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David Bienenstock
David Bienenstock
Veteran cannabis journalist David Bienenstock is the author of "How to Smoke Pot (Properly): A Highbrow Guide to Getting High" (2016 - Penguin/Random House), and the co-host and co-creator of the podcast "Great Moments in Weed History with Abdullah and Bean." Follow him on Twitter @pot_handbook.

131 total articles - Page 4 of 14

  • Trump-not-wearing-mask

    Why Trump doesn’t want cannabis on the ballot

    David Bienenstock - Published on October 6, 2020

    It’s not that he’s against legalization (though he is). Cannabis measures tend to lure more anti-Trump voters to the polls—and he knows it.

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  • marijuana-election-legalization-vote

    6 cannabis elections that changed the game

    David Bienenstock - Published on September 17, 2020

    Legalization happens when voters—not politicians—force laws to change.

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  • joe-biden-2020-election

    Dear Joe Biden: Here’s the data, now it’s time to embrace marijuana legalization

    David Bienenstock - Published on August 13, 2020

    Dear Joe Biden, Congratulations! You’ve officially chosen a running mate who—despite previously opposing cannabis—is now fully on board with federal legalization. There’s still time for you to make a similar evolution, by repenting for your past sins as one of the nation’s leading drug warriors, and then quickly pivoting to embrace legalization— an incredibly popular […]

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  • defund-police-cannabis-marijuana-tax-revenue

    Cannabis taxes fund the police. Here’s how to change that

    David Bienenstock - Published on July 13, 2020

    The cops got their cut in order to get legalization laws passed. But now it’s a different world.

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  • carl-sagan-and-lester-grinspoon

    Dr. Lester Grinspoon encouraged America to ‘reconsider’ marijuana

    David Bienenstock - Published on June 25, 2020

    A remembrance: The Harvard physician’s 1971 book laid the scientific foundation for today’s legal cannabis laws.

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  • police-marijuana-arrest

    Can you love cannabis and support the police?

    David Bienenstock - Published on June 16, 2020

    Police don’t merely enforce unjust laws. They help create them, protect them, and profit from them.

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  • COVID-19 interstate compacts could be a model for regional marijuana trade

    David Bienenstock - Published on May 27, 2020

    A ‘western alliance’ of legal states could regulate interstate cannabis commerce, say some industry leaders.

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  • Have-a-good-trip-psychedelics-documentary-Netflix

    Netflix’s ‘Have a Good Trip’ takes a wild psychedelic ride

    David Bienenstock - Published on May 14, 2020

    Buy the ticket, enjoy the journey: Become one with the universe, or turn it into ‘an opera of your nightmares.’

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  • Jessamyn-Stanley-yoga-cannabis

    For the queen of cannabis yoga positivity, fighting stigma is a daily battle

    David Bienenstock - Published on April 30, 2020

    Jessamyn Stanley built a following with her body-positive yoga message—and then took another bold, risky step.

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  • Tiger-King-Joe-Exotic-marijuana-legalization

    Yes, the Tiger King really did run for governor on a ‘legalize weed’ platform

    David Bienenstock - Published on April 14, 2020

    Joe Exotic’s 2018 campaign for Oklahoma governor included a call for full legalization. And a rather novel way to sell it.

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