Chris Roberts
454 posts
Chris Roberts is a High Times Staff writer based in San Francisco, just across the Bay from America's most cannabis-friendly city, and has been covering marijuana and drug policy since 2009.
There Are Worse Marijuana Icons Than John Mayer
John Mayer is never far away from the average American. Spend more than 15 minutes in a dentist’s…
July 13, 2017
How Cannabis Could Be a Psychedelic—And Why That’s Good
Psychedelics can have a bad name, even among dedicated recreational drug users. LSD, psilocybin and other mind-rearranging substances…
July 13, 2017
Putin’s Losing War: Russia’s Massive, Worsening Drug Problem
Even if the president’s son wasn’t taking meetings with Russians offering to“help” with our democratic process, there would…
July 12, 2017
How Texas Tested Psychedelics on Death Row Inmates
Imagine you are an adult of the 1950s. Since this thought exercise places you in a saloon, let’s…
July 11, 2017
Miracle: Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Is Not Terrible
It does not take much to become an exemplary member of Donald Trump’s Cabinet, that august collection of…
July 11, 2017
Government Pot Is Still Horrible—And You Can Blame This DEA Trick
Last August, the DEA managed a remarkable two-fer: in one fell swoop, the nation’s loyal federal drug police…
July 11, 2017
Chinese Schools Are Using Psychedelic VR to Scare Kids off Drugs
One thing that strikes me, when reading international news about drug use, is how alike all we humans…
July 5, 2017
Science: Lance Armstrong’s PEDs Were Bunk, Didn’t Enhance Performance
The only thing worse than losing seven Tour de France titles for using performance-enhancing drugs —other than, like,…
July 3, 2017
How Jeff Sessions Made an Argument for Drug Legalization
After his late winter and spring of fear, it’s been some time since Attorney General Jeff Sessions has…
July 3, 2017
Pot Is Legal in Las Vegas—But You Still Can’t Smoke It
So you did it. You booked the flight, you booked the hotel and now you’re in Las Vegas,…
July 3, 2017