Stories By Chris Roberts
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Cannabis
Shaky MMJ Health Claims Could Trigger Federal Crackdown
October 10, 2017The FDA is hinting they’ll investigate cannabis products that claim, among other things, to cure cancer.
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Politics
ACLU Sues Georgia Police for Profiling High Drivers
October 9, 2017A Cobb County police officer is under scrutiny for making drug arrests based on a “hunch.”...
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Economics
Majority of CA Will Not See Recreational Sales Begin by New Year
October 5, 2017If you want weed sooner, Los Angeles — not San Francisco — is your best bet
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Joint Opinions
Dr. Oz, Gwyneth Paltrow & the Endorsements Cannabis Actually Needs
October 3, 2017Gwyneth Paltrow and Dr. Oz recently declared their support for medicinal cannabis. But these two celebrities...
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Legal
Microchips, Helicopters & Covert Ops: Kentucky’s Crazy Pursuit of 70 Marijuana Plants
September 30, 2017An ex-sheriff's former colleagues used the full power of the surveillance state to bust his hemp...
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Politics
Appeal To a Higher Power: Can the UN End Marijuana Prohibition?
September 29, 2017The UN’s World Health Organization committee on drug dependence is re-examining CBD, which could lead to...
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Politics
DEA Chief Quits in Protest of Trump. Who Will Replace Him?
September 28, 2017Trump’s disregard for the law is too flagrant — even for the DEA. We speculate on...
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Politics
Report: Insurance Companies Push Opiates Over Less-Addictive Drugs
September 26, 2017In 2015, over 33,000 Americans died from overdosing on opioids, but insurance companies are still making...
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Economics
Canada to Existing Marijuana Industry: Get Lost
September 20, 2017Police are cracking down on existing cannabis storefronts prior to opening government-run shops.
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Legal
Cannabis on Campus: Why Does Marijuana Legalization End in College?
September 18, 2017(Spoiler Alert: It’s Congress’s fault.)
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Politics
Philippine Drug War Set to Reach New Depths
September 15, 2017Anti-drug raids are killing thousands in the Philippines.
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Cannabis
Participation in Arkansas Medical Marijuana Still Limited
September 14, 2017Arkansas medical marijuana program is facing a lack of doctors willing to recommend cannabis to patients.
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Legal
Massachusetts: Looming Cannabis Shortage is Evidence of State Failure
September 13, 2017When marijuana shops open to adults in Massachusetts next summer, they are likely to quickly run...
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Culture
Near Perfect Support for Cannabis Legalization in U.K. Poll
September 11, 2017A Scottish newspaper's internet poll found that 98 percent of respondents thought cannabis should be legal...
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Culture
Netflix & Chillum: What Marijuana Strains will Netflix Brand Next?
September 9, 2017The massive streaming service has released cannabis strains based on its programming. We have some ideas...
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Economics
America Next: Overseas Firms Invest in U.S. Cannabis Industry
September 6, 2017In the absence of U.S.-based investors — scared away by federal prohibition, firms from countries such...
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Legal
Police Sued After Raids on Rastafarian Cannabis Farm
September 1, 2017Is using cannabis a religious right?
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Politics
The Sad Search to Find Anything Negative About Marijuana Legalization
August 30, 2017Prohibitionists try to connect cannabis legalization with violent crime, but don't have the facts to back...
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Economics
Bad for Buyers & Sellers: Nevada is the Middleman’s Marijuana Market
August 28, 2017Nevada is experiencing major distribution problems when it comes to cannabis.
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Economics
Bank Kerfuffle Threatens Uruguay Legalization
August 24, 2017Legal cannabis in Uruguay encounters a banking snag
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