Stories By Chris Roberts
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Politics
Austin Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis
February 1, 2020Vote to effectively decriminalize cannabis in Texas’s most progressive city is ignored by police, who won’t...
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Economics
Everyone Still Wants In on Cannabis Stocks
January 26, 2020Launches of two indices signals mainstream interest in publicly traded firms, just as their valuations hit...
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Politics
The Cannabis Lawyer at the Center of Giuliani Trump Ukraine Scandal
January 23, 2020Lawyer of indicted businessman Lev Parnas is James Bondy, a cannabis industry veteran.
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Culture
America’s Airline Traffic Is Now Full of Weed
January 19, 2020Chicago O’Hare Airport’s recent installation of cannabis “amnesty boxes” reveals the truth about American airline traffic...
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Joint Opinions
Push for the Best Legalization
January 11, 2020Marijuana legalization oftentimes gets caught up in the conversation about marijuana regulation instead.
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Politics
South Dakota Will Try to Legalize Cannabis in a Red State
January 8, 2020A recreational cannabis ballot initiative qualifies for the November election and will share space with a...
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Legal
Cannabis’s Unlikely Friend in the Fight for Reform: The Courts
January 6, 2020As recent rulings in Mexico and Italy demonstrate, cannabis reform can sometimes be enacted through court...
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Legal
Illinois Kicks off Legalization the Right Way, With Pardons
January 4, 2020More important than $3.2 million in sales on Jan. 1? 11,000 expungements the night before.
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Legal
Lowell Farms Is California Cannabis Regulators’ Biggest Test Yet
December 27, 2019Civil complaint claims company processed cannabis in an unlicensed facility.
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Culture
How to Give Weed Away for Free
December 25, 2019Pre-roll, edible, or vape cartridge: cannabis is a compelling stocking-stuffer packed with holiday cheer. But is...
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Joint Opinions
Should Cops Run Cannabis Shops?
December 21, 2019Once a weed-hater, former Toronto police chief Julian Fantino is behind a would-be cannabis superstore in...
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Medical
How Illinois Is Prioritizing Medical Cannabis
December 20, 2019Medical patients will get priority when Illinois opens for recreational sales Jan. 1, 2020.
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Politics
Corruption & Crime Seems to Follow Restrictive Dispensary Permitting
December 11, 2019Limited permitting seems to welcome graft and boodle, just like one former California mayor warned.
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Edibles
How California Is Killing off High-end Cannabis Edibles
December 7, 2019Edibles makers using quality ingredients have tiny margins, meaning tax increases could spell the end for...
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Medical
Cannabis Seems Good for Headaches, But Why?
December 1, 2019How cannabis works on pain is about as well quantified as the “nature” of pain itself,...
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CBD
FDA Says CBD Products Run ‘Real Risks’
November 30, 2019Rather than regulate, FDA issues misinformation.
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Economics
Cannabis Is New Industry for Native Tribes, but Opportunity Is Not Equal
November 22, 2019State law means Paiutes have Las Vegas’s only cannabis lounge. But across the border in California,...
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Economics
Wave of Layoffs Strikes Legal Cannabis
November 21, 2019MedMen, GrupoFlor, CannaCraft and FlowKana all shed workers at double-digit rates.
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Joint Opinions
On Cannabis, Drug War Biden is Right About One Thing
November 20, 2019The drug-war architect is skeptical about marijuana legalization and has the wrong idea, but for the...
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Legal
How Exceptions to Legalization Keep the Drug War Alive
November 19, 2019Threatening public-housing residents with eviction if they use legal cannabis, as is happening in Chicago, renders...
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