Cannabis Corner
Illinois legislature legalizes recreational marijuana
Good news. A state legislature has finally gotten a recreational marijuana legalization bill across the finish line this year.
After failures in three “New” states...
Trump rips into Biden for the 1994 crime bill
During his state visit to Japan last Monday, Donald Trump found time to rip into Joe Biden like an angry samurai, and for the...
When pot legalization fails: Plan B’s and ‘consolation prizes’
Democrats emerged from the 2018 election with control of state legislatures in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Illinois and New Mexico, where Democratic candidates...
All hat and no cattle in New York and New Jersey
As we say out West, all hat and no cattle.
At the start of the year, legalization of recreational marijuana in New Jersey and New...
The legislature comes through for pot
The just-concluded session of the Colorado legislature passed a clutch of marijuana reform bills that ensure the state will continue to be in the...
Another study finds legalization runs up property values
Last year a study by Colorado State professor Jesse Burkhardt found that new home prices close to Denver marijuana dispensaries rose faster than those...
The debunking of a couple stoner stereotypes
Heh.
A new study by University of Colorado researchers has debunked the stereotype of the lazy stoner.
The researchers surveyed more than 600 marijuana users in...
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...
Gardner re-introduces the STATES Act
If at first you don’t succeed, hitch up your pants, spit out your broken teeth and try again.
Last week Colorado Republican Senator Cory Gardner,...
The price of pot in Colorado – wholesale edition
Ever wonder what the pot you just bought went for wholesale? The Colorado Department of Revenue is out with the latest prices.
As of April...
Bad news: Pot prohibitionists strike back successfully
If you think the battle to legalize marijuana is all over bar the shouting, think again.
Marijuana prohibitionists have been counter-attacking effectively of late, and...
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...
