Editor’s Roundtable: Gossip, Dirt, and Reality (Podcast) By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors discuss stories in Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, ESPN, Kotaku, and The Globe and Mail.
The Great Cannabis Experiment: Ian Brown on Growing Your Own Weed By Krista Stevens Highlight Weed? Turns out it’s tricky to grow your own.
The Hackers Who Led a Young Woman to Her Death By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight How did an ambitious, kind 23-year-old go from working at a California cannabis dispensary to living in Manila with an internet criminal?
The Section 8 Cannabis Eviction Problem By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Although many states legally allow the use of medical marijuana, federal law still prohibits its possession in federally subsidized housing, so many residents live in fear of eviction.
One Consequence of Cannabis Legalization is Market Saturation By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Supply side economics is clogging the overstuffed bowl of Oregon’s booming cannabis market, and there are not enough lighters in Oregon to smoke all the product.
Weed Reads: A Reading List About Marijuana By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Reading List A reading list of eight stories on marijuana.
