Montana Lawmakers Salvage Weed Bill in the Nick of Time
If left unamended, the bill could have crushed much of the nascent industry.
Weed Week
It Looks Like Lots of People Used Their Federal Stimulus Payments To Buy Weed
As stimulus checks started landing in Americans' bank accounts, demand for medical marijuana went through the roof.
Siccing Cops on Pregnant Drug Users Isn't Helping
Drug use during pregnancy should be treated like a medical issue, not a criminal justice issue.
The 4 Things Many States Get Wrong When They Legalize Marijuana
Politicians and bureaucrats in legal states still struggle with the temptation to over-tax and over-regulate their legal marijuana markets.
How To Talk to Your Young Kids About Weed
Hint: The exact same way you should talk to them about booze, swearing, and scary movies.
A Decade Ago, Recreational Cannabis Was Only Available on the Black Market. During the Pandemic, It Became an 'Essential Industry.'
Social distancing made the production, distribution, and sale of cannabis more challenging. People stuck home alone also boosted demand for an industry dedicated to getting you high.
How an Anti-Pot Governor Blocked Voter-Approved Legalization in South Dakota
Kristi Noem is determined to defy the will of her constituents. The South Dakota Supreme Court will decide whether she can.
How Regulatory Uncertainty Helped Give Rise to a New Street Drug
Untested delta-8-THC products are gaining in popularity
Why Are CBD Cocktails Still Prohibited in California?
For insomniacs and pain patients, CBD cocktails can be a better alternative to traditional ones.
Weed Salvaged the Lost Year
2020 was nobody’s idea of a good year, but the ability to smoke pot in my own backyard, mostly free from fear of arrest, majorly redeemed it.
Arbitrary THC Limits Could Wipe Out Much of the Cannabis Industry
If states generally don't limit the potency of distilled spirits, why is such a safeguard necessary for a much less hazardous product?
The House Just Voted To Let Marijuana Businesses Use Banks. Again.
Maybe this year it will pass the Senate too.
Scofflaws Paved the Way for Legal Marijuana
Defying authoritarian laws helps to preserve freedom and to undermine prohibitions.
The Return of Reefer Madness in the GOP
Certain politicians and pundits are living in a 1930s fantasy world.
Federal Banking Regulations Force Legal Weed Entrepreneurs To Behave Like Criminals
Federal law doesn't prohibit financial institutions from offering banking service to dispensaries and growers, but the added reporting requirements and threat of federal scrutiny keeps many banks away.
Congress Is Closer Than Ever to Ending the Federal War on Weed
Democrats, now in control of both chambers of Congress, say they will push ahead with marijuana reform with or without the support of the White House.
CBD Is Still Banned in States With Legal Weed
California Public Health officials confiscated $140,000 worth of cannabidiol-infused beverages from an LA warehouse.
The Future of Marijuana Expungements is Automation
Experiments in California show that the government can quickly and efficiently expunge thousands of marijuana convictions. There's no reason it shouldn't.
All the Top Democrats Running for President Favor Legalizing Marijuana
The one potential holdout? Joe "gateway drug" Biden.
New Federal Immigration Guidance Says Stoners Lack 'Good Moral Character'
A policy alert from the USCIS agency clarifies that smoking weed, even in states that've legalized it, can still be grounds for denying citizenship applications.
Is Nationwide Marijuana Legalization Just Around the Corner?
Erik Altieri of NORML sees a bright future for American pot.
What Will Post-Prohibition Drug Culture Look Like?
Sarah Rose Siskind's monthly show Drug Test is creating a world of educated psychonauts one trip at a time.
What To Do If You're Way Too Stoned and Freaking Out
As 4/20 approaches, we share tips for dealing with a bad high (and avoiding one).
The Hunt for Stoned Drivers
What sort of danger does marijuana pose on the road, and what should police do about it?
Could This California Environmental Law Be the Cannabis Industry's 'Silent Killer'?
The California Environmental Quality Act is empowering anti-cannabis NIMBYs and causing regulatory chaos
I Gave My Dog CBD Oil To Calm Him Down and Help His Separation Anxiety
Spoiler alert: He's still a rowdy boy.
Would You Eat a CBD Burger? Carl's Jr. Wants to Find Out.
The burger chain plans to flout FDA regulations with special 4/20 offering
Surprise: Virtually All Presidential Candidates (Including Trump) Are Good on Pot Legalization
What a difference a few decades make when it comes to letting the states decide marijuana's status.
How Even Legal Marijuana Use Can Land You in Jail
Failed drug tests can send people on probation or parole back into prison cells.
Pot Christmas Is Around the Corner, So Grab Yourself Some Useful Gifts
For the special stoner in your life (particularly if that stoner is you)
Is Marijuana a Gateway to Opioids?
The association between cannabis consumption and use of other drugs is clear, but its meaning is not.
I Got Stoned and Did My Taxes
Being comfortably high makes the burden of taxes a bit less awful.
