| Nov 12, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyOn many issues, our country is deeply divided. But when it comes to loosening the longstanding prohibition on cannabis, most Americans agree. On Election Day, voters in states across the country approved a series of ballot proposals legalizing the use and distribution...
| Apr 22, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyI don’t know how you’re spending your quarantine, but I’ve spent the past few weeks wondering how to legally obtain marijuana. In states where it’s legal, people are stocking up on weed like it’s toilet paper. But I live in Wisconsin, where it most certainly isn’t. I...
| Dec 4, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyLike nearly all Americans of a certain age, I was told in school that tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana are gateway drugs — and that is why marijuana should remain illegal. First of all, even if you accept that these three substances are “gateways” to something worse,...
| Nov 20, 2019 | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedOne in seven Americans say they use CBD products, according to Gallup. The rising popularity of these products — which range from oils and gummies to topical salves and most everything in between — is staggering, especially when one considers that much of the public...
| Sep 18, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThe Trump administration is sounding the alarm against vaping products as health officials scramble to determine why some consumers are suddenly becoming sick from them. But while the administration’s pending bans on flavored e-cigarettes will no doubt influence the...