By the time Oregon made marijuana legal in 2014, the idea was old hat. Colorado and Washington had already passed legalization two years earlier, so the vote in Oregon got much less attention (the same was true in Alaska...
When it comes to legal marijuana, California is the big prize. The state has more people, more money, and more pot farms than any other, and its 20-year-old medical cannabis system has already paved the way for a legal...
The laws that govern marijuana use vary widely in the United States, as any pothead could tell you after a two-day road trip. What flies outdoors in one state may be a crime in your own bedroom the next...
Some marijuana-related questions just can't be answered. Who grows the best weed? What's the best way to get high? Why is marijuana illegal in so many places?
But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try.
The last of these questions - "Why is...
Opponents of marijuana reform like to toss out arguments, few with merit, to explain why it makes sense to prohibit a popular drug after nearly a century of failing to do just that.
One of the most popular is also...
Holland is famous for its tolerant approach to the cultivation, sale, and use of marijuana - especially in the nation's biggest city, Amsterdam. The Netherlands' position on the drug has long attracted hoards of tourists to its liberal coffee...
If you're a stoner and you've never heard the name Merrick Garland, you could be forgiven. He's a federal judge, he sits on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and there aren't many people...
A new study suggests marijuana advocates are more likely to win the fight for legalization at the federal level if they pursue medical cannabis reforms first.
Efforts are underway to reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act so the drug...
The unexpected death of a sitting U.S. Supreme Court justice - during a pivotal election year, no less - brings many things immediately to mind, but marijuana isn't one of them.
Most cannabis law, after all, comes from public referendums,...
For every cause, there is an effect. For every push, a pull. For every win, a loss.
This applies to marijuana as much as anything else. The spread of legalization promises to impact a wide range of industries, but it...
