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A bright idea?

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 14, 2025 | Public Policy | 0 |

The big players merge with or acquire local brands, then aggressively lobby politicians to restrict (or even prohibit) competition from independent businesses.

Odds & Ends from Pot Nation

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 10, 2025 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Gas Station Heroin, Again

by C. Scott McMillin | May 26, 2025 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Adventures in Shrooming

by C. Scott McMillin | May 12, 2025 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
A Bad Test Result

by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 28, 2025 | In the News | 0 |
Pot Sales on the Rez

by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 14, 2025 | In the News | 0 |

Does Minimum Unit Pricing Work?

by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 7, 2025 | Public Policy | 0 |

I’d have to call MUP a blunt instrument. One that does achieve its primary goal– that’s important– but not without possible consequences.

To Qualify for Medical Pot…

by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 10, 2025 | Public Policy | 0 |

As it turns out, most of the qualifying conditions weren’t well-supported by science. Then or now.

Stiffer sentences? Maybe try something else…

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 24, 2025 | Public Policy | 0 |

Perhaps society should focus on finding solutions that are demonstrably effective, instead of simply boosting the severity of punishment.

Colombia Wants to Legalize Coke Worldwide

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 20, 2025 | Addictive Substances, Public Policy | 0 |

…back in the USA– drug overdose deaths ‘involving’ cocaine have risen steadily over the past decade,

Conflict in Cali

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 3, 2025 | In the News | 0 |

Here’s a test: Change the label to avoid any mention of THC content. Now, how many customers continue to seek out and purchase it?

A really good idea

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 9, 2025 | Public Policy | 0 |

Big Tobacco, however, will not agree. They’ll put up the usual resistance, lobbying Congress, filing lawsuits, etc., and over the years, they’ve become quite good at it.

Legislating Addiction

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 6, 2025 | Public Policy | 0 |

…the commercial gambling industry is dead-set against it. In fact, they’d like to eliminate the gambling tax altogether, on the grounds that it disadvantages them against illicit gambling operations.

Cannabis as Commerce

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 23, 2024 | Addictive Substances | 0 |

…we made a popular drug of abuse legal, widely available in shops and online, and proceed to market the heck out of it– did we really think that the number of users would go down?

More on Pot in Politics

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 2, 2024 | Public Policy | 0 |

Nonetheless, the commercial cannabis industry expects a demonstration of that level of support from the public to motivate the Florida legislature to revisit the issue,..