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Sessions Task Force Will Review DOJ Cannabis Enforcement
Gage Peake - Published on April 6, 2017read moreAttorney General Jeff Sessions sent out a memo on Wednesday to U.S. Attorneys announcing the formation of a new task crime reduction task force.
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.
California Moves to Unite Conflicting Cannabis Laws
The Associated Press - Published on April 5, 2017read moreCalifornia is one step closer to resolving tricky legal conflicts on its path to becoming the nation’s largest marijuana economy.
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State of the Leaf: Texas Decriminalization Measure Moves Ahead, MMJ Stalls in SC
Jay Lassiter - Published on April 4, 2017read moreState of the Leaf is Leafly’s weekly roundup of legalization news from around the nation and the world.
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House OKs Maryland Bill to Boost Minority Cannabis Businesses
The Associated Press - Published on April 4, 2017read more“Less than 1 percent of the licenses held in the entire country are held by African Americans and other minorities,” one state lawmaker noted.
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Argentina Legalizes Medical Cannabis, Creates Research Program With Free Access
The Associated Press - Published on April 4, 2017read moreThe legislation legalizes cannabis oil and other marijuana derivatives for medicinal purposes and creates a research program for free patient access.
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Govs Urge Sessions to Keep Cannabis Legal
Leafly Staff - Published on April 3, 2017read moreFour governors ask the Trump administration to “engage with us” before doing anything rash.
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Legalization Finds Friends in Cowboys Owner, Trump Adviser
Gage Peake - Published on April 3, 2017read moreThe cannabis legalization movement gained two unlikely allies over the weekend: GOP political consultant Roger Stone and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
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California Leaders Want to Block a Fed Move Against Cannabis
Hayley Fox - Published on March 31, 2017read moreThe state of California continues to draw lines in the sand in its continuing battle against the federal government.
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Cities Swap SWAT-Style Dispensary Raids for Softer Approach
Chase Scheinbaum - Published on March 30, 2017read moreIncreasingly, authorities who turn up at cannabis raids are more likely to be armed with clipboards than submachine guns. What changed?
