Cannabis legalization passing on October 17th means that the Federal Cannabis Act is in full force and that the industry will have to follow extremely strict restrictions when it comes to marketing, branding, and advertising practices. The goal of these restrictions is to avoid cannabis being exposed to young people. Although that goal is noble on […]
In recent years, we’ve seen medical breakthroughs in cannabis come from all over the country—even the hinterlands of pot policy like Pennsylvania, where Gov. Tom Wolf signed the Medical Marijuana Act in April 2016. “Pennsylvania’s premiere medical schools will be able to help shape the future of treatment for patients not just here, but across […]
Circe Wallace is used to being ahead of the curve. After becoming a professional snowboarder in the 1990s, she competed in the first-ever X Games, won a World Championship in Japan, and even worked with Vans to create the world’s first snowboarding boot designed specifically for women. After retiring from the pro circuit, she’s become […]
Legalization has arrived in Canada but not that long ago, no one would have believed it possible. That is glaringly obvious if you remember the ’80s and the ’90s when Canadian television aired anti-drug PSAs that were especially strange and fear-mongering. Take a walk down nostalgia lane with us and revisit some of the most […]
On Halloween of 2012, Chester Watson broke into Hip-Hop with his debut mixtape, Phantom. The breakthrough was cut from the same cloth as masked poet MF DOOM, inspired by contemporaries Earl Sweatshirt and Tyler, the Creator—part of the wave of “Tumblr-core” internet rappers like Kitty and Snubnose Frankenstein who recognized that great music didn’t have […]
A new report released today by the International Drug Policy Consortium has exposed the past decade of the war on drugs as a colossal failure. Taking Stock: A Decade of Drug Policy – A Civil Society Shadow Report shows that the United Nations’ 10-year global strategy has completely missed its targets of eradicating the illegal […]
California consumers may get seamless legal access to cannabis statewide instead of a patchwork of local delivery bans, under rules set to be made final this fall. State officials on Friday presented a final draft of permanent rules governing the cannabis industry. The most controversial element: a rule continuing to allow legal cannabis deliveries in […]
Over the weekend, Erykah Badu sanctified the Demon Dayz Festival in Los Angeles, and South Park’s Randy started a Colorado hemp farm. Now, what? Pencil in some sick time, because the harvest needs a-trimmin’, and Red Dead Redemption 2 comes out for the Playstation 4. Ka-Pow! Shopping List Sativa to Watch — Lamb’s Bread. Bob Marley once […]
The Roll-Up features co-hosts Bruce Barcott, Ben Adlin, and Alyssa Yeoman in a Friday morning roundtable about the week’s top cannabis news. Leafly Podcast The Roll-Up #56: Legalization Day in Canada This week: The entire nation of Canada legalized cannabis on Wednesday, Oct. 17. No big deal. Bruce and the Leafly Canada staff were there to […]
Cannabis is officially legal in Canada and while rules, regulations, and retail options vary by province, one policy that applies to all Canadians is that domestic travel with legal cannabis is permitted. In the weeks before the legalization came into effect, Transportation Minister Marc Garneau announced that travelers flying within the country would be able […]
