When someone tells you “a criminal record follows you the rest of your life,” believe it. I was convicted of a marijuana cultivation felony ten years ago, and it definitely has followed me. Being a marijuana felon makes it hard for me to rent a place to live, get a loan, get a regular job, […]
Marijuana politics question number one: Which of the 2016 presidential major-party candidates would be the safest president for marijuana growers and users? Donald Trump, reality TV star, real estate developer, casino owner, and the presumed nominee for the Republican Party, used to be a wealthy playboy. There are rumors that during his early years, the […]
BigBudsMag.com for many years has been reporting that home marijuana growers, sometimes known as black market marijuana growers, feel there are plusses and minuses of marijuana “legalization.” We all want the police, courts, and governments to let us grow and sell marijuana in an open market. But what we’ve seen in marijuana legalization states, especially […]
The war on marijuana, the hatred of marijuana, and prejudice against marijuana growers and users was on full display in the United States Senate at a recent hearing. Long-time drug warriors—California Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein and Iowa Republican Senator Charles Grassley—convened a hearing to slag the Department of Justice for not interfering more with marijuana […]
Where’s the best place in America for you as an individual to legally grow marijuana? As of early 2017, an individual can legally grow marijuana in California, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Nevada, Alaska, Arizona, Massachusetts, Michigan, Maine, the District of Columbia (D.C.) and Hawaii. In most states where state law allows you to legally […]
Here in Canada, marijuana growers are relieved that Justin Trudeau and the Labor Party defeated Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservatives. Stephen Harper is a right-wing drug warrior who tried to destroy the medical marijuana grower licensing system that allowed 30,000 Canadian medical marijuana patients to grow their own medicine. Harper increased penalties for […]
What happens if California voters “legalize” recreational marijuana via ballot initiative in 2016? Read our previous article detailing the California government’s planned approach to recreational marijuana legalization. You’ll see it sure as hell won’t be the kind of “legalization” most marijuana growers, processors, sellers, and users want! All you have to do is look at […]
Why does the Canadian government show blatant disrespect for Canadian marijuana growers? Even if newly-elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau follows through on his pledge to “legalize marijuana,” what he means by that is the big government-licensed corporations that legally grow and sell Canadian marijuana will get a bigger monopoly and bigger market share. Marijuana […]
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