Articles tagged with "prohibition"
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How medical marijuana and air guitar sent this ‘Hurt Locker’ hero to prison
Bruce Barcott and Andrew George - Published on July 24, 2020Read moreAfter serving on a bomb squad in Iraq, Sean Worsley managed his PTSD with medical marijuana—until Alabama sent him to prison for it.
Border Patrol keeps seizing legal cannabis far from border in California
David Downs - Published on July 21, 2020Read moreAnd it’s costing fledgling businesses—licensed by the state, and following the rules—millions of dollars.
US Attorney General falsely targeted 10 cannabis companies, whistleblower says
Bruce Barcott - Published on June 23, 2020Read moreDOJ staffer says William Barr ordered antitrust investigations of cannabis mergers, just because Barr hates legalization.
Can you love cannabis and support the police?
David Bienenstock - Published on June 16, 2020Read morePolice don’t merely enforce unjust laws. They help create them, protect them, and profit from them.
This is America: Super Bowl champ arrested for enjoying ‘essential’ product
Bruce Barcott - Published on May 4, 2020Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic is revealing marijuana prohibition for what it is: A prison trap set for people of color.
Bernie Sanders says he’d legalize cannabis by executive order. Can he do that?
Ben Adlin - Published on March 4, 2020Read moreIt’s a great stump speech crowd-pleaser. But can a president actually make it happen? It’s complicated.
We watched ‘Reefer Madness’ to confirm it’s still complete garbage
Danté Jordan - Published on January 27, 2020Read moreWhy is everyone psychotic and no one inhaling? We watched ‘Reefer Madness’ to discuss what’s wrong with the anti-marijuana propaganda film.
How NYC wiped out wild cannabis plants
Danielle Guercio - Published on October 25, 2019Read moreCannabis used to grow wild in the abandoned lots of NYC, until about 60 years ago, when the city launched a slash-and-burn effort to eradicate the weed.
Opinion: the hypocrisy of cannabis prohibition advocates’ taxpayer funding
Diane Goldstein - Published on September 10, 2019Read moreThe prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana regularly attacks other groups over financial connections. Why is it trying so hard to hide its own?
The Spirit of 420, Post-Legalization: Civil Disobedience, or Celebration?
Amanda Siebert - Published on April 15, 2019Read moreWhat does the future of 420 look like now that cannabis is legal in Canada?