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Election 2022: Colorado psychedelic legalization and decriminalization guide
Max Savage Levenson - Published on September 6, 2022Read moreEverything you need to know about Initiative 58, Colorado’s psychedelics legalization and decriminalization initiative.
Election 2022: Missouri marijuana legalization guide
Bruce Barcott - Published on September 6, 2022Read moreEverything you need to know about Missouri’s proposed cannabis legalization amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Cannabis users’ right to work law advances in California
David Downs - Published on September 1, 2022Read moreAB 2188 heads to Gov. Newsom’s desk. It could change how employers use urine drug tests against their workers.
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Pennsylvania’s Fetterman has smoke for Biden over weed reform
Amelia Williams - Published on August 31, 2022Read moreThe President hasn’t lived up to 2020 campaign promises about cannabis legalization. Will this larger-than-life US Senate candidate finally hold Biden to his word?
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Is marijuana use really ‘soaring’ among young people?
Bruce Barcott - Published on August 31, 2022Read moreIt’s not. Here’s how a federal agency and the New York Times warped data to hype a nonexistent trend among young adults.
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Sanders claps back at Ted Cruz for telling ‘slackers to get off the bong’ and vote
Benzinga - Published on August 29, 2022Read moreBernie Sanders took Ted Cruz to task over his podcast comments about baristas and bongs. Find out more about Cruz’s misguided musings.
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Oklahoma’s legalization initiative at risk due to state delay
Paul Monies - Published on August 23, 2022Read moreA delay by the state contractor hired to validate signatures may result in the legalization measure not appearing on the ballot.
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Oof: Nebraska medical marijuana measures won’t appear on ballot, again
Max Savage Levenson - Published on August 22, 2022Read moreAdvocates came up 10,000 signatures short in their bid to put medical legalization before voters.
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Here’s why Florida’s new adult-use initiative is getting mixed reviews
Lyneisha Watson and Calvin Stovall - Published on August 16, 2022Read moreCannabis giant Trulieve committed $5 million to a new amendment that would legalize weed for all adults. But local and national advocates aren’t thrilled by the bill’s details.
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North Dakota will vote on cannabis legalization in November
Max Savage Levenson - Published on August 15, 2022Read moreThe announcement follows a rapid-fire campaign led by New Approach North Dakota.
