Pot and History

Prohibitionist Post: 125 years covering Colorado’s love-hate affair with alcohol and cannabis

• The devastating American opioid crisis… of 1908
• Ella Fitzgerald at 100: Her role in the era of “jazz cigarettes”
• Majority of Minnesota medical marijuana patients say treatment has provided “a great deal of benefit”
• Federal marijuana playbook: Trump administration’s tough talk and what we know so far
• Tales from the crypt: Cannabis burial find dates back thousands of years
• How this tiny Middle Eastern nation came to lead the world in medical marijuana research
• These 2,400-year-old solid-gold bongs were used by Scythians for cannabis
• The 10 news stories that defined cannabis’ biggest year to date
• Looking back at Colorado’s track to legal marijuana sales
• Quiz: How well do you know hemp?
• Five questions: Why your marijuana isn’t always what budtenders say it is
• Red, white and hemp Americana: Five pivotal moments in U.S. history
• Map: U.S. marijuana laws
• Marijuana certification standards gaining steam
• Live Blog: Recreational marijuana shops now open
• Marijuana in Colorado has a long history and an uncertain future