Cannabis

Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Pandemic, Politics, Police and Pot

This week features a surge in COVID-19 cases, the last presidential debate, protests over police violence and medical marijuana sales in Missouri.

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Two Kansas Lawmakers Pushing to Legalize Medical Marijuana

Two Kansas lawmakers are on a quest to legalize medical marijuana in the state.

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Derrick Barnes, Kansas City author

KC Author’s ‘I Am Every Good Thing’ Highlights the Beauty of Black Boyhood

Derrick Barnes, the author of “I Am Every Good Thing,” spoke with Flatland about his latest work and to share a message to his hometown.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Nichols Name Dropping Across Kansas City

Debate over the removal of the J.C. Nichols name from public streets and fountains continues this week, as the city considers stripping pot possession from its criminal codes.

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Cannabis growing facilities

No Bumper Crop of Medical Marijuana in Missouri

No one told Lyndall Fraker that it was going to be easy. So, as the man in charge of standing up Missouri’s medical marijuana program, he’s taking in stride 830 business license appeals, which are now pending before the state Administrative Hearing Commission. “We knew it would be contentious. I was told that from the…

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