Stories By Chris Roberts
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Legal
Massachusetts Marijuana Vape Ban Set to End
November 8, 2019Medical cannabis patients in Bay State might be able to buy oil cartridges again on Tuesday,...
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Economics
Entrepreneur Will Cover Fees for Illinois Equity Applicants
November 5, 2019Equity is still a myth in cannabis, but minority applicants in Illinois can get a leg...
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Legal
Air Force Investigates Pot Discovery at Nuclear Missile Base
November 2, 2019A small amount of cannabis was discovered at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota earlier...
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Legal
Judge Rules Harborside Owes Back Taxes
October 27, 2019A court has issued a landmark tax ruling against the pioneering dispensary, but an appeal will...
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Legal
Police Struggle to Recruit Informants Because of Pot Legalization
October 24, 2019Cops used to flip low-level “offenders” busted with cannabis to become snitches. Now, with weed legal,...
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Politics
Is Bernie Sanders the Country’s Leading Secret Stoner?
October 22, 2019During last week's debate, the presidential candidate said he’s not on medical marijuana “…tonight.”
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Medical
Cannabis Compassion Is Re-Legalized
October 20, 2019It’s now again legal for California’s cannabis retailers to give product away for free, an act...
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Economics
Prohibition Is Good for the Pot Entrepreneur & Bad for the Worker
October 13, 2019Despite statewide legalization, federal prohibition means roughly 150,000 marijuana industry workers aren’t protected by federal civil-rights...
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Economics
The Great Race to Become the World’s Weed Supplier
October 10, 2019The big play in cannabis may be the global export game. Is the time to get...
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Economics
Green Collar Blues for Cannabis Unions
October 7, 2019The cannabis industry is creating a flood of new jobs, so why haven’t those workers unionized?
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Legal
Legalize Signage: CBD Store Told it Can’t Display Cannabis Leaf
October 5, 2019CBD Kratom doesn’t sell marijuana, but its Chicago landlord is behaving as if it does.
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Joint Opinions
Harvard Professor Writes Questionable Defense of Trump’s Reefer Madness
September 28, 2019Kevin P. Hill offers a signal-boost of the U.S. Surgeon General’s cannabis advisory that nobody needed.
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Joint Opinions
The Great Vaporizer Panic Is a Grifter’s Paradise
September 26, 2019As public health officials urge caution — and to stop vaping until the exact cause of...
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Politics
Look Out: The Most Ambitious Idea for Federal Pot Reparations Is Beto O’Rourke’s
September 24, 2019Presidential hopeful is pitching ambitious marijuana reform.
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Culture
Canadian Company Promises ‘Odorless Cannabis’
September 18, 2019What is it, is it real and does anyone really want such a thing?
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Joint Opinions
Legal Pot Isn’t Villain in Vape-Disease Epidemic, But It Could Be the Solution
September 17, 2019Illegal products have been connected to the outbreak of mysterious lung ailments as appeals for federal...
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Culture
The Only Good Cigar Is a Cannagar
September 15, 2019Purple Rose Supply’s “cannagar mold” kit is the best way to spin one up.
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Legal
Mexican Lawmakers Introduce Marijuana Legalization Bill
September 6, 2019Court-mandated end of prohibition is coming, the only question is when.
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Medical
Only 3 U.S. States Have No Medical Marijuana
September 3, 2019What’s up with Idaho, Nebraska and South Dakota?
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Medical
Statistics Show Accidental Cannabis Consumption is Insignificant
August 28, 2019Poison control center calls for marijuana are low, so why is the media making it a...