How Uncle Sam Launders Marijuana Money

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jan 20, 2018 In a blatant example of “do as I say, not as I do,” the U.S. government profits handsomely from taking pot money—while imposing huge penalties on banks for the same practice. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump Casts Cloud Over Cannabis, but Money Keeps Pouring In

By Jennifer Kaplan / Bloomberg Jun 1, 2017 For cannabis financiers, the industry's growth potential outshines the political risk. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Flip Burgers When You Can Sling Weed?

By Philip Smith / AlterNet Apr 3, 2017 Colorado's legal marijuana industry is providing more options for young workers, but it has created hiring challenges for Denver restaurant owners. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Election Night Felt to One Woman Living Under ‘Mixed Status’ Immigration Program

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2016 Cecilia Chavez (pictured with her mother) never imagined that the Republican candidate would be elected president. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Denouncing ‘Colossal Waste’ of Drug War, Report Makes Case for Decriminalization

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams Oct 12, 2016 "Locking people up for using drugs causes tremendous harm," according to a joint assessment by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

New Investigative Report Sheds Light on Sexual Abuse at Marijuana Farms

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2016 Female “trimmigrants” who arrive in Northern California during prime growing season face dangerous conditions and lack of legal support systems. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Imagine What President Donald Trump and Attorney General Chris Christie Might Do to Marijuana Laws

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2016 A new administration hostile to marijuana and a memo from the Justice Department could crash the pot movement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Marijuana Economy Comes Out of the Shadows

David Sirota / Truthdig May 16, 2015 Since Colorado voters legalized marijuana in 2012, more states and cities have been considering a similar path. At the same time, the cannabis market is looking less like a music festival and more like a Silicon Valley confab -- upscale, data-driven and focused on investors. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

N.Y. Times Editorial Board Goes to Pot

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2014 The editorial board of The New York Times has weighed in with its collective take on decriminalizing marijuana use, and it can be summed up with two familiar words: Legalize it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

California Gov. Jerry Brown on Legalizing Pot: Americans ‘Need to Stay Alert’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2014 California Governor Jerry Brown isn't so stoked about the prospect of legalizing marijuana, and his reasons are surprisingly pragmatic. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Where ‘Canabusiness’ Goes, Wall Street’s Sure to Follow

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2014 Wall Street's fat cats will be just fine with Americans rolling fat joints en masse once the other 48 states go the way of Colorado and Washington on the marijuana legalization issue. Sure enough, as Capital New York's Joanna Molloy put it, "Marijuana is going corporate." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

As Goes Colorado, So Goes the Nation?

BLANK Jan 5, 2014 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, formerly opposed, now reportedly backs loosening some restrictions on marijuana use by medical patients, as support for legalizing pot grows like, well, a weed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )