61% of Medical Cannabis Users in Texas Said Weed Helped Them Get off PharmaceuticalsResearchers from Rice University have conducted a new survey that validates the therapeutic potential of cannabis and underlines the importance of expanding medical marijuana laws Nearly two-thirds of Texas medical cannabis users said that weed helped them quit using opioids, benzodiazepines, and…

Geummy Lee and Zoe Young Are the Brilliant Women Behind Leaf Gift Subscription BoxWe don’t just celebrate women on March 8th. We celebrate women in the cannabis and hemp industries all year long, which is why we’re highlighting the brilliant women behind Leaf Gift.Back in 2015, Marijuana Business Daily reported that 36 percent of all…

The Senate Majority Leader seems determined to push legislation through this year. But is he for real?Image via New York’s monumental legalization of adult-use cannabis this week has at least one federal politician thinking about when the United States will regulate the plant. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters on Wednesday that, “I support…

New Mexico lawmakers just approved an adult-use legalization bill in a special legislative session, and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said she is ready to sign it into law ASAP.Seemingly out of the blue, this week has become another milestone in the history of cannabis reform. On the same day that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo…

The new proposal would increase the legal THC limit for hemp to one percent and ease testing requirements for hemp farmers.Image via Less than a week after federal hemp regulations took effect, a Republican Senator is working on a new bill to revise these rules. But instead of imposing additional restrictions on this new industry,…

75% of American Voters Officially Support Adult-Use Weed Legalization, Survey SaysThe country might be more divided than ever, but there’s one thing Americans can agree upon: Legal weed needs to happen, ASAP. Support for cannabis legalization in the United States has hit a new high, according to a new national survey conducted by The Hill…

A new bill to be introduced in Michigan would potentially stop cannabis businesses from being able to advertise on billboards. State Representative Mary Whiteford, a Republican based in Allegan County, is one of the co-sponsors of the bill, standing against cannabis billboards alongside Democratic State Representative Abdullah Hammoud out of Dearborn.According to the argument these two…

Colorado Auctions Off Weed-Themed License Plates to Help People with DisabilitiesEver wanted a vanity plate that proclaims your love of “GANJA,” “HASH,” or “HEMP”? Now’s your chance to show your love of weed and support a good cause at the same time. Image via When Colorado officials announced that they were going to start auctioning…

Advocates are calling New York’s legal marijuana program the best in the nation. One called it a watershed and a new era for marijuana justice, after hard work and long odds. Years of wrangling and tense negotiations finally ended in victory when adult use marijuana was finally legalized on March 31, 2021.How Great is New York’s…

Adults in New York City are allowed to smoke weed anywhere that cigarette smoking is legal, and cops can no longer use the smell of weed as an excuse to conduct a search. Over the past decade, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has come under fire for almost exclusively enforcing marijuana prohibition laws against…