America’s harmful War On Drugs didn’t just damage communities by throwing people in jail for long sentences due to low-level drug crimes, it weakened trust between law enforcement and communities. That is, if there had been a good relationship...
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...
During the riot in Washington D.C. on January 6, a huge number of participants took selfies and posted them on social media. This has made the job of the FBI just a little bit easier, as the agency has...
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...
Once upon a time, states where weed is legal were a rarity – an exception to the rule of federal prohibition.
A lot has changed.
Around half of the states in the US have brought decades of pot criminalization to an...
We wrote about how Italy sort of accidentally decriminalized cannabis a while back. The country was trying to push back on “light cannabis” yet had also seen a drop in drugs from pharmaceuticals as people figured out the trick...
A welcome twist in legalization in the U.S. is an increasing awareness of the damage done by prohibition. There are thousands of Americans languishing in jails because of relatively minor offenses, or offenses that today wouldn’t even be an...
For decades, the U.S. government had prohibitions on cannabis research. Whether it was for political reasons or simply due to the legality of the situation, research at the federal level was extremely limited for quite some time....
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...
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...
