| Aug 31, 2022 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThose who wish to perpetuate the failed public policy of cannabis criminalization have lost the hearts and minds of the American public. And they know it. With public support for marijuana policy reform reaching super-majority status in recent years, prohibitionists...
| Mar 23, 2022 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / FarmingRarely a week goes by without police or other public officials warning about so-called “fentanyl-laced” weed. Upon closer inspection, there’s little if any truth behind these sensational claims. A case in point: Police in Brattleboro, Vermont recently generated...
| Jan 12, 2022 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyPoliticians are no strangers to making campaign promises. Delivering on those promises? Well, that’s often another story. Such is the case thus far with President Biden’s campaign pledge to reform America’s archaic and unpopular marijuana prohibition laws. “No one...
| Mar 10, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedI’ve worked in marijuana policy reform for nearly 30 years. Throughout my career, opponents of legalization have alleged that “today’s” pot is far more potent — and therefore more dangerous — than the cannabis of prior generations. For instance, former Drug Czar...
| Dec 9, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyWhen it comes to marijuana policy, it’s time for the federal government to get out of the way. Fifteen states, home to 25 percent of the U.S. population, have legalized the possession and use of marijuana by anyone over the age of 21. Most states now allow some form...
