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Dr. Oz exits reality with epic anti-weed rant
Max Savage Levenson - Published on May 20, 2022Read moreOn May 19, Pennsylvania Senate hopeful Dr. Oz used a live TV interview to slander and condescend to cannabis consumers. Think it’ll boost him in the polls against Lt. Governor John Fetterman?
Which sports test for marijuana?
Max Savage Levenson - Published on May 19, 2022Read moreThe NBA, NHL, and MLB have all but ended testing for weed. The NFL still does—but why? A full guide to the major sports.
Fetterman’s primary landslide puts others on notice: Weed wins
Bruce Barcott - Published on May 18, 2022Read moreJohn Fetterman’s bold legalization advocacy scared Democratic leaders. Guess what: Voters loved it.
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Miami finally approves first medical cannabis dispensary
Lyneisha Watson - Published on May 18, 2022Read moreLos Angeles investors can open up shop after City officials end their years-long silent ban on medical marijuana providers
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Weed harassment by Georgia cops could help pass legalization in Delaware
Mehka King - Published on May 17, 2022Read moreGeorgia officers searched women’s lacrosse team bus without cause but found nothing, now Delaware politicians are condemning the stop.
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4 New Jersey weed laws that need to change now
Calvin Stovall - Published on May 17, 2022Read moreNew Yorkers can consume in public, PA lawmakers want to allow edibles, but New Jersey still criminalizes the plant in far too many ways.
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SAFE Banking has ‘perfect opportunity’ to pass in Congress soon, says legalization leader
Bruce Barcott - Published on May 16, 2022Read more‘Cash only’ rules have led to armed robberies and murder. Now Congress has its best chance to pass desperately needed reform.
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Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman, legalization champion, suffers minor stroke days before primary
The Associated Press and Leafly Staff - Published on May 15, 2022Read more‘No cognitive damage’ for the state’s leading Democratic candidate for the US Senate. He’s resting prior to Tuesday’s primary election.
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Almost there! Delaware lawmakers send legalization bill to governor
Max Savage Levenson - Published on May 12, 2022Read moreThe Delaware Senate voted 13-7 to send an adult-use legalization bill to Gov. John Carney. Its fate, however, is far from certain.
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Mexico’s Supreme Court rules personal marijuana possession legal, again
Mattha Busby - Published on May 12, 2022Read moreThat’s good news, but the court created a loophole that still allows cannabis arrests. And that’s bad news.
