Cannabis Corner
The best part of Trump’s remarks on drugs…
The most important thing about marijuana in Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress last Tuesday was what was left unsaid.
Starting with the...
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And then there were five. At midnight last Saturday (July 1) Nevada became the fifth state in which recreational marijuana could be sold and...
Illinois was number 11
Illinois became the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana, setting off an immediate round of speculation over which state might be the 12th, and...
Candidates and Legionnaires discover the pot issue (in a good way)
There were two interesting developments recently that show how American public opinion is shifting on marijuana — one involving an Ohio Supreme Court justice...
The Commish blows smoke on pot
New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton went on a NYC talk radio show last weekend and unburdened himself of some truly daft “thoughts”...
The splif passes to The Invisible Hand
The Idea Fairy and I had just taken the brownies out of the oven when there was a thunderous pounding on the door that...
A pleasant October surprise from Gallup
The Gallup Poll usually asks its marijuana legalization question in October, and this year’s produced only pleasant October surprises.
The main finding of the poll...
Even paranoids have real enemies
This week’s scary marijuana headline comes to us compliments of the Medscape.com website. It reads: “Marijuana Tied to Persistent Subclinical Psychotic Symptoms in Teens.”
According...
Reefer Madness 2016 — ‘Los Angeles Times’ edition
The Los Angeles Times published an article last week that was a latter day incarnation of 1930s-style reefer madness.
The headline was “Marijuana: A potent...
Gov. Hick gilds the lily sensi at Dem debate
OK, I’ve smoked a lot of pot over the years (I inhaled for the first time in 1965) but there is nothing wrong with...
Ganja games in the land of the buckeyes
Since Colorado voted to legalize recreational marijuana in 2012, there have been a slew of legalization votes around the country — and the good...
Opioids: Where’s the outrage? (Glad you asked)
So where’s the outrage?
The Trump administration is trying to gin up the drug war again, only this time the focus is on “opioids.”
Opiods is...
