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.
The New Cannabis Capital of the U.S. is … Canada?!
When estimating the size of the marijuana industry and its stupendous growth, it’s always a measure of billions—as…
November 15, 2016
Thank Hillary Voters for Marijuana Legalization
She may have lost the presidential election to the star-of-our-current-surreality Donald J. Trump—just who to blame for that…
November 15, 2016
What Will He Do?!?
Tuesday was possibly the greatest day in the history of drug policy reform in America—and its most ominous.…
November 11, 2016
Denver Appears To Legalize Marijuana Social Lounges
Voters in Denver appear to have approved a pilot program legalizing marijuana lounges, though the vote tally remained…
November 10, 2016
Legalization Finally Wins in Maine
A misinformation campaign in Maine led by the state’s Trump-supporting governor couldn’t, in the end, keep a marijuana legalization…
November 10, 2016
Mom-and-Pop Cultivation Loses in Mendocino
Small cannabis farmers in Mendocino County, in the heart of California’s marijuana-producing “Emerald Triangle,” lost big in their attempt…
November 9, 2016
Montana Reasserts Approval for Medical Marijuana
Residents of Montana slapped back its legislature on Election Day after that august body tried to make it…
November 9, 2016
Medical Marijuana passes in Arkansas
Arkansas has passed medical marijuana, returns show. The result is a good-luck win for reform, even after an…
November 9, 2016
Another Win! Massachusetts Legalizes!
America’s historic hotbed of independence from tyranny tossed marijuana prohibition overboard in Tuesday, as voters in Massachusetts legalized recreational…
November 8, 2016
The Big Kahuna: California Legalizes Marijuana!
The biggest single blow against the country’s second failed experiment with Prohibition was struck by California voters on…
November 8, 2016