Josh Jardine

Dmitry_Tishchenko / Getty Images The evidence that CBD is effective for pediatric epilepsy has gained substantial traction recently, with 31 states allowing CBD-based medicines, and the approval of the drug Epidiolex, the first cannabis-derived drug to gain federal approval. It’s challenging to find a politician who is in favor of children having epileptic fits—hence the […]

INSTANTS/GETTY IMAGES You know what bothers me? Yes, high treason by a flaccid, racist, sociopathic Nazi-lover who lost the popular vote by 2,864,974 votes, of course. But I’m none too wild about the arguments used by prohibitionists who oppose regulated cannabis programs, either. Now that legalization has had a few years to provide information for […]

jirkaejc / Getty Images Now that the US has a number of recreational cannabis programs to complement existing medical cannabis programs (or replace them, in which case boooo), there are unanswered questions surrounding the impact of these programs. Are people smoking more or less? How many jobs are being created? Are people using vape pens […]

kuriputosu / Getty Images O Canada! I hear you have made cannabis legal throughout your entire country! When added to your socialized medicine and much, much lower rates of “sadly unavoidable” shootings in schools, you are making it ever more enticing for me to renounce my US citizenship. And due to our syphilitic-brained, xenophobic, traffic-cone-colored […]

Rgpspace / Getty Images When I lived in Northern California, I spent many weekends doing the most Northern California thing possible (aside from practicing nude goat yoga and crafting small-batch, organic, free-range chia kombucha): visiting wineries. Some of my most favorite memories involve downing bottles of delicious, jammy Napa reds. Some of my least favorite […]

Juanmonino / Getty Images Last week, New York City regulators took some action that every town, city, and suburb should be considering in light of the ongoing opioid crisis—allowing cannabis to be prescribed to anyone who would normally be prescribed opioids for a pain-related condition. Swapping out a plant that’s never killed anyone for opioids, […]

Nice try, dictionary. Or should I say NARC. StanRohrer / Getty Images Hey, you’re cool, right? You have a hip haircut, on-point non-prescription glasses, a wardrobe that’s trailblazing without being too Donner Party, and your apps are all beta. You and your squad are certainly “down” and “woke” about “what is up,” and that includes […]