| Mar 13, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyUsually I don’t look to sitcoms for wisdom, but the new season of One Day at a Time has a real gem (or many, actually, but here is one). The family lives in California, where marijuana is legal, both recreationally and medicinally. The mother catches the teenage son...
| Feb 13, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedIn the struggle to address rising levels of opioid misuse and mortality, an unlikely ally has emerged: marijuana. The relationship between cannabis and opioid use is among of the best-documented aspects of marijuana policy. In short, the science demonstrates that...
| Nov 29, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Peace / SecurityMarijuana legalization was among the big winners in this year’s elections. In Michigan, voters approved Proposal 1, legalizing the adult use, cultivation, and retail marketing of marijuana. Michigan is the first Midwestern state to legalize adult marijuana use and...
| Oct 24, 2018 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyOver 60 percent of Americans — including majorities of Republicans, independents, and Democrats — believe that the adult use of marijuana ought to be legal. And an estimated 20 percent of Americans now live in a state where cannabis use by those over the age of 21 is...