Fifty-year-old RodrigoSilla(speaking above) is a lifelong cannabis farmer, and he was lamenting the rapidly dropping wholesale marijuana prices his crops would draw in an illuminating interview with The Washington Post in April. High Times
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Racism in Marijuana Prohibition Doesn’t Transcend to Legalization
Full disclosure: I am as close to being the perfectly averagecis-genderedstraight white middle-aged middle-class married man as statistically possible, so I recognize I come to the discussion with a trunk full of privilege. But I cannot let lie a stateme… High Times
Cannabis Column: Legalization After the Election
Various legalization initiatives were successfully presented to voters in Alaska, Oregon and the District of Columbia on Tuesday, November 4. The results are important, both historically and practically, but do not change the current challenge in legalizing marijuana thro… High Times
UN Agency Scolds US States Over Legalization, Again
As marijuana legalization measures continue to pass state by state, including the recent legislature in Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime attempts to thwartthe momentum by offering a public scolding. High Times
California 2016: Next Big Goal For Marijuana Legalization Activists
Marijuana activists who have longed for decades to end America’s drug war pocketed more major victories Tuesday, with Oregon and the nation’s capital approving recreational pot use. The advocates believed they also have another win, too, in Alaska, as a legal pot measure held a steady lead. The only major loss for drug-law reformers came […]
Senator Outlines Hemp Legalization In Tennessee
The grass might be getting a little greener in Tennessee. Sen. Frank Niceley, republican member of the Tennessee Senate, presented Monday night on newly legalized industrial hemp growth in Tennessee in a lecture sponsored by the Young Americans for Liberty. Farmers and students alike attended Niceley’s discussion to hear an overview of the legislation he […]
Consultant Gives Backhanded “Yes” To Oregon Legalization
Further proof that marijuana is less harmful than previously propagandized. High Times
Pennsylvania Moves Toward Medical Marijuana Legalization
As the Pennsylvania state Senate is set to reconvene on Sept. 15, a hotly contested national issue sits near the top of its agenda: medical marijuana. The bipartisan Senate Bill 1182, titled the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act, passed the Senate’s Law and Justice Committee unanimously on June 27. When state senators return from […]
Marijuana Legalization: Highway Fatalities In Colorado Are At Near-Historic Lows
Since Colorado voters legalized pot in 2012, prohibition supporters have warned that recreational marijuana will lead to a scourge of “drugged divers” on the state’s roads. They often point out that when the state legalized medical marijuana in 2001, there was a surge in drivers found to have smoked pot. They also point to studies […]
DC Joins Oregon, Alaska, in November Legalization Vote
Washington DC’s Board of Elections ruled that marijuana legalization activists have collected more than enough signatures to place Initiative 71 on the November ballot. District residents will join Alaskans voting on Ballot Measure 2 and Oregonians votin… High Times