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...
Actor Morgan Freeman is no stranger to weed. He has been quoted several times over the years declaring his love for the plant, going so far as to call prohibition "the stupidest law possible."
In an interview with The Daily...
Humans are pattern-making machines, which is why change can be scary. It’s why things like cognitive biases are so hard to shake. And it’s why fears around legalization of cannabis dredged up the usual fear tactics. Some...
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....
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...
It seems that a few decades can really make a difference in public opinion. In the dawn of the 20th century, the powers that be created a racially-tinged campaign in the USA to demonize cannabis with the intent of...
There was once a prevailing theory that mere access to drugs, or even exposure to them at any level, would warp the teenage mind to the extent that a kid was compelled to “try reefer” or whatever drug you...
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...
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....
As marijuana legalization continues to spread slowly across the USA, national organizations have had to grapple with the realities of the situation. In particular, in states where cannabis is legal and could be consumed for medical purposes and under...
