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Ben Adlin
Ben Adlin
Ben Adlin is a Seattle-based writer and editor who specializes in cannabis politics and law. He was a news editor for Leafly from 2015-2019. Follow him on Twitter: @badlin

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  • house vote, cannabis, cbd, marijuana legalization

    Capitol Confidential: COVID-19 suspends legislative sessions across USA

    Ben Adlin - Published on March 22, 2020

    New York works on its budget, which is unlikely to include legalization. Other legislatures are shuttering for the interim.

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  • house vote, cannabis, cbd, marijuana legalization

    Capitol Confidential: Rivals join forces on Arizona legalization measure

    Ben Adlin - Published on March 16, 2020

    Also: California considers a cannabis tax holiday, New York’s legalization effort withers, and Virginia adopts a decrim measure.

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  • house vote, cannabis, cbd, marijuana legalization

    Capitol Confidential: COVID-19 could derail New York cannabis legalization

    Ben Adlin - Published on March 8, 2020

    All of a sudden Gov. Andrew Cuomo has higher priorities and travel limitations.

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  • Bernie Sanders says he’d legalize cannabis by executive order. Can he do that?

    Ben Adlin - Published on March 4, 2020

    It’s a great stump speech crowd-pleaser. But can a president actually make it happen? It’s complicated.

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  • house vote, cannabis, cbd, marijuana legalization

    Capitol Confidential: California dustup over cannabis unions

    Ben Adlin - Published on March 1, 2020

    More rumors about THC potency bills, and Vermont nears an agreement to allow retail stores.

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  • house vote, cannabis, cbd, marijuana legalization

    Capitol Confidential: THC bill would kill Arizona’s medical marijuana system

    Ben Adlin - Published on February 24, 2020

    A 2% THC cap would force the state’s 200,000 patients to turn to the illegal market for effective products.

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  • house vote, cannabis, cbd, marijuana legalization

    Capitol Confidential: Colorado moves to protect jobs of legal consumers

    Ben Adlin - Published on February 17, 2020

    Stop firing people for relaxing on their own time, Colorado Boss. Also: Kentucky makes progress on medical legalization, and Virginia may decriminalize.

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  • trump on marijuana, trump stance on cannabis legalization

    Why is Trump targeting medical marijuana in an election year?

    Ben Adlin - Published on February 11, 2020

    Medical marijuana has a 92% favorable rating. Trump’s budget would let federal prosecutors target state-legal patients. What gives?

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  • house vote, cannabis, cbd, marijuana legalization

    Capitol Confidential: How cannabis laws are changing in your state this week

    Ben Adlin - Published on February 10, 2020

    Florida judges roast a legalization measure, Oregon wants to ban vaping, and Connecticut just might legalize it.

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  • Colorado tests program that recycles CO2 from beer breweries for cannabis grows

    Ben Adlin - Published on February 5, 2020

    Turns out beer and weed really do go together—Colorado is conducting a pilot program that recycles excess CO2 from beer breweries for cannabis grows.

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