pardons for certain individuals with convictions on their record for misdemeanor marijuana possession. Inslee will exercise his constitutional clemency authority to pardon individuals with a single marijuana misdemeanor conviction that […]
Parks Canada now allows campers to consume cannabis in all campsites and reservations for the 2019 season open this week. As per classic Canadian politics however, where, when and who can smoke vary by province. Some basic national rules: adults of the legal age can carry 30 grams of cannabis with them—that includes on trains, […]
If you’ve been paying attention to lifestyle media, you’ve probably run into the word canna-curious. It’s gotten so popular that Civilized, an online lifestyle magazine with an emphasis on cannabis culture, has named it their Word of 2018. A play on the established term bi-curious, canna-curious is generally accepted to be a description of someone […]
Canadians have already spent $5.7B on cannabis in the first months of legalization, Vancouver’s first legal cannabis store finally opens for business, and Ontario’s would-be cannabis store operators will be fined $25,000 if they’re not open by April 1. We’ve rounded up this week’s top stories from across Canada. Top Headlines From Around the Web […]
It’s safe to say 2018 was a monumental year for cannabis. Canada went legal, California tallied up recreational sales for the first time, and a new farm bill made the business of hemp legit in the eyes of the US government. If that wasn’t enough, two more states approved recreational sales while three approved medical […]
While 2018 was a banner year for cannabis in the Empire State—in recent weeks both Governor Cuomo and New York CIty mayor Bill de Blasio announced their support of an adult-use market—CBD products remain the only recreationally available items for purchase in New York. In the city, CBD has become as ubiquitous as cheap pizza […]
Lanny Swerdlow is a registered nurse and legal nurse consultant. He is the founder and chairperson of the Brownie Mary Democrats of California which is one of seven statewide Democratic organizations chartered by the California Democratic Party and works within the Democratic Party to ensure full and complete implementation of Proposition 64. Leafly welcomes op-ed […]
With almost three months into legalization in Canada, the Ontario Cannabis Store has finally stocked their digital shelves with cannabis seeds, meaning cannabis consumers in Canada’s most populous province now have a place they can legally purchase starting material to cultivate cannabis from. Tweed, the flagship brand of cannabis conglomerate Canopy Growth Corporation, released two […]
Cannabis culture has come a long way since the old days of Cheech & Chong, and with that, members of the community are ready to shed the myriad stereotypes that have been heaped cannabis consumers over the years. As times change, so do mindsets, and there are plenty of stoner stereotypes that finally need to […]
