Marijuana legalization is a good thing, and not just for stoners wanting a hassle-free smoke. Its benefits are manifold and multifaceted, from healthcare to criminal justice to liberty.
And it seems the US public have woken up to these benefits...
Following decades of cannabis prohibition in the US, it’s easy to forget how far marijuana legalization has come in a relatively short space of time.
It’s not so long ago that the idea of walking into a local shop to...
It’s not just the US where marijuana legalization is taking hold. The world has become a much friendlier place for stoners in recent years.
Not too long ago, not a single country allowed the use of cannabis for recreational purposes.
While...
No one wants to get arrested. Jail sucks, fines suck, the simple inconvenience sucks. Even a low-end bust for marijuana possession can be a decidedly unpleasant experience.
But the consequences for many people are much worse than a few days...
“The best laid schemes of Mice and Men oft go awry,
And leave us nothing but grief and pain,
For promised joy!”
So said Scotland’s most celebrated poet, Robert Burns, in a passage popularized for American audiences by John Steinbeck in his...
A former cop in California admitted taking at least $14,000 in bribes from drug traffickers in exchange for various services that would not look out of place in the movie Training Day.
Rudolph Petersen (an admittedly much less cool name...
When the history of marijuana legalization in the US is written, it’s unlikely former president Donald Trump will be credited as the first commander-in-chief to sign off on a bill that federally authorized Americans to get high from weed....
It’s not often that the head of a federal agency acknowledges they’ve been completely wrong about an issue that falls under their remit. Or, even rarer, admit they knowingly upheld a lie because it was politically prudent for them...
Good news for residents of Alaska — you can now buy more potent edibles. In most states with recreational cannabis, you can typically purchase up to 100mg of edibles at a time. Earlier this summer, the state’s Marijuana Control...
Even though cannabis is enjoying a moment around the world as more countries loosen up prohibition, there’s a bit of the opposite happening in Spain. Holland is famous for its cannabis cafes, dating back decades now, but Barcelona’s manifested...
