Cannabis Corner
Trump and marijuana — the un-rosy scenario
A few weeks ago I wrote a piece in this space (“Yikes! Sessions!,” Nov. 24, 2016) that listed some of the reasons why I thought...
On pot, the Dems can’t get past Joe Biden
Polls routinely show that Democrats overwhelmingly favor legalizing marijuana, so you would think that the Dems would include a plank in their national platform...
Surprise! Ex-FDA head wants FDA to regulate pot
Scott Gottlieb wants you to know that marijuana legalization is behind the recent spike in the number of cases of lung damage and deaths...
Congress poised to legalize hemp — so what’s hemp?
On Tuesday, Dec. 11, the U.S. Senate passed the 2018 farm bill, an 807-page, $867 billion measure that, among other things, ended the decades-old...
They do things differently in Mexico…
They do things differently in Mexico. Especially when it comes to human rights and legalizing pot.
Back in 2015, four members of the Mexican Society...
Cory Gardner and politics as the art of the possible
Last month, Colorado Republican Senator Cory Gardner got President Trump to support legislation that would allow states to decide whether or not to legalize...
Legalization 2016 — the order of battle
Barring last minute legal thunderbolts, the stage is set for this year’s marijuana legalization initiatives.
Five states — California, Nevada, Arizona, Massachusetts and Maine —...
Where the stoners are (and aren’t) in the USA
Ever wonder what parts of the country are home to the highest percentage of stoners, and which parts have the lowest percentage? And ever...
In a latter-day miracle, Israel’s election outcome may hinge on pot
Back in December, when Israel declared that it would hold a national election (scheduled for April 9), a political party named Zehut was so...
Gallup: 70% say smoking pot isn’t immoral (86% say drinking isn’t...
Seventy percent of Americans agree: Smoking marijuana does not make you an immoral person. Only 28% think smoking pot is morally unacceptable.
That’s according to...
Chemo with cannabinoids (in that order) zap cancer cells
Over the past 40 years, evidence has been accumulating that both THC and CBD, the two most common active ingredients in marijuana, have anti-cancer...
Joe Biden’s role in the war on drugs
If the war on drugs was a real war, Joe Biden would be a war criminal.
That may seem harsh, but Biden, who is increasingly...
