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...
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...
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....
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...
Is Morocco in line to become the first North African country to legalize marijuana?
While Morocco has been famed for its hashish since at least the 1960s – when scores of Western stoner tourists first discovered its inexpensive delights –...
Should people who do a crime that is illegal one year but not the next remain in jail? While we’re obviously talking weed here, there is some precedent. Unfortunately, not a good one. Back in the prohibition days --...
Politics can be messy, as Americans have learned while seeing political football in the form of COVID relief. A couple of cannabis bills are also being impacted by the politics of compromise, but in one case the benefits could...
There’s a growing global momentum around decriminalizing pot. The infamous U.S. Drug War influenced not only America, but the entire world, as the United Nations took a dim view of marijuana early on in its existence. A UN document...
Oregon voters approved two measures that put the state ahead of the pack when it comes to progressive decriminalization efforts. Both measures open up new avenues for health professionals, too. That’s because both were touted as public health measures,...
