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Huge decision: FDA won’t restrict CBD sales, calls for ‘new regulatory pathway’ to assure safety
Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on January 26, 2023Read moreFDA officials found that CBD doesn’t fit existing regulations. They want Congress to create new rules, and will allow the exiting market to continue.
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The weirdest, wildest weed stories of 2022
Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on December 13, 2022Read moreLeafly’s annual Doobious Achievement Award winners include The Champ, Thai chickens, chillin’ cows, Circle K, and convention floor chumps.
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36 cannabis predictions for 2022 guaranteed to come true
Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on December 31, 2021Read moreIn 2022, look for legalization in Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Arkansas—but don’t expect it to pass in Congress.
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28 cannabis predictions for 2021
Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on December 23, 2020Read moreJust slightly better than a coin toss! Yikes. That’s how well Leafly News predicted the future, as written in 2020. For obvious reasons, everyone’s best-laid plans got swept into history’s junk drawer—next to lawn darts, and those Easter Island statues. Our most accurate 2020 predictions were both pessimistic and optimistic. The sclerotic US Senate stymying […]
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Declaring cannabis ‘essential’ marks a watershed moment in history
Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on March 26, 2020Read moreOnce criminal, now essential: How the COVID-19 pandemic forced public officials to get real about marijuana.
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COVID-19 restrictions sparking a run on cannabis stores
Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on March 15, 2020Read moreAs cities across North America and Europe shut down, consumers line up to stock up at legal stores.
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This chart reveals California’s urban–rural cannabis divide
Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on May 16, 2019Read moreRural counties tend to ban cannabis stores, urban areas allow them. It’s not just a stereotype. The data proves it.
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#PermitPatty Episode Blows Up on California Cannabis Company
Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on June 23, 2018Read moreBay Area stores are dropping TreatWell after its founder called police on an 8-year-old girl for selling bottled water.
