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It's High Time for Compassionate Change Apr. 17, 2022
When my dad retired from the military, he did two things. First, he grew facial hair. Then, he put o... Read More
Let's Get It Together on Marijuana Laws Oct. 09, 2021
Quick. Do you know whether marijuana is legal in your state? Is it approved for medical or even recr... Read More
Short Takes on a Tobacco Take-Down and a Geyser Gaffe Oct. 07, 2019
Nothing Says 'Green' Like Plastic When your entire political party is founded on eco-righteousness, ... Read More
Doing the Right Thing Mar. 18, 2019
By this time next year, we believe Florida's medical marijuana market finally will be at a point tha... Read More
Good Riddance to the Pot Licensing Board Mar. 12, 2019
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order last Friday abolishing the politically appointed Med... Read More
Pot Industry Should Demand Accountability Feb. 21, 2019
Information is the most valuable commodity in the world. Without it, we cannot find, invent or trade... Read More
On Medical Pot, Florida Finally Gets It Right Feb. 20, 2019
Patients in Florida should applaud the Legislature's improvements to the constitutionally mandated d... Read More
Sensible Approach to Medical Cannabis Jan. 24, 2019
While Gov. Rick Scott's administration did just about everything it could to circumvent the will of ... Read More
Reefer Madness Gives Way to Reefer Gladness Apr. 03, 2018
Just for fun, I started writing today's column, which highlights "4/20," at precisely 4:20 — t... Read More
Big Marijuana's 'War on the Poor' May. 25, 2016
Big Tobacco takes a disproportionate toll on the working class and the poor, but thrives on an image... Read More
No More Federal Medical Pot Prosecutions May. 18, 2016
Although marijuana legalization remains a contentious issue, some consensus has emerged across the c... Read More
On Wrong Side of Future History About Pot Jan. 25, 2016
The dominoes continued to fall last week as Garden Grove became the most recent Orange County city t... Read More
Refer Badness Jul. 15, 2015
Even as more people find it possible to buy edible medical marijuana products for what ails them, a ... Read More
Marijuana Smoke Gets in Your Rights Oct. 02, 2014
If you wanted to nudge the courts to establish a right to use medical marijuana in states where it i... Read More
Go to Heaven, Bloomberg Apr. 23, 2014
If Michael Bloomberg is going to heaven, as he recently assured The New York Times, does that mean I... Read More
A Democratic Dilemma on Legalizing Pot Apr. 10, 2014
Legalizing marijuana is an issue made to order for the Democratic Party. A majority of Americans now... Read More
My Trip to the Pot Shop Mar. 26, 2014
PUEBLO WEST, Colo. — It's 9 a.m. on a weekday, and I'm at the Marisol Therapeutics pot shop. T... Read More
Obama Retreats from the War on Drugs Jan. 23, 2014
The American people once elected a president who favored decriminalizing marijuana. Jimmy Carter end... Read More
