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The Roll-Up #83: Ngaio Bealum and Poop Weed
Leafly Podcasts - Published on April 12, 2019read moreComedian Ngaio Bealum talks edibles, and we have a cautionary tale about Spanish hash.
Opinion: There’s a Better Way to Tax Legal Cannabis
Pat Oglesby - Published on April 12, 2019read moreHow cannabis is taxed can determine whether legalization sinks or swims. It’s about time for a better system.
Attorney General Says He Prefers STATES Act Over Prohibition
Max Savage Levenson - Published on April 11, 2019read moreIn a Congressional hearing, AG William Barr said a STATES Act solution would be better than the current federal-state conflict over cannabis regulation.
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Wisconsinites Want Legal Cannabis, Not Higher Gas Taxes. Who Knew?
The Associated Press - Published on April 10, 2019read moreA new poll found 59% support for legalizing marijuana and 83% support for medical marijuana. Higher gas taxes? Not so much.
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McConnell Offers Congressional Hemp Bill to Fix ‘Glitches’
The Associated Press - Published on April 9, 2019read more“I’m prepared to do my job … all the way into the end zone if it requires additional legislation,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, a major hemp-producing state.
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How Cannabis Legalization Sparked Beto O’Rourke’s Presidential Bid
David Bienenstock - Published on April 8, 2019read moreThe Democratic contender got his start on the El Paso, Texas, city council. When O’Rourke opened a legalization debate, a Congressman quashed it. So Beto primaried him.
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Cannabis Enters the Kentucky Governor’s Race
The Associated Press - Published on April 8, 2019read moreDemocratic challenger Adam Edelen offers a plan to decriminalize personal possession. More than 11,000 Kentuckians were convicted under prohibition last year.
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Nova Scotia Woman Plans Constitutional Challenge of Roadside Cannabis Test
The Canadian Press - Published on April 8, 2019read moreHALIFAX – A lawyer for a Nova Scotia motorist whose license was suspended after her saliva tested positive for cannabis says his firm will use the case to launch a constitutional challenge of Canada’s revamped impaired driving laws. Jack Lloyd says Michelle Gray’s case shows the law is too broad and too vague, mainly because […]
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This Week in Cannabis: Top Stories From Across Canada From Mar. 29-Apr. 4
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on April 5, 2019read moreCannabis news from around the web.
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Local Governments Sue to Stop Statewide Cannabis Delivery in California
The Associated Press - Published on April 5, 2019read moreBeverly Hills and 24 other local governments sued Friday to overturn a rule allowing home deliveries across California, even into communities that banned commercial cannabis sales.
