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Thailand is giving away 1 million cannabis plants to celebrate new homegrow laws
Calvin Stovall - Published on May 11, 2022Read moreResidents can grow medical cannabis at home, and companies can make products that have less than .2% THC.
Protestors of psilocybin ban arrested at DEA headquarters
Pat Goggins - Published on May 10, 2022Read moreMany were arrested protesting the DEA’s decision to not recognize the Right To Try law, allowing psilocybin use for terminally ill patients looking to ease end-of-life anxiety and distress.
Yee-haw! Austin officially decriminalizes marijuana
Max Savage Levenson - Published on May 9, 2022Read moreOn May 7, Austin, Texas, residents voted by huge margins to both decriminalize marijuana and ban no-knock police warrants.
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Delaware House passes legalization bill, but obstacles remain
Max Savage Levenson - Published on May 6, 2022Read moreDelaware took a huge step towards legalizing adult-use cannabis yesterday. On a roughly 2-1 vote, the state House passed HB371, which would remove all penalties for possessing up to one ounce of cannabis. The proposed law would effectively legalize a “gifting” market—where free cannabis is thrown in with the purchase of a symbolic item or […]
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Why is Georgia’s medical marijuana program still in limbo?
Mehka King - Published on May 5, 2022Read moreYears after GA passed a bill to allow the sale of medical cannabis, patients and businesses are still waiting for next steps
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FDA sends warning to delta-8 THC companies
Bruce Barcott - Published on May 4, 2022Read moreFive companies were told to stop making medical claims for their hemp-derived cannabinoid products.
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WTF: South Dakota will vote again to legalize weed this November
Max Savage Levenson - Published on May 4, 2022Read moreIt’s déjà vu all over again for the South Dakota cannabis legalization movement. Yesterday, May 3, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) turned in over 19,000 signatures to put recreational cannabis on the state ballot…again. In a remarkable turn of events, South Dakota will be forced to re-do an entire legalization campaign, thanks to […]
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350,000 Americans not named Brittney Griner ‘wrongfully detained’ over cannabis
Bruce Barcott - Published on May 3, 2022Read moreJoe Biden’s government is defending the WNBA All-Star arrested for cannabis in Russia, while supporting the arrest of 350,000 here at home.
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Biden officials say Brittney Griner ‘wrongfully detained’ by Russia on cannabis charges
The Associated Press - Published on May 3, 2022Read moreThe WNBA star was arrested in February for allegedly bringing cannabis vape cartridges into Russia.
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The parent trap: How old drug laws punish families in legal cannabis states
Alexa Peters - Published on May 2, 2022Read moreLindsay Ridgell fought for 3 years to clear her name after being reported to CPS for a single cannabis test—in a legal state. Similar laws still trap parents in 23 states.
