This Cult Book Mixed Race, Weed and American Chaos Long Before the Culture Caught Up. Now It’s Back
First published by Random House in 2003, Ghetto Celebrity is not a standard memoir and never really tried to be. Donnell Alexander traces the book back to Tupac Shakur’s death, an LA Weekly story about his absent father, and a writing process shaped by weed, pop culture, race, Midwestern Black life and the kind of […]
The Only American Sent to Prison for the Pot Tax
The Cannabis Operator Prosecutors Got Like Al Capone In this first-person commentary, Ryan Richmond argues that after marijuana charges failed, federal authorities turned to tax law—specifically Section 280E—to win the conviction that sent him to prison. Editor’s note: This essay is a first-person opinion piece by Ryan Richmond. It reflects the author’s recollections, views, and […]
A Rare South American Cannabis Power Move Is Taking Shape In Argentina
Flowers & Terps and Universal Growing are joining forces in a move that blends flower credibility, cultivation culture, infrastructure and global ambition, an uncommon kind of partnership in South America’s cannabis industry. Something unusual is happening in South American cannabis, and it starts in Argentina. Flowers & Terps, a flower-driven brand with unmatched credibility in […]