Leafly Deputy Editor Bruce Barcott is a Guggenheim Fellow and the author of Weed the People: The Future of Legal Marijuana in America. Gage Peake is a Leafly staff writer and a recent journalism graduate of the University of Nebraska.
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2017 cannabis jobs count: Legal marijuana supports 149,304 Americans
Bruce Barcott and Gage Peake - Published on September 12, 2017Read moreBy analyzing data from the first half of 2017, we’ve estimated that legal cannabis supports 149,304 Americans, an increase of 22% in one year.
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Jeff Sessions Ready to Ramp Up More Asset Forfeitures
Bruce Barcott and Gage Peake - Published on July 17, 2017Read moreHold onto your assets: The AG wants to bring back the abused and widely discredited practice.
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TSA Flip-Flops on Medical Cannabis
Bruce Barcott and Gage Peake - Published on April 5, 2017Read moreAt 10:45am today, the TSA allowed medical marijuana. At 11am, it didn’t.
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When Seniors Visit a Cannabis Store, There Are Questions Aplenty
Bruce Barcott and Gage Peake - Published on March 16, 2017Read more“What have you got for arthritis?” and other queries from some very experienced customers.
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How Many Jobs Depend on Legal Cannabis in 2017? We Did the Math
Bruce Barcott and Gage Peake - Published on January 5, 2017Read moreBy analyzing data from 2016, we estimate that legalization supports more than 122,000 full time jobs in 29 states and Washington, DC.
