Mayor Eric Adams appoints Dasheeda Dawson as Cannabis NYC founding director
Leafly PoliticsPublished on October 13, 2022(Photo courtesy of Dasheeda Dawson on LinkedIn)This story was written by Nicolás Jose Rodriguez and was originally published on Benzinga. NYC Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Kevin D. Kim announced the appointment of Dasheeda Dawson as the founding director of its new Cannabis NYC initiative to spearhead the agency’s […]
Biden’s Cannabis Pardons Don’t Apply To The Troops, But There’s A Silver Lining
The Fresh Toast By President Biden announced a historic move last week: pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple cannabis possession. The action is estimated to benefit some 6,500 Americans, while some 40,000 people who were convicted on a state level remain unaffected unless all state governors listen to Biden’s suggestion and do the same. What about […]
D8, Eh? What Canadians need to know about Delta-8 cannabis products
Leafly Canada Published on October 13, 2022 Delta-8 and delta-9 are both THC but there are subtle differences between the isomers. (KP MEDIA/Adobe Stock) There’s more to cannabis than just THC and CBD, and for the love of the entourage effect, I’m not talking about terpenes. Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (D8)—or “sketchy gas station weed” as it’s sometimes […]
How Does Cannabis Impact Women’s Fertility And Ovulation?
The Fresh Toast Cannabis-consuming women in child bearing age may be concerned about the impact of their habits. Everything we put into our body can increase or decrease our chances of conceiving a baby. However, age is the most important factor that determines a woman’s fertility; all females are born with a finite number of eggs, […]
Which states protect employees from cannabis tests?
Leafly Politics Published on October 13, 2022 (AdobeStock) We checked the books of all 50 states to see where employees are protected from THC screenings. Workplace drug testing has been the bane of cannabis users’ existence since the Reagan administration started requiring federal employees to take THC tests in 1986. The War On Drugs disseminated […]
What A Medical Cure For Being ‘Too High’ Could Look Like
The Fresh Toast Maybe you ate too many pot brownies, or perhaps you thought you could smoke the whole blunt on your own. Regardless of how you did it, at one time or another most cannabis users have found themselves way too high for their own good. While a marijuana “overdose,” medically called Acute Cannabinoid […]
