Stories By Chris Roberts
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Legal
Colorado Needs You to Use Cannabis and Drive — For Science
April 19, 2019Arbitrary alcohol-like THC limits don’t indicate intoxication. What does? You have the answer.
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In History
When New York City Led On Marijuana Reform
April 17, 2019Cities are the laboratories of democracy. Cities host 420 rallies, cities decriminalize cannabis and once upon...
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Medical
Cannabis & Cancer: Fake News Is Winning, and That’s a Problem
April 10, 2019Online searches for cancer cures are leading desperate people to be deceived by fake news about...
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Economics
Meet the Psychedelic English Countess Marketing Cannabis to Europe
April 9, 2019To expand its footprint overseas, Canopy Growth Corp is turning to lifted gentry with a hole...
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Economics
Billion-Dollar Cannabis? Inside the Marijuana Industry’s Biggest Deal to Date
April 8, 2019The Chicago-based Cresco Labs bought California company Origin House, both relatively new outfits, in a stock...
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Legal
How Michigan Plans to Breathalyze for Marijuana DUIs… It Won’t
April 3, 2019Roadside sobriety tests, rather than THC detection, recommended for newest legal state after two-year review.
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Edibles
Despite Breathless Reporting, There Is No Marijuana Edibles Death Spiral
April 2, 2019Irresponsible journalism and deliberate manipulation of data shine a light on a crisis that doesn’t exist.
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Economics
The DEA Must Be Joking About Their Plan to Burn All the Weed in the U.S.
April 1, 2019The federal drug-control agency has a hilarious numbers problem.
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Medical
Study Finds Stoners are Thinner
March 27, 2019Analysis shows that, for reasons unknown, cannabis users are less likely to be obese than those...
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Medical
Study Ties Medical Marijuana to Productivity in Aging Workers
March 26, 2019Americans aged 51 and older are healthier and stay in the workforce longer when medical cannabis...
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Joint Opinions
How Marijuana Legalization Keeps Law Enforcement Honest
March 25, 2019Analysis shows fruitless police searches are reduced and trust in police is increased when cannabis is...
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CBD
Can CBD Combat Alcohol & Drug Addiction? Maybe.
March 21, 2019Researchers found evidence that CBD could curb cravings in substance-abuse sufferers — but don't forget about...
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Economics
Marijuana Legalization Means a Buyer’s Market
March 20, 2019Even cheap cannabis may carry a high cost.
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Politics
What Are Donald Trump’s Plans for CBD?
March 19, 2019More importantly: What does Norman Sharpless, the new FDA chief plan to do about regulating America’s...
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Joint Opinions
In Defense of the Underground Marijuana Market
March 12, 2019A thriving underground market is an analysis and a critique. It is not automatically a bad...
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Legal
Oklahoma Attempts to Advance Industrial Hemp
March 8, 2019State lawmakers want a bigger and better industrial hemp industry in the Sooner State — where...
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Medical
The Nation’s Worst Medical Marijuana Law May Finally Improve
March 7, 2019Pity would-be patients in Georgia, where cannabis oil is legal but illegal to produce or procure....
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Medical
Does Marijuana Work for Parkinson’s Disease?
March 4, 2019America’s leading foundation for finding a cure believes there’s a chance.
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Culture
Study: Binge Drinkers Are Likely to Become Marijuana Users
March 2, 2019Research shows the relationship between cannabis and alcohol use grows with binge drinkers, but decreases overall.
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Medical
Medical Marijuana Is Literally Too Popular for Oklahoma to Handle
March 1, 2019Flood of applications from prospective cannabis patients closes state Medical Marijuana Authority customer service center.