The Jan. 2022 death of cannabis worker Lorna McMurrey brought to light a number of health hazards faced by workers in the legal weed industry. Leafly’s investigative series, Death of a Trimmer, documented the serious safety risks that often go unchecked in today’s industry. NIOSH officials don’t care that you’re growing marijuana. They just want
At the Cookies grand opening in Bangkok, Thailand over the weekend, Leafly hung out with locals, tourists, and operators to see how the country became a leader in Asia’s cannabis revolution.US-based cannabis company Cookies opened a new dispensary on Saturday in one of Thailand’s most trafficked commercial areas, Bangkok’s Pathumwan district.(Mikhail Harrison / Leafly)The new
“Death of a Trimmer,” Leafly’s two-part investigative series, uncovered a number of previously little-known hazards that thousands of marijuana workers encounter on the job. Much research remains to be done on workplace health and safety protocols, but there are resources now available for workers, employers, and regulators. We’ve gathered many of those resources here. Cannabis-related
When occupational asthma killed Lorna McMurrey, it should have set off alarms industrywide. But nobody spoke up for eight months, even as thousands of cannabis workers were—and continue to be— exposed to similar risks every day. The Jan. 7, 2022, death of Trulieve employee Lorna McMurrey in Holyoke, Massachusetts, marked one of the first known
Lifestyle The best munchies for keto, paleo, and vegan diets Amelia WilliamsPublished on January 19, 2023 (Vusal/Adobe Stock) Think about the last stoner comedy you watched: Did any of the characters, amongst their prolific smoking seshes and slapstick antics, ever stop to eat a vegetable? The enduring stoner myth positions cannabis users as diametrically opposed
Strains & products Leafly Buzz: 13 top cannabis strains of ’23 David DownsPublished on January 20, 2023 Super Boof, Goofiez, Cap Junky and RS#11 are burning up our feeds. Here are the baker’s dozen marijuana strains you must smoke in 2023. (David Downs, Sasha Beck/Leafly) Listen up, bong-loaders and blunt-rollers of North America: 2023 in
Health High and dry: What causes cannabis cottonmouth and how do you treat it? Emma StonePublished on January 20, 2023 (akulamatiau/AdobeStock) One bad thing about partaking in weed is the unwelcome sensation of feeling like you’ve swallowed a bunch of cotton balls. Cottonmouth, or having a mouth and throat as dry as the Sahara Desert
Now that the dust has cleared on the drama surrounding the selection of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the GOP-led House of Representatives is wasting no time in filing the 118th Congress’ first cannabis bills.On Jan. 13, Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV) filed the Second Amendment Protection Act. The bill would seek to allow medical marijuana cardholders
Following New York’s legalization of cannabis in 2021, at least 1,200 unlicensed stores have reportedly popped up in New York City. Here’s what officials said they are doing to ensure a healthy licensed market for consumers and operators.Officials claimed in a New York City Council meeting on Wednesday that at least 1,200 unlicensed weed dispensaries
Health Can you smoke shrooms? Amelia WilliamsPublished on January 17, 2023 Shrooms are having their time in the popular imagination. You can eat them, drink them and cook with them, but can you smoke them? (Adobe Stock) And should you? Leafly weighs the pros and cons of this psilocybin consumption method. Thus far, the 2020s
