New York Just Gave Its Smallest Cannabis Farms a Direct Line to Consumers
The margin on a jar sold at a farmers' market may determine whether small growers are still here when interstate commerce opens.
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"I like not having to go behind the dumpster at a Taco Bell"
Our new report on what legal cannabis actually feels like, from 37 people across the nine states that have lived with it longest. Early for paid subscribers, public August 1.
Wine Shops, Prison Unions, and $8 Billion
Damian Fagon joined The Cole Memo to discuss Parabola's Illinois report. Four clips on who's actually making the money, why vertical integration collapses, and why legalization still has no army.
Who Killed the Culture of Care in Cannabis?
Dennis Peron and Kiyoshi Kuromiya built a cannabis underground that turned no one away. Legalization wrote them out of it, but it doesn't have to stay that way.
How Illinois Marijuana Rules Built A Marketplace Controlled By A Few
On Illinois dispensary shelves, a crowd of brands hides a shrinking set of owners, and the state’s rules are speeding the squeeze.
Legalization Without Guarantees Is Not Reform
Penal code reform left the drug war's machinery in working order. In a new law review article, Amber Baylor argues that dismantling it requires structural guarantees.
How States Legalize Matters More Than Whether They Do
New research reveals that the cannabis policies producing worse health outcomes are the ones designed to maximize revenue.
Build Pennsylvania’s Cannabis Market on Independent Retail
One structural rule separates a competitive cannabis market from a corporate supply chain.
Demystifying the Cannabis Research Process
Three experts on why cannabis research keeps missing the people who need it, and what to do about it.
“For One Week It Was Basil”
Thailand legalized cannabis. Then it reversed course. The backlash is reshaping Southeast Asia’s drug policy — an interview with Kitty Chopaka.