{"id":3189,"date":"2021-12-21T22:30:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T22:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/wp-home\/?p=188685"},"modified":"2021-12-21T22:30:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T22:30:05","slug":"leaflys-top-stories-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=3189","title":{"rendered":"Leafly\u2019s top stories of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <title>Leafly\u2019s top stories of 2021 &#8211; Leafly<\/title>     <!-- This is Index Exchange, a script\/\/3rd-party integration that interjects GAM. It needs to be 'ahead' of GTM in the DOM, which comes from Cephalopod. GTM loads GAM. 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You&#8217;re not old enough to use Leafly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"hidden age-gate__loading\">Redirecting you to<span class=\"redirect-domain\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-xs mt-auto\">By accessing this site, you accept<br \/>\nthe <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"tou-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/info\/terms-of-use\">Terms of Use<\/a><br \/>\nand <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"pp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/info\/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container my-xl\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col md:col-9\" id=\"article-content\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">While COVID was still grabbing headlines in 2021, the weed industry was flourishing. More states \u2014like Arizona\u2014 opened weed stores. Other states like\u2014like Montana, New Jersey, and New York\u2014 inched closer and closer to opening weed businesses to consumers. And all kinds of new products, like delta-8 and delta-10, came onto the market. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the end of 2021, 18 states have recreational cannabis and 37 have medical cannabis. The legalization dominoes are continuing to fall, but prohibitionists still have sway in several states. <\/p>\n<p>Legalization news continues to capture our readers\u2019 interest, as well as the interest of our entire nation, and Leafly\u2019s Editorial team was there to cover weed politics and culture\u2019s biggest moments. From legalization to weed trends, strains, current events, and more, check out our top stories of 2021.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<h2 id=\"h-2021-was-the-year-of-the-novel-cannabinoids\">2021 was the year of the novel cannabinoids<\/h2>\n<p>Delta-8 stole the show in 2021, but did you hear about delta-10 and THC-O? Products with these novel cannabinoids flooded the market in 2021 because their gray legality makes them more accessible to consumers in states where other types of cannabis are against the law.<\/p>\n<p>The popularity of novel cannabinoids was a huge trend, and we published explainer pieces on several that came onto the scene. We even tried some out. <em>Anything<\/em> for our readers. <\/p>\n<p>Learn more about novel cannabinoids before the Feds and individual states ban them.<\/p>\n<h2>Current events in the weed world<\/h2>\n<p>Our News team kept busy in 2021 covering cannabis legalization and all the harebrained ideas and wild trends happening in weed. <\/p>\n<p>Whose idea was it to create the weed version of cocaine? Why are blunt wraps getting outlawed? And sadly, it\u2019s only a matter of time before Amazon starts selling weed.<\/p>\n<p>We also covered: which states will legalize next, an analysis of US Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer\u2019s Federal weed bill, and Republicans start to get in the weed game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What strains are people smoking in 2021?<\/h2>\n<p>Our readers love hearing about strains and we love trying them!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We predicted what seeds and strains we all were likely to see more of at the beginning of the year, covered actor Seth Rogan\u2019s new weed brand, and if you haven\u2019t read it yet, check out our monthly strain series on the hottest in Cali pot, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/tags\/leafly-buzz\">Leafly Buzz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We also updated our 100 best strains list to reflect current tastes and trends. If you\u2019re yearning for sunny days by the pool, look back at our Strains of summer.&nbsp;Or check out what Leafly staff was smoking in 2021.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/strains-products\/dosidos-2021-leafly-strain-of-the-year\" class=\"wp-block-leafly-blocks-leafly-single-inline-block leafly-inline-related-story\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"border border-deep-green-alt border-l-0 border-r-0 my-xl p-md font-bold\">\n<p>Related<\/p>\n<p>The Leafly Strain of the Year 2021 is Dosidos!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<h2>All the best ways to get high<\/h2>\n<p>We all love getting high, but everyone experiences it differently. This year, some of our top pieces were informational articles on the nature of getting high, like different types of highs and the best strains for them highs, and how long a weed high lasts.<\/p>\n<p>We also covered: why weed gummies are so popular, and see what happens when one of our writers took 10 times more THC than planned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<p>Those were our heavy-hitters for the year, reflecting the latest in legalization and trends, but by no means all of what we published. <\/p>\n<p>Check out Leafly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\">News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/learn\">Learn<\/a> for more current events and information on cannabis, and we\u2019ll see you in 2022! <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Have a favorite Leafly story from 2021 that wasn\u2019t listed? 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