# legalization (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover legalization. Page: Feed: --- ## [New York Just Gave Its Smallest Cannabis Farms a Direct Line to Consumers](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/new-york-just-gave-its-smallest-cannabis) _2026-08-06 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ The margin on a jar sold at a farmers' market may determine whether small growers are still here when interstate commerce opens. ## ["I like not having to go behind the dumpster at a Taco Bell"](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/i-like-not-having-to-go-behind-the) _2026-07-23 · Meredith McGee · The Parabola Papers_ 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](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/wine-shops-prison-unions-and-8-billion) _2026-07-09 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ 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?](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/who-killed-the-culture-of-care-in) _2026-06-29 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ 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](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/how-illinois-marijuana-rules-built) _2026-06-19 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ 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](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/legalization-without-guarantees-is) _2026-05-28 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ 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](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/how-states-legalize-matters-more) _2026-04-21 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ 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](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/build-pennsylvanias-cannabis-market) _2026-04-13 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ One structural rule separates a competitive cannabis market from a corporate supply chain. ## [Demystifying the Cannabis Research Process](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/demystifying-the-cannabis-research) _2026-04-06 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ Three experts on why cannabis research keeps missing the people who need it, and what to do about it. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193115104/e39443ed137e341d48319069f6efb6cb.mp3) ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pwx7uPwa6RAM) _2026-04-06 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [“For One Week It Was Basil”](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/for-one-week-it-was-basil-an-interview) _2026-03-04 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ Thailand legalized cannabis. Then it reversed course. The backlash is reshaping Southeast Asia’s drug policy — an interview with Kitty Chopaka.