Malawi Legalises Cannabis Amid Hopes of Fresh Economic Growth
Law change hailed by supporters as chance for country to benefit from rising global demand for medicinal cannabis products.
Malawi has passed a bill decriminalising cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes, almost five years after...
Utah Medical Cannabis and Dispensaries Coming Soon
Adjustments to Utah’s medical marijuana law are moving quickly, with final approval from the House reached on Thursday Feb. 27. Representatives unanimously passed the bill after a short discussion only hours after...
Can police really smell cannabis in your car?
Celia GormanFebruary 28, 2020
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It’s difficult to imagine that 52 pounds of cannabis wouldn’t smell, but a new study, inspired by the real arrest and confiscation of a massive amount of tightly sealed cannabis, suggests...
The Roll-Up #130: It’s cannabis crime week
Leafly PodcastsFebruary 28, 2020
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The Roll-Up features co-hosts Bruce Barcott, Alyssa Yeoman, and Ashley Schwellenbach in a Friday morning roundtable about the week’s top cannabis news.
Episode 130: Cannabis crime week
This week:
Robberies, heists, and bear...
Vancouver 4/20 Event to Protest ‘Intolerance of Cannabis’ at Sunset Beach in 2020
The 2020 event is billed as a ‘protest and farmers market’.
The Lower Mainland’s biggest pot festival will be back at Sunset Beach this year despite legalization.
Organizers said the 4/20 event, billed as a “protest...
Utah’s Medical Cannabis Program Kicks Off March 1
Medical cannabis was legalized in Utah with the December 2018 passage of the Medical Cannabis Act, legalizing medical cannabis in the state.
In January 2020, the Utah Department of Health provided 14 medical cannabis pharmacies...
Alcohol is killing more Americans than ever. Here’s how to save them
Bruce BarcottFebruary 27, 2020
Alcohol is killing Americans at ever-increasing rates. Switching to cannabis could save thousands of lives every year. (Daniel/AdobeStock)
‘The Haymaker’ is Leafly Senior Editor Bruce Barcott’s opinion column on cannabis politics and...
How to clone marijuana plants
Patrick BennettFebruary 27, 2020
Did you know that you can clone a cannabis plant? It may sound like a mad scientist experiment, but there are benefits to cloning a plant vs. growing from a seed,...
Vermont House Passes Cannabis Tax and Reg Bill S.54
CANNABIS CULTURE – Final S. 54 House vote expected today – then goes to Senate, then reconciliation, then Governor’s Desk.
MONTPELIER, Vermont — On Wednesday evening, in a landmark vote, the Vermont House voted pass...
Vermont House Approves Legal Marijuana Market Bill
The Vermont House of Representatives passed a bill that would clear the way for a legal cannabis market in the Green Mountain State, where adult-use cannabis already exists.After several months of speculation...
