Walking down the streets of Khao San Road, Patong Beach, Pattaya walking street, or any other central tourist destination in Thailand, it’s easy to see one product for sale everywhere: cannabis. But how did a country that strictly criminalized cannabis come to where it is now? The answer lies in the post-pandemic economy and political […]
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What Can Biden Still Accomplish? Criminal Justice Reform.
Joe Biden walked out of his inauguration with promises for transformational reforms in almost every aspect of American government, but with brutally slim Congressional majorities to deliver such legislation. Today, the American Rescue Plan and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF) have passed into law and served as major victories for the Democratic Party. On the […]
Racial Inequalities Permeate the Legal Marijuana Market
The date April 20th seems to be a holiday at the University of California, Berkeley and various other college campuses throughout the state. Walking through campus on this unofficial holiday will lead to encounters with dozens of food trucks and tables occupied by eager students trying to sell their snacks for those suffering from “munchies,” […]
Prop 64: Normalizing, Not Just Legalizing
Customers line up at Harvest in San Francisco, one of the businesses which seeks to change the face of marijuana within California. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File) The fire in Big Sur won’t be the only thing burning this year; The Adult Use of Marijuana Act 2016 (AUMA), also known as California Proposition 64, passed on November […]