A call for universal drug decriminalization
By emphasizing incarceration, drug laws disregard the potential of rehabilitation and focus instead on individual criminalization.
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Berkeley City Council decides on cannabis retail licenses as part of Equity Program
Berkeley City Council decided on the number of retail licenses granted to future cannabis business owners as part of its Cannabis Equity Program at its regular Tuesday evening meeting.
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Legalizing marijuana is a step forward but not enough
Black and Latinx people were almost four times more likely to be arrested for the crime, despite Black, Latinx and white folks using weed at the same rates.
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Taxes, costly regulations wreak havoc on marijuana industry
As a longtime cannabis entrepreneur, I’m in a unique position to secure a California medical and adult-use retail license by Jan. 1. The dispensary I manage, Magnolia Wellness of Oakland, has been locally permitted since 2013. This is significantly before the cut-off date for expedited state application processing, and our
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Making of a menace: abridged history of marijuana
Here you’ll find an abridged look into the historical narrative of stigmatization of hemp and marijuana through economic means and racism.
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Women lead weed: A gal’s guide to local ganja
Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. As the cannabis industry burgeons in Berkeley, more female entrepreneurs are entering the plant-for-profit exchange. “There’s no other market that’s extensively open for women to start leading,” said Andrea Unsworth, founder of Stash Twist and chair of the Bay
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The 4/20 chronic-les of UC Berkeley
Given Insight
This Friday will be a trippy one for our hippy campus. Popularly known as “4/20,” April 20 is the cannabis counterculture’s international holiday, and Berkeley is one of the focal points of celebration. Fire alarms will echo throughout the dormitories as some amateur freshmen “Puff the Magic Dragon.” Students for
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On cuts, fees and priorities
Given Insight
Maybe you’ve heard it shrieked from a protester’s megaphone as you cross Sproul Plaza. Maybe you’ve seen it chalked on building as you walk to class. Regardless of the method of communication, you’ve likely come across the catchphrase sometime in the course of your Berkeley education: “No cuts, no fees,
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Robert Reich’s ‘poverty’ of truth
Given Insight
Every Friday at noon, a swarm of students descend upon Wheeler Hall abuzz with excitement. Though they represent an array of majors, one would hardly guess so by the singular topic of their conversations. That’s because these students have temporarily put their test tubes and problem sets aside to enroll
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The correct treatment
The problem with drug abuse in the United States has not gone away. And the rampant use of drugs here has left Mexican border towns resembling a veritable blood bath. These are two of the reasons why it is easy to point out how big of a failure our national
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