cannabis

New Coalition: Congress, It’s Time to End Federal Cannabis Prohibition

On July 10, the House of Representatives held a hearing on marijuana prohibition in the United States, examining the issue…

July 15, 2019

Marijuana Legalization Doesn’t Increase Youth Use—Any Lessons for the Vaping Debate?

Youth use of controlled substances is often deployed as a bargaining chip in drug policy debates. When it comes to…

July 10, 2019

What to Make of a Leading Anti-Cannabis Advocate Retweeting a Far-Right Podcaster?

Given the racist past and present of cannabis prohibition in the United States⁠, an anti-legalization leader retweeting one of the…

June 26, 2019

Italy’s Rocky Road From Harsh Prohibition to “Cannabis Light”

According to the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction, 10 percent of Italian adults (age 15-64) reported using…

June 24, 2019

NYC Defenders: District Attorneys Breaking Their Promises to End Marijuana Prosecutions

On June 11, New York City public defenders released data demonstrating that district attorneys are continuing to prosecute "low-level" marijuana…

June 11, 2019

How One City Invests Cannabis Tax Dollars Into Black-Owned Businesses

Small cannabis business-owners of color in Portland, Oregon are getting a serious leg-up in the legal industry at a time…

June 3, 2019

Marijuana Ban in Public Housing Lifted in NYC—And Nation May Be Next

Do you support reversing some of these provisions?,” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York City asked Housing and Urban Development…

May 28, 2019

Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome, Without the Hype

Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is nothing new, but nonetheless lacks a diagnosis code. This means that nobody—including the Centers for…

April 25, 2019

Cannabis Consumers Have Power: Meet Some Pioneers of Industry Inclusivity

In the hyper-commodifying cannabis industry, Mary Pryor of New York City is raising her voice for people of color to…

April 18, 2019

My Life in Two Parts of Texas Illustrates Our One War on Drugs

I grew up from the late ‘90s until the end of 2016 in a tiny town called Mission, Texas (above),…

April 17, 2019