Stories By Chris Roberts
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Culture
More People are Saying “I Do” to Weed Infused Weddings
August 10, 2024The sold out success of the Colorado Cannabis Wedding Expo points to the continuing mainstreaming of...
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Joint Opinions
Cannabis Is the Best Fourth of July Drug
July 4, 2024The Independence Day holiday is the best time to smoke weed.
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CBD
CBD Is Psychoactive — And That’s OK
May 22, 2024Perhaps the biggest lie put forth by people in the cannabis industry is that CBD is...
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Medical
Is Determining a Standard Cannabis Dosing Unit Possible?
September 1, 2023Is there a basic “marijuana dose”? Maybe, but so many exceptions apply that the answer may...
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Economics
Why Does Weed Still Cost So Much?
August 22, 2023The $40 benchmark price for a bag of pot in the US is hurting the marijuana...
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Culture
Why the Stoner Stereotype Keeps Shifting
December 29, 2022Consistently blamed for an inconsistent list of societal hills, cannabis remains a powerful front in the...
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In The Magazine
Oh, To Be Wiz Khalifa
December 27, 2022The busiest celebrity cannabis CEO is focused on the prize.
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In The Magazine
Two Years Later: Cannabis & COVID
November 26, 2022The continuing impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the cannabis industry after the world changed...
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In The Magazine
Is Germany the Next Global Cannabis Capital?
October 17, 2022With the new government in Europe’s most influential country vowing to be the first on the...
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Politics
President Biden Sets Federal Cannabis Legalization in Motion
October 7, 2022Though more symbolic than substantive, presidential pardon and pressure on Congress is biggest move from the...
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Economics
Croptober: Why Observers Say 2022 Feels Different.
September 18, 2022With major cannabis companies posting massive losses and investor capital drying up, the fall of fail...
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Medical
The Danger of Synthetic Cannabis
September 9, 2022Without drug-testing, there wouldn’t be dangerous and deadly synthetic weed, which has killed dozens.
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Culture
Can I Smoke Weed at Work?
September 4, 2022Cannabis legalization doesn’t mean the freedom to consume cannabis in the workplace, or even full protection...
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Economics
Who’s Funding Your Favorite Cannabis Company?
August 31, 2022Lost in the controversy over equity and minority participation in cannabis are questions over where Big...
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Legal
Legalization vs. The Constitution: Why Most States’ Cannabis Laws Are at Risk
August 27, 2022Recent federal court decision is mixed news for Big Weed, but experts say it’s bad news...
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Culture
Study: Cannabis Is Good for Kids–and Parents
August 25, 2022Across-the-board reduction in foster-case placements follows legalization, study finds---another sign the stigma against parents using pot...
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Politics
Just What Is Joe Biden’s Marijuana Policy?
August 11, 2022Failed campaign promises, unforced errors, and unclear ideas: If Joe Biden has a marijuana policy directive,...
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Legal
Cannabis and Equity: Why Did the “Emerald New Deal” Fail?
July 26, 2022Pledges that legal cannabis would uplift communities of color aren’t being fulfilled, but fixes to the...
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Current Events
Cannabis’ Big Impact on Border Towns
July 23, 2022Cities located near state borders in the West are finding cannabis is replacing gold, coal and...
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Economics
Canadian Cannabis Companies Collapsed; Are US MSOs Next?
July 18, 2022The meteoric rise and catastrophic crash of onetime billion-dollar companies in Canada may repeat in the...