Pot Politics in a Presidential Election Year
Roughly 1 in 3 Americans could have access to legal recreational marijuana if voters approve state ballot initiatives this November. Marijuana legalization... Read More
Social Media in Chaos
“Facebook sucks,” says Mr. Musk Earlier this month, Elon Musk had a blunt response (“Facebook sucks”) for the vice president of artificial... Read More
Feds Abandon Relief for Cannabis Businesses During COVID-19
SBA Marijuana remains a federally-controlled, illegal drug. As a result, dispensaries and other cannabis businesses are ineligible to receive stimulus funds to... Read More
Joe Biden’s Marijuana Problem: Part II
About a year ago, I wrote a blog warning of Joe Biden’s lukewarm embrace of cannabis legalization. After a super Super Tuesday... Read More
Bernie vs. Buttigieg on the Future of Cannabis
Senator Bernie Sanders captures enthusiasm and electricity. Former mayor Pete Buttigieg gives us a dose of nostalgia and charisma, which is reminiscent... Read More
Hawaii Says Aloha to Decriminalization
Experience the high life in Hawaii? The Aloha State, known for its world-renowned honeymoon and vacation destination, has beautiful islands, lush flora,... Read More
Marijuana Movement Strikes the Midwest: Illinois Goes Recreational
$20 million of recreational marijuana has been sold in Illinois since the start of 2020. More than 77,000 customers bought products at... Read More
Hemp Gets Green Light From USDA
I heart hemp. New U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) interim rules clarify how hemp plants should be monitored under federal law, including... Read More
High Hopes: 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates on the Marijuana Question
Support full legalization? Seek to decriminalize? Leave it to the states to decide? In the U.S., marijuana legalization is slowly churning out... Read More
Despite Modern Efforts to Legalize, Marijuana Remains a Gateway to Mass Incarcerations
U.S. police are making an increasing number of cannabis arrests each year. It is legal to consume cannabis in some form in... Read More
