If you’ve ever heard the old question, “which came first, the chicken or the egg?” you may ask that same question with the following information. Turns out marijuana use among Americans is at an all-time high -- but why?...
Las Vegas has succeeded over the years in proving to the rest of the United States that it is possible to legalize, safely regulate, and profit from certain ‘vices’ that are often frowned upon by most of...
Marijuana lends itself to art, and anyone who has smoked the stuff knows it. Music, literature, drama: All can be improved by a bowl, a bong, or a big fat joint.
But for some tokers, that connection runs especially deep....
There’s an apocryphal America where teenagers lived care-free lives before going off to college to learn to become productive members of the workforce. In reality, kids have often gone off to work before they’re 18, and in...
It’s been seven years since the state of Washington passed laws to tax and regulate marijuana. In that time, several other states have followed suit and decriminalized or outright legalized cannabis sales and/or consumption. For example, in...
The Dutch are famously tolerant, and ask any backpacker going through the continent in the 1990s who will tell you about coffee shops that dispensed marijuana at a time when prohibition was at a global peak. This, in addition...
The NFL has traditionally taken a hard line on drug use, especially when it comes to drugs that are illegal at the Federal level. While cannabis continues to move out of prohibition at the state level, the...
Positive Use of Celebrity
Hunter S. Thompson was a lot of things: a journalist, an activist and a celebrity. But one thing he was always clear about were his opinions regarding drug laws in this country. They were in a...
It's no secret the history of marijuana prohibition is a story of American racism. Like most other "dangerous" drugs, cannabis was initially banned because of its association with Mexican immigrants in the American Southwest.
That background has led some reformers...
Headed to Los Angeles any time soon? There’s nothing like a dispensary tour to get your head in the game for all of the incredible things California has to offer. Below is a breakdown of the top 5 best...
