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Doctor, Storeowner Approve of Indiana’s New CBD Oil Law
The Associated Press - Published on March 26, 2018Read moreGov. Eric Holcomb recently signed a bill allowing for the widespread use of cannabis-derived oil after nearly a year of legal confusion.
Mitch McConnell Wants Congress to Legalize Hemp
Bruce Barcott - Published on March 26, 2018Read moreThe senate majority leader had his eyes opened by his home state’s bumper crop. Today Kentucky, tomorrow America.
With Growers in the Shadows, California Faces Cannabis Shortage
Peter Hecht - Published on March 26, 2018Read moreWith many growers avoiding the legal market due to high costs and fees, where will California’s legal cannabis come from?
The Roll-Up #26: Trump Targets the Pusherman
Leafly Podcasts - Published on March 23, 2018Read moreThis week: Trump calls for the death penalty; Ben finds a million-dollar NORML t-shirt; and Canada demands repellent packaging.
Trump Signs Spending Bill; Medical Marijuana Protected Through September
Bruce Barcott - Published on March 23, 2018Read moreThe president grudgingly signed the $1.3 trillion bill, effectively renewing critical Rohrabacher-Blumenauer MMJ protections.
Ohio Doctors May Now Apply to Recommend Medical Marijuana
The Associated Press - Published on March 23, 2018Read moreBy qualifying doctors to recommend cannabis, Ohio is finally getting the state’s medical marijuana ball rolling.
Canadian Cannabis Act Passes Second Reading in Senate
Randi Druzin - Published on March 22, 2018Read moreAfter some initial anxiety over Conservative opposition, Trudeau’s plan for federal legalization passed its second reading.
Utah OKs Limited Medical Marijuana Law for Terminally Ill
The Associated Press - Published on March 22, 2018Read moreTo qualify, patients must have six months or less to live, and doctors would not be allowed to recommend the treatment to more than 25 patients at a time.
Congressional Budget Deal Includes Medical Marijuana Protections
Bruce Barcott - Published on March 21, 2018Read moreThe $1.3 trillion spending bill prevents the Justice Department from spending money to prosecute MMJ cases in legal states.
Iowa State’s Marijuana Shirt Ban Case Costs School a Million Dollars
The Associated Press - Published on March 21, 2018Read moreThe costs stem from a politically-motivated attempt by university administrators in 2012 to block T-shirt designs that featured the ISU mascot and a cannabis leaf.