Josh Jardine

ESKYMAKS / GETTY IMAGES Despite its history of flower children and Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco has always had a rather vigorous and overly enthusiastic law enforcement system which perhaps didn’t, um, work well with communities of color. Some unfun facts: In 2010-2011, Blacks made up six percent of the population of San Francisco; during that same […]

I attend many cannabis conferences in many places, and have recounted, dear reader, my experiences. To save you having to search for these columns and posts, here is a quick summation: The attendees, speakers, and vendors are primarily male and white. On the other hand, the War on Drugs—and on cannabis in particular—extracted a heavy […]

RobinOlimb / Getty Images One of the most cannabis-intolerent states for decades, New York, has recently made cannabis legalization a fast-track issue, from city to statehouse. That’s great news, but last week it came to light that some interests do not want a recreational cannabis program that allows individuals to grow their own at home. […]

Mercury Staff With recreational programs rapidly expanding in the US and abroad, it should be a shock that cannabis professionals are still equated with “drug pushers.” Of course, the people who draw these comparisons are often the same people who oppose the expanded access of lab-tested cannabis products. “We need to do more research to […]

BLOOMBERG CREATIVE PHOTOS / GETTY IMAGES Let’s check in on how Canada’s doing with its national legalization of cannabis, four months in. It’s the largest cannabis legalization program ever undertaken, and even though Americans do terribly in learning from other countries (or from history), perhaps we can buck that trend and take away some insight […]

eskymaks / Getty Images Marilyn Mosby, state’s attorney for Baltimore, made a major policy announcement this week concerning cannabis laws. The new policies will potentially impact thousands of lives, primarily those of people of color, and her plans are something all cities should be considering, regardless of state cannabis policy. As reported by the New […]

Olga Volkovaia/Getty Images When California implemented their legalized recreational cannabis program, one thing that wasn’t worked out was the possibility of home delivery service. The convenience factor of having a wide variety of lab-tested cannabis products brought to your home, allowing you to forgo leaving the damn house, is one of the marvels of our […]

You can only choose one. Instants/RGBSpace/Getty Images Time for a quick round of “Would You Rather…?”: Special Cannabis Edition! But instead of the normal scenarios requiring players to select from two less than desirable choices (“Would you rather drink bong water that hasn’t been changed in a month, or eat the scrapings of built up […]

smileitsmccheeze/Getty Images On Sunday, February 3, the Super Bowl will be played between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots, two teams hailing from states (California and Massachusetts) with regulated medical/recreational cannabis programs. One hundred million will watch, and while I won’t be one of them, here’s to a really big game between […]

Al Drago / Getty Images The rush of candidates running for the Democratic nomination for president is breathtaking and encouraging—looking at you, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Kamala Harris—and provided there is anything left of the US by election time, we could be looking at a candidate who favors cannabis legalization at the federal level. […]