Last week started badly for Jeff Sessions and only got worse. First it was his boss, the president, calling him names and publicly questioning his ability to do his job. And then, as if we were watchi…
Massachusetts Wavers on Commitment to Equity and Inclusivity
Actually, cannabis is a white man’s game. I know better than most. I’m a white man. If I’m walking down the street, smelling of weed, it’s likely someone will ask me for a business card, rather than s…
Vermont Veto & a Possible Path to Legislative Legalization
Vermont has had the opportunity, two years in a row, to become the first state to end cannabis prohibition through legislation rather than through ballot initiative. Both years the legalization effort…
Parents Want Social Consumption, Support SB 307
This week I had the opportunity to testify in favor of Senate Bill 307 at a public hearing of the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Committee on Marijuana Legalization. SB 307 concerns the social consu…
Splimming with Cultural Cannabis Association: Activism in the Big Apple
If you’ve been around the East Coast cannabis scene lately, it’s highly likely you’ve run into the crew from the Cultural Cannabis Association (CCA). From Boston down to D.C., the CCA has been …
Sensible Social Consumption: Oregon Senate Bill 307
No smoking FIRE FIRE FIRE! It’s urgent, high pitched and irritated, this alarm, and it can’t be shut off. But there is no fire. FIRE FIRE FIRE! They toss the wet towel in the tub …
The Best Possible Bill: MCBA Policy Summit & Model Legislation
In late October 2016, the Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) held their first ever policy summit in Washington D.C. This event brought some of the brightest minds in minority cannabis toget…
This Cynical, Petrified Heart: Marching in Montpelier
By Nathaniel Miller, Northfield, VT We took our just-4-yr-old to the Women’s March in Montpelier. He carried a sign that said “We are the Storm” on one side and “This is…
How Are You Feeling?: Post Inauguration Reflections
By Myra Sessions, Boston, MA How have I been feeling since the inauguration of Donald Trump to our highest office? It’s complicated. I feel angry that our most sacred values are being violated.…
Photos from the Women’s March in Denver
Photos of the Denver Women’s March, taken by Barry Lauder. Signs and people line the streets. And if you don’t have one, maybe be quiet and listen? Everyone gets involved. Ground level. &n…