Regulated cannabis programs have created jobs, increased tax revenue, positively impacted the opioid crisis, and through expungement programs, ever so slightly reduced the impact the War on Drugs has taken upon communities—primarily communities of color. It’s not perfect, but it’s doing more good than harm, and is a huge step up from nationwide prohibition. Yet, […]
Reefer Madness
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Federal Government Lags Behind Common Sense Cannabis Voters
One of the main reasons that cannabis has been legalized in more and more states, both for medicinal and so-called recreational uses, is a major shift in public perception about the benefits and harms of the drug. Indeed, all five of the jurisdictions that currently have a legal non-medicinal cannabis industry—Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Colorado, and […]
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A Friend With Weed is a Friend Indeed
Reefer Madness infects 2nd Street Theater
Reefer Madness: The Musical is not at all what I expected it to be. The play is based on the 1936 propaganda film that extolled the evils of marijuana by luridly depicting innocent teens descending into attempted rape, murder and madness once the devil weed touched their lips. In the 1970s, the film was rediscovered […]
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Our Picks 10/22-10/30
thursday 23 Dee Williams and “The Big Tiny” WORDS—Tiny houses are totally trending. Whether it’s because small things are inherently adorable, because we’ve romanticized the notion of “living simply,” or because folks are legitimately concerned about the size of their environmental footprint, Dee Williams gets it. The author of “The Big Tiny” has been living […]