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Delaware Advocates Descend on Dover, Call for Legalization Now
Jay Lassiter - Published on January 27, 2017read moreLast year the state assembly passed a decriminalization bill. This year advocates want full adult-use legalization.
Patriot Care Panned for Felony Stand
Jay Lassiter - Published on January 24, 2017read moreWhen the Massachusetts dispensary lobbied to ban drug felons from the industry, outrage followed.
Massachusetts Celebrates Legalization, Day One
Jay Lassiter - Published on December 19, 2016read moreA bitter cold snap cancelled the public rally, but advocates celebrated at a private party with dabs, edibles, and legal waivers.
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Strolling Boston At Midnight, At Legalization’s First Hour
Jay Lassiter - Published on December 15, 2016read moreMassachusetts officially ushered in adult-use cannabis legalization at 12:01am this morning. Leafly’s Jay Lassiter was there. Few others joined him. It was very cold.
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Cannabis Farms on the New Jersey Turnpike? Maybe Sooner Than You Think.
Jay Lassiter - Published on November 23, 2016read moreGov. Chris Christie has vowed to block all progress on legalization. But he’s gone in 13 months. So a delegation of New Jersey politicos visited Colorado to see regulated cannabis in action. Leafly’s Jay Lassiter tagged along.
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Six Reasons Why This Cannabis Voter is Going With Hillary
Jay Lassiter - Published on November 7, 2016read moreI’m a one-issue voter and that issue is medical cannabis. And #ImWithHer.
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Will NJ Gov. Chris Christie Approve Cannabis for PTSD? He Might Not Have To
Jay Lassiter - Published on August 16, 2016read moreChristie’s record on cannabis is so abysmal that the bill’s prospects are still up in the air.
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DEA Scheduling Decision Will Kill the ‘Not Enough Research’ Excuse
Jay Lassiter - Published on August 11, 2016read moreThe DEA’s announcement that it will remove a major roadblock to cannabis research could spur broader scientific study of a drug already being used to treat conditions in 25 states.
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Philly Cannabis Activist N.A. Poe is Winning the DNC
Jay Lassiter - Published on July 27, 2016read moreN.A. Poe — iconoclast, comedian, media artist, and cannabis activist — has been seemingly everywhere during this week’s Democratic National Convention.
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Cannabis Advocates Kick Off Democratic Convention in Philly’s Main Line Clubhouse
Jay Lassiter - Published on July 25, 2016read moreOn the eve of the Democratic National Convention’s opening, America’s cannabis caucus held a fundraiser that put the party on notice: The era of legalization and legitimacy has arrived.
