For all the entrepreneurs, business owners, and professionals who stand to benefit from a legal marijuana market, there are plenty of others who have a lot to lose. And they're fighting reform tooth and nail.
But who are they? And...
Sheldon Adelson, a Las Vegas billionaire, newspaper publisher, and casino magnate, is one of the Republican Party's wealthiest backers. He is also one of its staunchest.
And now Adelson, who has thrown at least $100 million into the campaigns of...
Life has not been especially easy for tourists who want to sample some of Colorado's famous legal weed. While the drug has been available at retail stores for almost three years, out-of-state visitors still have few places to use...
It makes perfect sense. Legal marijuana threatens the profit interests of the pharmaceutical companies that make competing medications. But now there's proof of the outsize role the industry is playing in the fight to stop pot reform.
Reports in September...
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...
Marijuana activists are crying foul over emails tied to the Democratic Party that show the alcohol industry trying to undermine cannabis legalization. But the controversy may be little more than a tempest in a teapot.
The revelations came in a...
If you read a lot of news about marijuana, you may have heard: The DEA is on the verge of legalizing medical marijuana from coast to coast. Well, don't believe it.
It's a rumor, and like all rumors, there's a...
It's been a tumultuous political season, and partisan tensions are only likely to rise as November nears. In the chaos, it can be easy to forget how important this race is for marijuana users and the advocates who support...
Colorado stoners will no longer be able to get their hands on gummy bears laced with THC - not legally, anyway.
Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a new law in June that bans cannabis gummies in the shape of people, animals,...
It's easier to purchase a handgun than it is to buy an NRA mascot costume. You can get an assault rifle in less time than it takes to change your driver's license. In some states, preteens can buy shotguns.
These...
