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A majority of Americans believe that medical cannabis dispensaries should be kept open as “essential services” amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll. The survey asked simply: “Do you believe medical marijuana dispensaries should or should not be considered essential services?” Fifty-three percent said the cannabis providers should be regarded as essential, 26 percent said they shouldn’t and 21 percent said they didn’t know. Source: YouGov As state governments across the country grapple with the COVID-10 outbreak, officials have had to make difficult decisions about […]

The champion of the first Weedmaps Strains Madness has been crowned. Your winner is none other than OG Kush. Let’s take a look at the competition by the numbers: Strain with most votes: OG Kush (5,179) Strain with the least votes: MAC (831 votes)  Best performing seed: 5th seeds (Gelato, Pineapple Express, Cherry Pie, 9lb Hammer)  Worst performing seed: 7th seeds (Kush Mints, Northern Lights, Godfather OG, Harlequin) And with that, let’s dive into how OG Kush won it all.    Winner: OG Kush OG Kush has been […]

Federal prosecutions for marijuana trafficking declined again in 2019, and drug possession cases overall saw an even more dramatic decline, according to a new report published by the U.S. Sentencing Commission on Monday. While drug cases still represent the second most common category of crimes in the federal criminal justice system, the data indicates that the bulk of those instances are related to methamphetamine trafficking, which has steadily increased over the past decade. But for marijuana, a different kind of trend has emerged. As more states have […]