Chris Roberts

Legal

The Problem with the Farm Bill

Police say they’ve made the biggest marijuana bust of all time, but owners say it’s hemp.

Politics

Federal Shutdown Means Cheap Marijuana for Government Employees

And there’s nobody around to drug-test you!

Medical

Study Shows States With Medical Marijuana Have a Higher Birth Rate

One study has found a correlation between states with legal cannabis and the number of babies...

Politics

Now That Kamala Harris Wants to Be President, She Really Likes Cannabis Legalization

Harris wasn’t too fond of legal pot as San Francisco’s district attorney or California’s attorney general....

Culture

Upscale College Learns to Love Loathed Dive Bar, Thanks to Cannabis Legalization

What’s better than a pit of a dive bar synonymous with lawlessness and drunkenness? Anything, according...

Strains

Patented Pot: What Is a Proprietary Marijuana Strain? 

Canadian marijuana companies are busy acquiring strain banks—which doesn’t really mean much, yet.

Economics

JP Morgan Jumps Onto Marijuana Stock Bandwagon with GW Pharmaceuticals

Major investment bank backs cannabis-related stock, but don’t get too excited — you probably already knew...

Legal

Could Oregon Be the First to (Legally) Export Marijuana to Other States?

One state lawmaker wants to prepare for a future in which federal prohibition doesn’t ban a...

Culture

How Cannabis Crept Into the Cosmetics Industry, Thanks Mostly to CBD

Hemp for health is nothing new, but the extent to which the cosmetics industry has embraced...

Joint Opinions

Marijuana Reforms Left Out of Trump’s Criminal Justice Reform Bill

The First Step Act does not address cannabis convictions.

Edibles

Will Medical Marijuana Edibles Ever Be Legal in Florida?

Depends on whether the state Department of Health decides to write rules legalizing them.

Economics

Big Pharma Has Big Advantage in Global Marijuana Expansion Game

In a first, Tilray and Sandoz, a subsidiary of Novartis, will market, develop, and sell cannabis-based...

Joint Opinions

San Francisco’s ‘Marijuana Awareness’ Campaign Has a Truthiness Problem

Activists blast the “Truth or Nah” campaign for spreading dishonestly.

Medical

Why Isn’t Medical Marijuana Available for Mental Illness?

One out of 6 Americans use pharmaceutical drugs to treat an emotional or mental issue. In...

Joint Opinions

New York’s Andrew Cuomo Wants Marijuana Legalization for All The Wrong Reasons

Rather than challenge powerful interests or make risky political decisions, mainstream centrists are embracing marijuana legalization...

Joint Opinions

The Problem With Marijuana-Use Surveys (& How They’re Misused)

Do you dab twice a day or use a non-intoxicating CBD balm for pain? Either way,...

Economics

Farm Bill Set to Legalize Industrial Hemp

A compromise on the 2018 Farm Bill is good for hemp, but better for food stamp recipients —...

Medical

The Not-So-Great Utah Medical Marijuana Standoff

Medical cannabis is what Utah voters wanted, but not exactly what Utah lawmakers granted. And it...

Joint Opinions

The Ban on Free Marijuana Samples Criminalizes Marijuana Legalization

State laws prohibiting marijuana samples hamper marijuana commerce and give law enforcement an avenue to crack...

Culture

iPhones, Social Media Bigger Threat to Alcohol Than Marijuana Legalization

If Big Alcohol were truly worried about its dwindling market share, it would try to buy...