Stories By Chris Roberts
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Culture
Study: Binge Drinkers Are Likely to Become Marijuana Users
March 2, 2019Research shows the relationship between cannabis and alcohol use grows with binge drinkers, but decreases overall.
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Medical
Medical Marijuana Is Literally Too Popular for Oklahoma to Handle
March 1, 2019Flood of applications from prospective cannabis patients closes state Medical Marijuana Authority customer service center.
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Medical
Wisconsin Governor Pledges to Legalize Medical Marijuana
February 26, 2019Tony Evers announced his intentions to legalize medical marijuana as a part of an upcoming budget...
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Economics
Will Illinois’s Marijuana Legalization Plan Include a Monopoly?
February 25, 2019Existing medical cannabis cultivator license-holders are pushing for control.
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Politics
RBG & The Supreme Court Strike a Major Blow Against Drug War — Sort Of
February 21, 2019Ruling limits states’ use of asset forfeiture, but widely abused practice will continue.
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In The Magazine
Welcome to Water World: Inside Tahoe Hydroponics’ Soil-Free Grow
February 21, 2019Cultivating top-shelf cannabis, no dirt required, with Tahoe Hydroponics.
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Economics
Could Congress Actually Pass a Marijuana Banking Bill?
February 15, 2019Ask Mitch McConnell and the Senate — once the House actually introduces a bill.
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Culture
A Pot Billboard in Connecticut is Making People Angry
February 14, 2019Weedmaps is informing motorists of a fact they already knew: Marijuana is legal in Massachusetts. So...
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Legal
How Angry Cops Could Undo Trump’s Farm Bill… And the Legal Hemp Market
February 13, 2019Despite nominal legalization, state law enforcement continues to crack down on hemp, which spells trouble for...
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Politics
The Marijuana Legalization Congress’s First Bill is S420
February 13, 2019Bill, which would legalize, regulate and tax cannabis across the nation, has yet to find co-sponsors...
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Culture
Traditional Classrooms Add Cannabis to the Curriculum
February 12, 2019U.S. mainstream schools move slowly to fill the massive marijuana knowledge gap.
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Medical
Study: More Pregnant Women Are Using Cannabis for Nausea
February 11, 2019Women suffering from nausea during their pregnancies are turning to cannabis as a potential solution.
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Economics
This Canadian Company Is the One True POT Stock
February 10, 2019Weekend Unlimited, a small cannabis startup in Vancouver, has a very special trading symbol.
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Joint Opinions
The Hidden Problem with the WHO’s Reclassification of Cannabis
February 7, 2019There appear to be signs of political manipulation behind the UN health agency’s recommendations on marijuana,...
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Politics
The Cities, Not the States, Are Leading on Marijuana Legalization
February 6, 2019Proactive cities choosing to decriminalize marijuana is rapidly paving the way towards legalization.
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Legal
Test Shows Massive ‘Marijuana’ Bust Is Hemp
February 4, 2019The DA still insists on testing the entire 9-ton shipment.
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Economics
Joe Montana’s Big Marijuana Investment Is a Safe Play But Still Significant
January 30, 2019Football hero living a second life as a successful investor demonstrates cannabis’ profit potential is outweighing...
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Politics
Trump’s Surgeon General Is Mostly Good On Marijuana
January 29, 2019Even if Jerome Adams is pushing some questionable data on youth use, so far, Trump’s choice...
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Economics
Why Does Ohio Have the Nation’s Priciest Marijuana?
January 28, 2019High prices occur when you artificially constrict supply. When will states learn?
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Legal
New York Marijuana Legalization Has a Bad Precedent: New York Medical Marijuana
January 26, 2019New York still offers very few ways to secure medical marijuana.