The 420 Issue
The past, present and future of legalized cannabis and the people who fight for it
Cannabis is legal. Say it with us this time: Cannabis. Is. Legal.
To celebrate, we present another edition of our annual 420 Issue. It’s got it all this year: environmentalism, the sacrifices of the past, the promises of the future, the chill of the recreational, the healing of the medicinal and so much more. We pick apart every leaf to get to the dank heart of cannabis in all of its forms.
So find a couch you don’t mind getting stuck to and light up. We’re about to go deep. Check out a handy guide to how new rules stack up to the old rules on the right, and click on the links below to see everything we’ve come up with for you.
Bong crafters get lifted on a rising art form.
Pot columnist Ngaio Bealum lays out his top five strains of 2016.
How legalization can heal damage from illegal grows.
Activist Eddy Lepp starts anew after eight years in prison.
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