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.
Destination Prison
In early February, a Montgomery County Maryland Judge sentenced Joseph Daniel Mlller, age 23, to five years in…
February 20, 2017
Studying Cannabis on Campus, Pt. 2
A new study in the March 2017 issue of the journal Addictive Behaviors takes a look at “College…
February 15, 2017
Studying Cannabis on Campus, Pt. 1
A new study in the March, 2017 issue of the journal Addictive Behaviors takes a look at “College…
February 14, 2017
Marijuana, the Great Unifier
Marijuana legalization is becoming the great unifier in an otherwise polarized political landscape, a rare issue with bipartisan…
January 31, 2017
Hemp on the Hill
Look no further for proof of the success of the hemp industry than your local grocery store. This…
January 27, 2017
America Grows—Grow America
As more and more attention is paid to the size and economic value of the emerging legal cannabis…
January 20, 2017
Marijuana by the Numbers
The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) publishes a data supplement to their annual anti-drug strategy. This…
January 17, 2017
Dissent in the Time of Trump, Pt. 2
Most cannabis consumers are young adults. Most young adults do not participate in the political process. Why is…
January 11, 2017
Dissent in the Time of Trump, Pt. 1
The inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States on January 20 marks the beginning of…
January 9, 2017
The New Scrutiny
The decay and rot of prohibition laws throughout the United States (and the world) is producing even greater…
December 29, 2016