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.
Kinder Pot Cops? Police Experiment with Alternatives to SWAT Raids on Marijuana
The thing with raiding a medical marijuana dispensary is that it’s really easy. Here’s how you do it:…
April 3, 2017
John Oliver Lays Out Clear, Concise, Cogent Case For Marijuana Legalization
Marijuana laws in America are a running joke. By now, you could be forgiven for forgetting to laugh,…
April 3, 2017
How to Enter the U.S. as a Marijuana User
The Trump administration’s crackdown on marijuana has begun, but it’s not in Colorado, Washington or anywhere else in…
April 3, 2017
Hint of a Trump Marijuana Crackdown? DEA Probes Colorado Cannabis Cases
While Attorney General Jeff Sessions was busy publicly reminding America just how much he hates marijuana legalization—facts, data…
April 3, 2017
Surprise! The ‘Candy-Colored Meth’ Myth Is Back
This is the age of Trump. Still smarting from the Bernie-Hillary infighting, which may have (translation: almost certainly)…
March 31, 2017
The Genes of Terpenes: Scientists Discover Pot’s Smell Predictor
By now, most even casual consumers of marijuana are familiar with “terpenes,” the compounds found in the essential…
March 31, 2017
Atlanta Is the Latest Southern City to Push for Pot Decriminalization
Startups, independent bookstores, popping nightlife—Atlanta is cool. Creatives and entrepreneurs and anyone else seeking decent wages and legitimate…
March 30, 2017
Marijuana Unlikely to Figure in Trump’s Grand Plan to Solve Opiate Crisis
Fresh from another weekend spent on the golf course, the sting of his total failure to repeal and…
March 30, 2017
California Still Can’t Figure Out Its Cannabis Banking Problem
Starting next year, sales of recreational marijuana in California are expected to generate $1 billion in sales tax…
March 29, 2017
Marijuana Legalization Still Doesn’t Apply at Coachella—Here’s the Workaround
The world-famous Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a drug-free zone. Wipe that smirk off your painted…
March 29, 2017