Cannabis Corner

Local marijuana users just want a good night’s sleep

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Some new surveys by Consumer Research Around Cannabis, a Houston-based market research company, have turned up some fascinating data about Colorado marijuana users. In one...

The Empire Strikes Back: New England Edition

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If you think this year’s fleet of marijuana legalization initiatives will sail effortlessly and majestically to victory, think again. Unlike 2012, when Colorado and Washington’s...

Nearly two in three Americans agree: Stoners aren’t bad people

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Good news, stoners! Nearly two out of three Americans agree: You’re not a bad person! That, at any rate, is the conclusion of an intriguing Gallup...

The return of three-dot pot journalism

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And you thought only Republican pols were marijuana prohibitionists... When it comes to legalizing recreational marijuana, two-term Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, a Democrat, is...

Gene may increase risk of marijuana ‘addiction’

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Can a genetic mutation make about one in 10 marijuana users predisposed to becoming addicted to pot? Researchers in Denmark think they have found...

Legalizing pot isn’t just about getting high

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Good news! Marijuana arrests in the United States fell to a 20-year low last year! Now for the bad news. According to statistics compiled by the...

Illinois was number 11

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Illinois became the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana, setting off an immediate round of speculation over which state might be the 12th, and...

Oklahoma voters just legalized medical marijuana

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Except maybe in science fiction and alternate history tales, the words “Oklahoma” and “legal marijuana” have rarely appeared in the same sentence up to...

Cory Gardner and politics as the art of the possible

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Last month, Colorado Republican Senator Cory Gardner got President Trump to support legislation that would allow states to decide whether or not to legalize...

Daughters

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Sinclair speaks childish antics in her room, She’s dressed in cotton whites with smiles and laughs. Sue Anne speaks coy and calm with blushing cheeks, For when...

Fake news and good news about marijuana

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The big news about marijuana this week takes the form of fake news and good news. First, the fake news. A lot of media outlets...

Making exercise pleasurable

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Growing up in Northern Iowa, artistic, bisexual, and throttled by religious fundamentalism, Josiah Hesse had no interest in sports.  “I've had a very standoffish attitude...