HELTER SKELTER: Apathy, drugs and Eddy Lepp at the edge of the world’s murder capital.

Originally appeared in Feb/March 2013 Issue of SKUNK Magazine . It is difficult to fully encapsulate the vast economic and human rights issues surrounding the United States’ longest war—The War on Drugs—because the issues are complex and inextricably interwoven. Pro-marijuana legalization groups often find success as they did in state elections last November, when defining marijuana…

What’s in a Name? Marijuana Strain Names Will Have to Change if We Want to Win the Drug War

Originally published by Weedist.com  In 2010, at the first High Times Medical Cannabis Cup in San Francisco, the marijuana strain that took home the top prize went by the not-so-appropriate name “God’s Pussy.” This, of course, was shrouded in controversy. Not only because the genetics that won under the name “God’s Pussy” were actually TGA Genetics ”Vortex“, but also…

New Jersey Patients Demand Chris Christie Implement Voter Approved Medical Marijuana Law

Originally published by Ladybud Magazine On June 7, 2013, the Coalition for Medical Marijuana in New Jersey (CMMNJ) held a press conference at the New Jersey State House in Trenton, NJ demandingGovernor Chris Christie stop playing politics with the voter-approved medical marijuana law in the state. The press conference, spearheaded by political strategist Jay Lassiter, highlighted the hardships specifically created by…