We are closer than ever to cannabis reform on a federal level. But the evolution of federal marijuana law has been a long and strange trip.
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was the first attempt at federal...
The legal weed business hasn’t been helping the tobacco industry much, and there’s little love lost between the two. One is an entrenched business that saw its fortunes tumble in the twilight of the 20th century, and one is...
Since the 1970’s there have been weed-themed card games. Grass, based on Mille Bornes, has you playing a dealer trying to sell weed without getting busted, and came out in the late 70’s. Today, there are dozens of games...
With social media creating “reality bubbles” it can be difficult to judge public sentiment unless you’re tuned into surveys, polls, studies and analysis. Is legalizing weed popular? Most of those who partake will say, “of course it is, everyone...
There is no end to the list of authors who toked while writing. It's an open question whether the THC made them better at their art, but it usually didn't seem to hurt.
Here, then, is a list of five...
For too long, “drugs and alcohol” were more than neighbors in a phrase; they were taken as equals. Drugs were addictive, alcohol was addictive, and the two were essentially equal in that regard. For some, you’re just as likely...
The U.S. War on Drugs had a profound effect on American society, but it disproportionately impacted communities of color. Many of the most recent states to legalize weed have created frameworks to try and undo some of those injustices....
One of the notable properties of cannabis is its ability to reduce inflammation in the human body. This effect has been used predominantly for joint pains, and all sorts of issues that arise when tissues become inflamed in the...
There’s a notion that if you want to be discrete, just don’t draw attention to yourself. We see this in movies when the hero dresses up as a repair person and infiltrates a secure location by looking as though...
Amsterdam’s mayor, Femke Halsema, wants to push ahead with plans to bar foreign visitors from frequenting the city’s infamous and euphemistically named ‘coffeeshops’ as part of an effort to curb mass, low-income tourism. In a letter to the city...
