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February 23, 2017
Trump administration: states’ rights for transphobic bigots, federal crackdown on casual pot smokers.
January 19, 2017
What Makes a Weed Website Racist?
A new digital publication aims to “civilize” cannabis culture. That’s a problem.
November 10, 2016
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Queens of the Stone Age
Can women in stoner comedies overthrow the social order?
September 23, 2016
The California Ballot Is an Epic Joke
There are 17 statewide propositions this year—a recipe for confusion that benefits special interests and disempowers legislators.
August 19, 2016
Is Big Marijuana Inevitable?
Regulating marijuana like wine could prevent monopolies post-legalization
January 27, 2016
Could Vermont Be the First State to Produce Artisanal, Socialist Marijuana?
If Vermonters legalize pot, they're going to do it their way.
January 21, 2016
If you can’t beat a drug test, join the drug industry!
January 14, 2016
Kansas is holding this veteran’s children hostage over legal marijuana.
December 30, 2015
Benefits of Thinking Like a Stoner
December 8, 2015
Mastering the Art of Stoned Cooking
A new cookbook aims to do for weed what Julia Child did for French cuisine.
November 13, 2015
The Real Job for the Next Democratic President
Despite the candidates’ sweeping promises, the path to progressive change will be far more narrow.
October 12, 2015
The Housing Crisis Amid Denver’s Cannabis Boom
September 28, 2015
The Wonder Drug
Inside the medical marijuana industry's wild new frontier.
May 15, 2015
The Hypocrisy of College Sports Drug Policies, in Two News Stories
January 28, 2015
Obama's Nominee for Attorney General Disagrees With Him That Weed Is Safer Than Alcohol. She's Wrong.
December 23, 2014
The 3 Worst Policy Predictions of 2014
Gay marriage will lead to polygamy? Marijuana will cause more crime? Obamacare will increase premiums?
December 10, 2014
Don't Worry, Pot Smokers: It May Still Be Legal to Get High in Our Nation's Capital
November 12, 2014
This Web Series Shows Good TV Doesn't Have to Be Like a Novel
November 4, 2014
The Four Issues You Should Be Focusing on Besides the Senate
June 10, 2014
Marijuana Might Make You a Worse Driver Than Alcohol Does

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