Stories By Chris Roberts
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Politics
Former Cops Are Profiting Off Legal Marijuana
February 2, 2018Cannabis activists and businesspeople may instinctively worry about the sight of former police officers working in...
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Joint Opinions
Big Marijuana Is Here. Now What?
January 30, 2018Two major Canadian marijuana producers are merging to create a $6 billion mega-corporation. Fifteen companies have...
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Economics
Jeff Sessions Targets Marijuana Banking, Reignites Fears
January 25, 2018Attorney General Jeff Sessions hasn’t launched any raids or prosecutions since he revoked the Cole Memo...
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Politics
Canada Will Consider Releasing Pot Prisoners After Legalization
January 20, 2018The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says amnesty for cannabis “offenders” might come after Canada’s legal...
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Joint Opinions
New Year’s Resolution: Fight Against the War on Drugs
January 19, 2018Marijuana legalization is a small victory, a small step towards undoing the War on Drug’s legacy....
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Politics
New Jersey Might See Legal Commercial Pot Sales This Year
January 18, 2018The pendulum has swung in New Jersey, where the new governor promises to legalize recreational cannabis...
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Politics
Why Is It So Hard to Open a Marijuana Smoking Lounge?
January 16, 2018Denver’s The Coffee Joint may become the first licensed business (that’s not a dispensary) to allow...
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Joint Opinions
The Sessions ‘Marijuana Crackdown’ Is Backfiring
January 11, 2018Since Attorney General Jeff Sessions revoked the cannabis-friendly Cole Memo on Jan. 4, two state legislatures...
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Legal
The Netherlands Moves to Legalize Growing Pot
January 9, 2018Amsterdam's black market has been thriving thanks to the Netherlands’s convoluted legal system, where coffeeshops can...
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Cannabis
Pot Grower Seeks ‘Farm’ Classification to Avoid Odor Penalties
January 8, 2018Odor complaints are leading Washington cannabis cultivator Green Freedom to seek “official” classification as a farm...
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Politics
Vermont Lawmakers Ignore Sessions, Vote to Legalize Marijuana
January 5, 2018Lawmakers in the Green Mountain State moved closer to becoming the first body of elected officials...
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Legal
Marijuana Crackdown? Not Yet: What Jeff Sessions’s New Memo Means For Legal Pot
January 4, 2018Don’t panic — and please don’t allow confusion and misinformation to fool you into doing Jeff...
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Cannabis
California Lawmakers Say Legalization Rules Favor Big Pot
January 3, 2018Warnings that marijuana legalization was a “Trojan horse” for corporate cannabis were dismissed as nonsense from...
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Economics
Canada’s Booming Pre-Legalization Marijuana Market
January 2, 2018The billions and the billions, they keep coming.
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Politics
The Benefits of Keeping Your Medical Marijuana Card After California Goes Legal
December 28, 2017The dawn of retail cannabis sales to all adults 21-and-over doesn’t mean dusk for medical marijuana,...
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Legal
Eaze Driver Sues Platform In Uber-like Lawsuit
December 27, 2017An employee dispute seeks to answer whether partner dispensaries or the delivery company itself should be...
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In The Magazine
What’s Wrong with Marijuana Delivery?
December 22, 2017What should be a simple process finds complications when it comes to cannabis.
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Cannabis
The 12 Days of Kushmas: 6 Plants a-Flowering
December 18, 2017On the sixth day of Kushmas, my true love gave to me: six plants a flowering!...
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Joint Opinions
The 12 Days of Kushmas: 4 Calling Causes
December 16, 2017The holiday season is a wonderful time to think about giving back to the community, so...
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Politics
Will Washington Ever Legalize Marijuana Home Grows?
December 13, 2017Washington is the only state with recreational cannabis that doesn’t allow home growing, and the barriers...