I have been contributing articles on marijuana politics, policy, and culture to online and print publications since 2005. Here is the archive of every piece I’ve written that I can find.
Weed’s Nightmare Trump Scenario Well, the election went great for us, didn’t it? We picked up four new legalization states,
The Berlin Wall of Prohibition Falls Tonight One night so long ago I still had hair, I was a witness
The Top Ten Reasons to Vote Yes on Marijuana Legalization Are you one of the almost 57 million Americans living
Why Must Legalization Solve All Problems? Why are you interested in the legalization of marijuana? To solve the gross inequality
Traitors in the War on Drugs I take a lot of heat from people who support medical marijuana because I
Just Who the Hell is “Radical” Russ? One of the entertaining things about being an opinion columnist is getting feedback
A look at the history of the market for aluminum can give cannabis growers a fair understanding of what their market will eventually become.
Why Not Throw Away Your Pro-Marijuana Third-Party Vote On Me? We’re three weeks out from the most important marijuana election
What Happens to Medical Marijuana in a Legalized Nation? This election, we have five states that are medical marijuana states
Legalization Will Change Medical Marijuana, But Not Why You Think I have my share of critics. No, wait. Haters. I
The Treat Alcohol Like Marijuana Act As marijuana legalization sweeps the country, our prohibitionist opposition sounds the alarm about “Big
Splitting Fives in Arkansas (Or, How to Turn a Win Into Two Losses) Covering the news and polls on two