J Walking along Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Trail
August 29, 2016
We would have only one chance to intercept Hillary Clinton in the parking lot.
Manny Pacquiao and Rodrigo Duterte support the death penalty for drug crimes
July 19, 2016
Pacquiao’s drive to reinstate capital punishment for drug crimes is in line with President Duterte: “If you know of any addicts, go ahead and kill them yourself, as getting their parents to do it would be too painful.”
Activists Bring 51-Foot Cannabis Joint to Hillary Clinton
August 19, 2016
I had the very strange joy of driving a Hillary Clinton rally with a van full of cannabis activists.
Canada Approves Legal Heroin For Severely Addicted Patients
September 28, 2016
Canada has amended its policies on heroin to allow doctors to prescribe the drug to patients suffering severe addiction.
We Talked with World Ayahuasca Conference Organizer Ben De Loenen
October 17, 2016
"Too many people just see ayahuasca as a sales product and that’s a problem, where it becomes commodified."
Adam Eidinger Calls on Cannabis Community to #SmokeSessions
January 9, 2017
The cannabis-activist group, DCMJ, sat in on the Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing.
A Weekend for Women and Weed
January 23, 2017
The nation and the world were rocked this weekend by the Women’s March. The day before, cannabis activist group DCMJ distributed thousands of hand-rolled joints—for free.
Ohio City Gov’t: We have to fine and jail overdose survivors to give them “treatment opportunities”
April 13, 2017
If someone overdoses from heroin or opiate drugs and has to be revived by paramedics or police with naloxone, they will be charged with “inducing panic.”
Does the First Amendment Protect Spiritual Cannabis Use? A D.C. Activist Plans to Argue For It
September 7, 2017
A group of cannabis activists held a demonstration outside the White House. They made a Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, non-sectarian, and Rasta prayer over the plant, seeking to highlight the spirituality of cannabis use.
Maine Gov vetoes (admittedly flawed) legal cannabis bill, leaving future sales uncertain
November 9, 2017
On Friday, November 3, 2017, Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) vetoed legislation to regulate cannabis sales in the state.