In states where weed is almost but not quite legal, or about to become legal, there’s a usual flurry of legislative measures intended to lessen the overall legal framework that likely grew out of the War on Drugs. Search...
A contested election. Calls to defund the police are met by cries of ‘Blue Lives Matter.’ Controversial appointees to the Supreme Court, and a stalled coronavirus stimulus package. The list of issues dividing America seems ever-growing.
Except for one, apparently.
Marijuana...
Most people might not think about illegal growing operations in states where cannabis is legal. In California, which has had some form of legal weed for decades, law enforcement routinely arrests illegal commercial growing operators and seizes their apparatus....
The shift away from tossing people in jail en masse keeps happening, and now it’s Oregon’s turn to try something new. Measure 110 would decriminalize all drugs in the state, making it essentially a misdemeanor to possess them. In...
Although Mark Zuckerberg gets a lot of criticism on both sides of the political divide, he’s also been an advocate of criminal justice reform. This topic has especially seen bipartisan support swell over the past decade, with an acknowledgement...
There are thousands of podcasts, and no shortage of shows and documentaries about weed. But one of the great things about podcasts is that because they’re relatively easy to produce, we get some absolutely thrilling stories that would have...
One of the arguments against legalization was that if you make weed legal, more kids will try it. Like so many misconceptions promulgated during the War on Drugs, this one is also a falsehood dripping with the fear of...
While it’s nice to think that every state that legalizes weed has suddenly been transformed into a magical marijuana paradise, the truth of the matter is a bit different. In reality, states that have legalized have left it to...
The U.S. has slowly seen a transformation in the conversation around cannabis, going from a peak of anti-weed sentiment in the 1990’s to states legalizing first for medical pot then for recreational, and now we have 33 states with...
A consequence of cannabis being illegal at the Federal level is that jobs involving the Feds will involve scrutiny of one’s past drug history. For some, cannabis use has precluded a life in the military, with policies punishing troops...
