Jon Gettman
178 posts
Jon Gettman is the Cannabis Policy Director for High Times. Jon has a Ph.D. in public policy, teaching undergraduate criminal justice and graduate level management courses. A long-time contributor to High Times, his research and analytical work has been used by NORML, Marijuana Policy Project, American’s for Safe Access, the Drug Policy Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations. Jon’s research contributions to the topic of marijuana law reform have included findings on the economic value of domestic marijuana cultivation, attempts to have marijuana rescheduled under federal law and racial disparities in marijuana possession arrest rates. Serving as NORML’s National Director in the late 1980s, he was instrumental in creating NORML’s activist program.
Flashback—DEA Responds to Early Medical Marijuana Initiatives
In November 1996, voters in California and Arizona passed historic ballot initiatives to legalize medical marijuana, starting a…
July 27, 2017
Hemp Policy and Legislative Update
Later this week, Congressman James Comer (R-KY) will introduce the Industrial Hemp Farming Act, federal legislation that would…
July 25, 2017
New Harm Reduction Guidelines for Cannabis and Public Health
The forthcoming legalization of cannabis is Canada has prompted the public health community to develop practical strategies to…
July 24, 2017
CBD Comes of Age, Pt. 2
Cannabidiol (CBD) is rapidly becoming, with respect to medical use, “the more interesting cannabinoid” according to a new…
July 14, 2017
CBD Comes of Age, Pt. 1
Cannabidiol is rapidly becoming, with respect to medical use, “the more interesting cannabinoid,” according to a new and…
July 6, 2017
Growing Support for Legalization in Washington State
There is no buyer’s remorse in the state of Washington over their legalization of marijuana in November 2012.…
June 23, 2017
Deadly Drug Policies
The death rate for young Americans has increased by 8 percent between 2010 and 2015, according to a recent…
June 14, 2017
Breaking: Jeff Sessions Goes After Congressional MMJ Protections
In a May 1 letter to Congress, Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked for authority to prosecute individuals in…
June 13, 2017
How to Diversify the Legal Marijuana Market
African-Americans are having a hard time getting into the legal marijuana business. It’s wrong, and there is a…
June 9, 2017
Trump, Belief and the Drug War
The president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, likes to kill drug dealers and users, or, at least, he’s…
May 30, 2017