For the first time ever, the Drug Enforcement Agency this week removed a cannabis-derived drug from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The change is a historic landmark on the path to ending cannabis prohibition, but it’s not nearly as sweeping as it might seem. RELATED STORY US Reschedules CBD Drug—but Not CBD Itself […]
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The Roll-Up features Leafly editors Bruce Barcott, Ben Adlin, and Dave Schmader in a Friday morning roundtable about the week’s top cannabis news. Leafly Podcast The Roll-Up #53: CBD Is Legal, but Not for You This week: Comedian Alyssa Yeoman joins Bruce & Ben to discuss the rescheduling of CBD, legal weed at LAX, smoking rules in […]
Over the weekend, Matt Damon spoofed Brett Kavanaugh. Kanye played Kanye. And some dogs hung 20 at the Surf City Surf Dog contest in Huntington Beach, CA. Now what? Roll up some Clementine, order up Mario Party, and stream the new Ghostface — things are looking up. Every Monday, we prep you for the best […]
It’s hard to get things to stick at the Neonopolis. The open-air retail and entertainment plaza has seen plenty of attractions come and go over the years in Las Vegas, including at least one nightclub, a 14-screen movie theater and a drag queen bowling alley. Funny, since the location couldn’t be more perfect—on the corner […]
California took another step this week toward making reparations for its war on marijuana users. Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law on Thursday a bill offering small cannabis business assistance to those most impacted by past drug law enforcement. The California Cannabis Equity Act magnifies programs already up and running in cities like San Francisco […]
SACRAMENTO CA — Get ready to pack legal bowls at the Hollywood Bowl, the Rose Bowl and maybe even the location of California’s next Super Bowl. While still pipe dreams, all will be legal possibilities next year under a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday. Assembly Bill 2020 vastly expands the type and […]
Roughly three months after the Food and Drug Administration approved the cannabis-derived pharmaceutical Epidiolex for the treatment of epilepsy disorders, the US government has officially rescheduled drugs that contain CBD—but only if they’ve already been greenlighted by the FDA. “Any other CBD product other than Epidiolex remains a Schedule I controlled substance.” Rusty Payne, DEA […]
(This story has been updated to provide additional details from the DEA announcement.) The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has taken some cannabidiol off the most restrictive class of controlled substances, a move that allows the sale of the first nonsynthetic, cannabis-derived medicine to win federal approval. The agency announced Thursday that drugs including “finished dosage […]
The Ontario government has given an overview of legislation it will introduce on Thursday regarding adult cannabis sales in the province. That legislation includes provisions that offer private retail entrepreneurs a path into the province’s legal market. The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS), which is owned and operated by the provincial government, will be Ontario’s sole […]
The Ontario government has given an overview of legislation it will introduce on Thursday regarding adult cannabis sales in the province. That legislation includes provisions that offer private retail entrepreneurs a path into the province’s legal market. The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS), which is owned and operated by the provincial government, will be Ontario’s sole […]
