Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson on embracing cannabis reform
Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy
OMNIBUST: ON RIDICULOUSNESS, RANCOR, AND THE VULNERABLE MASS CANNABIS LAW
“The House bill, even with its most egregious flaws addressed, adopts a hostile approach that would not serve any system of commerce well, much less the fledgling legal marijuana market."
DOWN TO THE WIRE: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CO-CHAIR OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON MARIJUANA POLICY
“The question is: How fast can we move people from the illicit market to the legal market, and that really depends on access and taxes, so those are the two things that are important to me.”
TOUGH ROW TO HOE: LINDA NOEL DISHES DIRT ON CANNABIS FARMING
Linda Noel, a co-founder of MassCann/NORML and its current treasurer, is also an active and practicing farmer, growing heirloom tomatoes in Franklin. Here are her thoughts about cannabis farming these days.
INTERVIEW: KEVIN KAFKA OF CANNA CARE DOCS
From political persecution to medical acceptance
LETTER TO MY DEALER ABOUT ALL THAT BAD STUFF I’VE BEEN SAYING
Will I be dazzled by the variety and fine quality of storebought weed? Maybe not: I’m an undiscerning cheapskate.
AFTER THE RAID: DO THE PHILLY ARRESTS SIGNAL A NEW WAR ON PATIENTS?
"I don’t like that the regulated marijuana industry would be happy about anybody being arrested over cannabis."
MASSCANN/NORML PICKS A FEW FIGHTS
Homegrow is a crucial issue, but the current 12-plant limit seems unlikely to be reduced, while the prospect of expanding the limit or lifting it altogether appears dead, at least for this session.
WEST COAST CANNABIS DISPATCH: GREEN WEDDING
I have never been too interested in marriage myself, but the thought of my great aunt pulling a tube out of a flower pot at the dinner table has me wondering if I should go and propose to my partner.