Category: News
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First GOP sponsor for bill to legalize recreational marijuana in PA
Laughlin is believed to be the first Republican state lawmaker to co-author a recreational marijuana legalization bill. “People are being arrested for it, for something that is arguably no more harmful than liquor,” he said. The measure would legalize marijuana use for people who are at least 21 years old. It would also set up…
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Arizona 15th State With Legal Recreational Weed Sales
PHOENIX — Legal sales of recreational marijuana in Arizona started on Friday, a once-unthinkable step in the former conservative stronghold that joins 14 other states that have broadly legalized pot. The state Health Services Department on Friday announced it had approved 86 licenses in nine of the state’s 15 counties under provisions of the marijuana…
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SHE Media Embraces Compliant Cannabis Advertising
NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — SHE Media, a leading lifestyle publisher, has entered into a strategic partnership with Fyllo that allows Fyllo to leverage SHE Media’s deep experience in digital publishing, its high standards for ad quality, and its leadership in industry transformation. As part of their arrangement, SHE Media will beta test…
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Killer Mike Says Minorities Deserve Big Stake In Legal Weed Industry
Killer Mike is all about trees … and we don’t mean the Christmas variety. The Atlanta rapper, activist and marijuana mogul joined us on “TMZ Live” and made the case why Black people deserve a big piece of the cannabis pie. The way Killer Mike…
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Curaleaf wants to be the Starbucks of weed
Curaleaf’s CEO Joe Lusardi on building “the first true national cannabis brand.”
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Nancy Pelosi defends cannabis provision in Democrats’ coronavirus aid package
Nancy Pelosi said the cannabis provision “is by no means of the caliber of money or misrepresentation” as the Republicans’ stimulus proposal.
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Recreational marijuana is legal in Arizona but you can’t buy it legally, yet.
Arizona officials, including Republican Governor Doug Ducey, have certified the election in Arizona, and now recreational marijuana is officially legal. However, if you’re 21 years or older and want to purchase or grow the drug, there’s no legal way to do so for now. Read the full story here…
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Virginia Governor Northam Plans on Legalizing Marijuana
Gov. Ralph Northam said Monday he plans to introduce legislation legalizing marijuana when the General Assembly convenes in January, setting the state on a path to become the first in the South to allow recreational use of the drug. “We are going to move forward with legalizing marijuana in Virginia,” Northam said. “I support that…
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What states are voting on marijuana legalization this November?
As of right now, there are 33 states that have legalized medical marijuana, 11 of which have legalized cannabis for adult recreational use. This year, voters in five states have the opportunity to decide whether their state should adopt either new medical or recreational cannabis laws, or perhaps, both in the case of one state.…
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Biden-Sanders Policy Statement No Longer Supports Federal Pot Legalization
The effort the legalize marijuana nationwide got short shrift from the Biden campaign. In an effort to unite the moderate and progressive wings of the Democratic Party, presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden and rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, released policy recommendations from their joint “Unity Task Force” earlier this month. Read more here… The…