Analysis by Richard Cowan In the marijuana reform movement, and especially in the medical cannabis community, there has long been the belief (hope) that if someone sufficiently famous and/or powerful found that only cannabis helped their medical condition, the opposition of the federal government and the police apparatus would be overwhelmed. So far, no one Read more about Could Medical Cannabis Have Saved Ronald Reagan From The Worst Of Alzheimer’s? Seniors Now Have Even More Reason to Demand End to Cannabis Prohibition.[…]

Several friends have asked me how I would compare the Toker’s Bowl (on the July 4th weekend) with the Cannabis Cup (always on American Thanksgiving week). That is a hard question to answer. First, it is very difficult to compare the natural beauty of Vancouver with the historic beauty of Amsterdam, but Vancouver in July Read more about Comparing the Toker’s Bowl and the Cannabis Cup. Getting High on Freedom.[…]

As a Libertarian I have been very gratified by the impact of libertarian ideas over the last few decades. Libertarian think-tanks like the Cato Institute are very influential in “real world” politics. One reason for this is that politicians who would never be mistaken for intellectuals tend to treat them like intellectual buffets, where they Read more about The Libertarian Party, Steve Kubby and The Need for Activism[…]