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Home » pot

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Posted inNews & Politics

Weedman keeps calm

by Maya Dukmasova April 1, 2020August 18, 2021

Cannabis delivery chugs along amid the pandemic.

Posted inNews & Politics

High hopes

by Mari Cohen January 8, 2020August 18, 2021

A dispatch from a seven-hour-long line to buy weed at a dispensary, where the tote bags are free, the branding is consistent, and security wears Blue Lives Matter hats.

Posted inNews & Politics

Up in the air

by Mads Horwath December 23, 2019August 18, 2021

What federal law means for some Chicago residents who want to smoke pot

Posted inNews & Politics

Weedman’s day

by Maya Dukmasova December 23, 2019October 5, 2022

Illinois’s cannabis legalization aims to put dealers out of business, but they’re about more than just selling weed.

Posted inNews & Politics

Happy #420Day, Chicago

by Reader staff April 19, 2018August 18, 2021

Weed Day coverage: a Chicago zine devoted to cooking with pot, how to take a weed bath, dealing with stoned drivers—and more.

Posted inBlogs

Is Illinois ready for a potential influx of stoned drivers?

by Ashley Mizuo April 19, 2018August 18, 2021

Weed Week: There is no completely reliable test for marijuana intoxication, and very few cops trained to recognize it.

Posted inBlogs

Arrests for marijuana in Chicago hit a historic low in 2017, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd February 6, 2018August 18, 2021

Also, it’s so cold that even the Navy Pier Ferris wheel closed.

Posted inBlogs

Luis Gutierrez won’t run for Congress again, endorses Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia to succeed him, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd November 29, 2017August 18, 2021

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

by Kate Shepherd November 8, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Emanuel slams Trump for “pointing fingers” at Chicago again.

Posted inBlogs

Pot smokers toke up in public to make a political statement

by Lee V. Gaines April 21, 2017August 18, 2021

About 80 people gathered around the Logan Square monument on 4/20, the unofficial “National Weed Day,” for a celebration that doubled as a campaign event.

Posted inArts & Culture

Donut Fest, vintage shopping, lunchtime yoga, and more things to do—while stoned

by Chad the Bird April 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Chicago party animal Chad the Bird gives high praise to events that just happen to coincide with National Weed Day.

Posted inArts & Culture

Pot shots of Chicago

by David Sampson April 19, 2017August 18, 2021

David Sampson photographs city icons through a haze of smoke

Posted inNews & Politics

Medical marijuana dispensaries are sprouting up like weeds

by Chicago Reader April 19, 2017August 18, 2021

Buy your medical marijuana from these 28 Chicago-area sellers.

Posted inBlogs

Two Zion residents charged with conspiring to help ISIS, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd April 13, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Rahm returned to Washington, D.C., to discuss infrastructure and meet with DeVos.

Posted inBlogs

Why are CBD products sold over the counter some places and tightly regulated in others?

by Lee V. Gaines March 23, 2017August 18, 2021

This chemical compound found in marijuana presents a tale of two extracts.

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