It’s not the dope; it’s the dopes. There’s only about one similarity between Bill Clinton’s impeachment and Donald Trump’s second: Marijuana; or “inhaling,” to be more precise. That’s right. A solid 40 percent of the nation’s impeachments — two of the five, to be exactly exact — have now included inhaling marijuana. It was disgraceful […]Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, there’s nothing to cheer about for any American — no matter your party, or lack thereof. The president of the United States was just impeached for the second time. This one was decidedly different than the first, which I know because I was there (even if I didn’t allow myself to […]Read More
The New Year has not been the turning point many Americans hoped it would be. From the cresting coronavirus pandemic to the recent chaos at the Capitol, 2021 is shaping up to be as rough as 2020. Fortunately, an up-and-coming wellness practice promises to alleviate the stress of overworked and anxious Americans: cow-hugging. No joke. […]Read More
THE U.S. CAPITOL — Call me old fashioned, but I miss having a sky that’s blue, grass that’s green, even a globe that’s, well, shaped like a globe, not a flat myth. I also miss having a Capitol — my office for the past 15 years — where my colleagues, lawmakers, staffers, workers, interns, and […]Read More
The progressive ranks of the Democratic Party grew in November, and they’re itching to flex that new muscle within the Capitol — and down the street in soon-to-be President Joe Biden’s more moderate White House. But some of their top agenda items — like reversing mass incarceration, which includes legalizing marijuana — have been put […]Read More
MONROE CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX, Wash. — At least 205 prisoners — more than a quarter of the population — in the Washington State Reformatory (WSR) within the Monroe Correctional Complex have been infected with coronavirus in the past two weeks alone. Our gymnasium is being converted into a medical wing to house the overflow of those […]Read More
AFTON, Vir. — PRO TIP: When a federal lawmaker casually informs you he’s growing three acres of cannabis and then asks you to hop on his doorless off-road vehicle — even in the midst of a raging pandemic — don’t hesitate; just hop on. Once on board the deceptively fast (and did I mention utterly […]Read More
Government officials from two traditionally conservatives states are defending voter-approved marijuana reform initiatives against legal challenges. The secretaries of state and attorneys general from Mississippi and South Dakota recently filed responses to lawsuits seeking to invalidate their states’ measures legalizing cannabis for medical and recreational purposes. Mississippi Prior to Election Day, the mayor of the […]Read More
MONROE CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX, Wash. — Last night — on New Years Eve — in a matter of hours at least 70 new COVID cases seem to have popped up in my cramped, temporary home here in the Monroe Correctional Complex. But prison officials aren’t being straight with us, so we’re trying to work it out […]Read More
Rapper and activist Killer Mike is challenging President-elect Joe Biden to take a note from Sen. Bernie Sanders and use executive authority to broadly reform federal marijuana laws as soon as he takes office. In an interview with TMZ, the artist stressed the need to legalize cannabis and do it in a way that lifts […]Read More











