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Home » reefer

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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

Weedman’s day

by Maya Dukmasova December 23, 2019November 1, 2021

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

Posted inColumns & Opinion

A tale of two vices

by Ben Joravsky June 20, 2019August 18, 2021

Let’s pit reefer vs. gambling to see which is worse.

Posted inBlogs

Cook County state’s attorney: Time to lay off the pot prosecutions

by Mick Dumke April 20, 2015August 18, 2021

State’s attorney Anita Alvarez says her office will try to send people caught with small amounts of cannabis and hard drugs into treatment instead of jail.

Posted inBlogs

Talking reefer in the land of Antonin Scalia

by Ben Joravsky February 28, 2012August 19, 2021

Mick and Ben go to the University of Chicago to talk about marijuana

Posted inBlogs

Reefer in Evanston, Probcause, and only a few words about Mayor Rahm

by Ben Joravsky December 28, 2011August 19, 2021

Probcause will perform tonight at the Mid, but he will not be rapping about decriminalizing reefer in his hometown of Evanston.

Posted inBlogs

Today’s marijuana lesson comes from New York City

by Mick Dumke December 9, 2011August 19, 2021

How Chicago can take a cue from New York City on pot possession.

Posted inBlogs

Why are blacks busted more often for pot?

by Steve Bogira December 9, 2011August 19, 2021

Illegal searches play a leading role in the racial imbalance.

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