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In Switzerland, High-CBD Cannabis Being Sold Legally as ‘Tobacco Substitute’
Michael Knodt - Published on October 24, 2016read moreA Swiss company has managed to make high-CBD cannabis flowers available to consumers by capping THC content and registering the product as a tobacco substitute.
Florida, Check Your Ballots: Broward County Leaves Off Amendment 2
Gage Peake - Published on October 24, 2016read moreSome absentee ballots in Broward County left off Amendment 2, which would legalize medicinal cannabis in the state. Advocates have filed a lawsuit.
Detained in Thailand, Cannabis Coffeeshop Pioneer Asks Dutch King for Rescue
Derrick Bergman - Published on October 24, 2016read moreJohan van Laarhoven, who faces a 103-year sentence in Thailand, has written a letter to Dutch King Willem-Alexander pleading to be freed from “this Thai hell.”
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Can You Be Sacked for Using Medical Marijuana in Australia?
Joe Wilson - Published on October 24, 2016read moreAs Australia eases its rules on medical cannabis, workers and their employers have questions about what is and isn’t allowed.
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EU Drug Agency Shows Europeans How to Make Hash
Leafly Staff - Published on October 21, 2016read moreThe video, obviously not meant as an endorsement, is purely informational. It walks through various styles of hash-making, from traditional sieve-and-press methods to modern bubble hash techniques.
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Does Out-of-State Cash Fund Legalization Campaigns?
Gage Peake - Published on October 21, 2016read moreLegalization opponents claim out-of-state donations are funding cannabis campaigns. But are they really? We dug into the campaign finance records to find out.
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Italy’s New Medical Cannabis Bill Aims to Address Old Obstacles
Enrico Fletzer - Published on October 20, 2016read moreWith lawmakers set to debate adult-use legalization later this year, a group of Democratic Party members has introduced an updated medical bill.
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State of the Leaf: Turkey Legalizes Cannabis Production for Medicine, Research
Lisa Rough - Published on October 20, 2016read moreAlaska’s cannabis industry deals with parking-lot problems, Utah warms to medical marijuana, and will the legal age for cannabis in Canada be set at 25?
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Massachusetts Senate President: I’m Voting for Cannabis Question
The Associated Press - Published on October 20, 2016read moreMassachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg said he’s backing a ballot question that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state.
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Crossing Ethical Lines: How Your Tax Dollars Are Funding Cannabis Opponents
Diane Goldstein - Published on October 20, 2016read moreOpponents to legalization have found a legal but unethical away to drive their political agenda at taxpayer expense, a former law enforcement official says.









