Pat Oglesby is a North Carolina lawyer and the founder of the Center for New Revenue, a tax policy nonprofit. He has served as chief tax counsel for the US Senate Finance Committee and as co-chair of the Regulatory and Tax Structure Working Group of Gavin Newsom’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Legalization. Leafly welcomes […]
Dry, moldy… too expensive. Canadian consumers are not afraid to be blunt when it comes to the legal cannabis available across the country. Luckily, it’s not all doom and gloom according to some of Canada’s most vocal and well-versed cannabists. A new crop of cannabis reviewers are exploring the ever-growing options of legal bud and sharing their […]
The Leafly Buyer’s Guide to 4/20 is here to help you take full advantage of the very best deals near you. Using Leafly Pickup, you’ll not only be able to breeze through the shopping experience, you’ll also find exclusive deals on your favorite cannabis products. Happy 4/20! Welcome to the festivities, Oklahoma! For the first […]
As of January 1, 2018, Los Angeles became the largest—albeit the most dysfunctional—legal cannabis marketplace in the world. There’s 18.8 million people in the greater Los Angeles area, plus Hollywood, and the music industry, all powering a cannabis culture that influences the globe. But owing to local government stasis, there’s just 135 legal stores. Stretching […]
Mexico Senate Health Committee Holds Forum, “Toward a Regulatory Policy for Cannabis,” As Country Moves to Implement Legalization Available for Interview: DPA’s Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno on Legalization’s Success in the U.S. and How Prohibition Generates Massive Human Rights Violations On Monday, the Mexican Senate’s Health Commission hosted a forum featuring policy experts and government officials. DPA’s […]
In an appearance before Congress yesterday, Attorney General William Barr offered a brief respite from the acrimonious battle over the Mueller Report when he addressed a rare point of political consensus: cannabis reform. Barr personally supports prohibition, but says a STATES Act solution would be better than the current stalemate. During a Senate Appropriations hearing […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Opposition to Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to increase the gas tax for roads is growing, while support remains strong for other parts of his agenda, including the minimum wage, spending more on special education and legalizing medical marijuana, a poll released Wednesday showed. RELATED STORY Wisconsin Could Decriminalize Cannabis, Legalize Medical Use The […]
As hemp enters a new era as a legal agricultural commodity, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said April 8, 2019, he’s willing to offer follow-up legislation to resolve any “glitches” stemming from mistaken identity between the crop and marijuana, its lookalike, illicit cousin. That includes safeguarding hemp shipments stopped by police who can’t tell whether […]
It’s one of the more contentious issues in the national cannabis legalization debate: What are the effects of marijuana on a person’s driving abilities? It can be difficult for law enforcement and prosecutors to prove that a driver is impaired by cannabis. Some states use a per se THC blood content threshold. But a 2016 […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — As hemp enters a new era as a legal agricultural commodity, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he’s willing to offer follow-up legislation to resolve any “glitches” stemming from mistaken identity between the crop and its lookalike, illicit cousin. That includes safeguarding hemp shipments stopped by police who can’t tell […]
