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.
When Heroin Is Safer…
Until 2007, the most common way to die accidentally in Ohio was in a car crash. That was…
April 19, 2017
Homeland Security Chief: We’ll Absolutely Deport People for Marijuana
John Kelly’s tenure as a reasonable person with sound and sane views on marijuana lasted less than 48…
April 18, 2017
Do Arizona Police Have A Drug-Sniffing Lizard?
Police across America are confronting an inconvenient truth: Drug-sniffing dogs are bad at sniffing out drugs. Across the…
April 18, 2017
Oregon Marijuana Sales Far Exceed Expectations
Legal cannabis sales in America continue to be brisk in every state where the drug is sold over-the-counter—and…
April 13, 2017
How America’s Drug War Is Affecting Illegal Immigration
The firebrand opponents of undocumented immigration currently agitating for a looming wall on the U.S.-Mexico border—and calling for…
April 12, 2017
Marijuana Seizures Surge in Hong Kong
You can make an argument for Hong Kong, the former British colony turned international banking and cultural center,…
April 12, 2017
France’s Presidential Contenders All Want Marijuana Reform (Except for the French Trump)
The United States owes much to France—independence, a certain iconic statue, Anthony Bourdain’s attitude—and now, America is poised…
April 12, 2017
Nevada Lawmaker Pushes to Ban Edibles
Legal marijuana’s eternal existential struggle will be with kids. The laudable goal of protecting our nation’s youth from…
April 11, 2017
Arizona: Ban on MMJ on College Campuses Struck Down (For Now)
Legal cannabis is also legal at Arizona schools—in the dormitories and on the college green. An Arizona high…
April 10, 2017
Florida Pot Monopoly Compared to a ‘Cartel’
Medical marijuana in the state of Florida is a real-life game of Monopoly, but one where a few…
April 10, 2017