How to talk to children about legal weed, Donald Trump, and endless Middle Eastern wars
Tag: marijuana legalization
Posted inBlogs
Luis Gutierrez won’t run for Congress again, endorses Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia to succeed him, and other Chicago news
Also, a residence hall without heat, hot water forces Chicago State University students to stay in hotels.
Posted inBlogs
Cook County commissioner wants to add marijuana legalization referendum to March 2018 ballot, and other Chicago news
Also, Emanuel slams Trump for “pointing fingers” at Chicago again.
Posted inBlogs
Biss, Kennedy, Pritzker support legalizing marijuana in Illinois, and other Chicago news
Also, Durbin confronts Jeff Sessions on his failure to solve Chicago’s gun violence issues.
Posted inNews & Politics
Chris Hayes says America’s founders would be offended by the modern police state
In his new book A Colony in a Nation, the journalist and MSNBC host compares current-day policing in cities like Chicago to British rule just before the American Revolution.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
A lightning round of answers to questions from Toronto’s Curious Minds Weekend
Dan addresses threesomes, butt plugs, Justin Trudeau, and more.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
As he seeks Wilson’s runoff endorsement, Mayor Rahm has the willies
The mayor—with help from Governor Rauner—tries to build his African-American support.
Posted inNews & Politics
Eight questions for your new Republican overlord
Taxes, weed, Madigan—what will governor-elect Bruce Rauner do?
Posted inBlogs
Marijuana legalization needs to be a gateway to broader drug reform
A new stance on pot can lead the nation’s retreat from its misguided drug war.
Posted inNews & Politics
The drug warrior
Chicago DEA special agent in charge Jack Riley has targeted the Outfit, dirty cops, street gangs, and the Sinaloa cartel, yet the drugs keep coming.
Posted inBlogs
Marijuana votes produce legal haze and hope for reforms
Legalization votes in Colorado and Washington show that the nation’s marijuana policies are a tangled mess
Posted inBlogs
Marijuana reforms wither in General Assembly
It’s not clear when—or if—legislators will take up proposals to change state pot laws
Posted inNews & Politics
The reefer solution
A bill from state Rep. La Shawn Ford would reform marijuana laws
Posted inBlogs
This Is Your City on Drugs: How to get pols into marijuana legalization
Mick Dumke suggested recently that the city get behind marijuana legalization in some form. Which is ok with me, but how do you enthuse our fuddy, not-particularly-libertarian powers that be?