SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers will consider making it illegal for businesses to fire employees who flunk drug tests for using marijuana off the clock, reviving a workers’ rights campaign that failed in the statehouse last year. RELATED STORY Why Legal Cannabis Can Still Get You Fired The Statesman Journal reports that a proposed bill would […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Hemp is about to get the nod from the federal government that marijuana, its cannabis plant cousin, craves. A provision of the Farm Bill that received final approval in Congress on Dec. 12, 2018, removes hemp from the list of federally controlled substances and treats the low-THC version of the cannabis plant […]
Statement from Roseanne Scotti of the Drug Policy Alliance Trenton, NJ—Today, the New Jersey Department of Health granted initial approval for six new licenses to operate medical marijuana alternative treatment centers (ATCs) in New Jersey. This move comes after almost 150 applications for licenses were received by the New Jersey Department of Health earlier this […]
Reversing his long-held opposition to medical and recreational cannabis, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called today for the legalization of adult-use cannabis during an address outlining the top priorities of his 2019 agenda. “We must end the needless and unjust criminal convictions and the debilitating criminal stigma and let’s legalize the adult use of recreational […]
Over the weekend, we caught Willie Nelson, Margot Price, and 500 cannabis entries at the Emerald Cup in California. Meanwhile, Massachusetts legalization gained steam, and Gov. Cuomo prepared to announce a legalization bill. Now what? Things slow down for the holidays, but Samantha Bee throws a holiday special, we get to watch Aquaman, and the […]
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 #64: Hemp for Victory! This week: Congress passes the farm bill and legalizes hemp (but maybe not CBD). Also, Altria patents the vape pen, a landlord kicks a medical marijuana […]
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Legal cannabis sales in Massachusetts hit the ground running, with two stores opening just days before Thanksgiving to long lines and waits that sometimes stretched upward of two hours. More stores are coming—along with more products, growers, and strains—but if you’re planning a trip to one of the few stores already open, it pays to […]
Buying a gift for someone who prefers to roll joints can be a challenge. Extract lovers have all kinds of options, from dab tools to carb caps. Glass nerds will always appreciate a pretty pipe or one-hitter. But what do you give the person who needs little more than some cannabis and a tiny sheet of […]
A court decision on Thursday reaffirms Vancouver’s authority to shut down illegal dispensaries. In a news release, the city says the BC Supreme Court’s decision to order the closing of unlicensed retail shops also sets a precedent if illegal operators fight injunctions requiring them to close in the future. The city says it filed 53 […]
