In June, Leafly published an article on delta-8 THC products purchased at a smoke shop in Oxnard, CA. Two of the three products turned out to be brandless packages of supposed delta-8 products, with no indication of where they came from. The featured image included a bag of copycat Flamin’ Hot Cheetos infused with delta-8…
In some legal states, the government requires the entire cannabis industry to be vertically integrated. That means stores can only sell cannabis that they grow themselves and handle entirely in-house from “seed to sale.” Vertical integration is meant to make it easier for regulators, including law enforcement, to keep tabs on the industry. But in…
Cannabis businesses struggle to obtain and maintain banking while facing the dangers of having major cash on hand. Due to cannabis’ status as an illicit substance in the United States, many banks don’t want to run the risk of accepting weed dollars and facing extreme penalties or even closure. And while some companies eventually find…
One of the nation’s largest tribal-owned marijuana stores is coming to—or at least near—Connecticut’s famous Foxwoods Resort Casino, and another is being planned near Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in North Carolina. Connecticut legalized adult-use cannabis earlier this year. On July 1, 2021, it became legal for all adults 21 and older to possess up to…
The Haymaker is Leafly Senior Editor Bruce Barcott’s opinion column about cannabis politics and culture. The news that Tom Price, a lifelong prohibitionist, won the cannabis license lottery threw me into a philosophical conundrum last week. Price is a Georgia Republican who briefly served as Donald Trump’s first health secretary. He lasted just seven months…
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this morning that he would resign, days after the release of a damning report found that he had sexually harassed multiple women and may face criminal charges. With Cuomo’s departure, New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will step into the spotlight in Albany. So what does that mean for…
‘The Haymaker’ is Leafly Senior Editor Bruce Barcott’s opinion column on cannabis politics and culture. Words have always been frontline weapons in the American war on cannabis. Back in the 1930s, Harry Anslinger and the Hearst newspapers jump-started prohibition by reframing cannabis, then a common analgesic, into marijuana, a menacing drug that supposedly transformed men…
After months of speculation, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer revealed his long-awaited marijuana legalization bill this morning. At first glance it appears to be a lightly edited version of the MORE Act, which passed the House last year but failed to find traction in the Senate. The bill would remove cannabis from the federal…
The United States Anti-Doping Agency has announced that Olympic hopeful Sha’Carri Richardson will serve a one-month suspension after she has tested positive for marijuana. The suspension could prevent Richardson from moving on to the Olympic Games. Richardson came forward this morning to apologize to her fans for consuming cannabis. Now, fans of the track star…
‘The Haymaker’ is Leafly Senior Editor Bruce Barcott’s opinion column on cannabis politics and culture. In the space of a few hours on Monday, the supreme courts of both Mexico and the United States issued rulings that could have a profound effect on cannabis legalization in both countries. But don’t spark up those celebratory joints…
The recent news that marijuana lounges have been legalized in Las Vegas may have sparked some negative deja vu among cannabis consumers. That’s understandable. We’ve heard this story before. Vegas was said to legalize weed lounges back in 2017. And again in 2019. The new law allows up to 70 cannabis lounges statewide. The law…
A new report published today—Seeds of Change: Strategies to create an equitable cannabis industry—finds a majority of legal adult-use states lack the laws and policies needed to create a fair and equitable cannabis industry. Seeds of Change is a multifaceted exploration of the cannabis industry and social justice. The report introduces the Leafly Equity Score,…
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