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Pot

Business

Lavish Parties, Greedy Pols, and Panic Rooms

How the “Apple of Pot” collapsed.

Ben Schreckinger, Mona Zhang Politico May 2020 25min Permalink

Crime

The True Story of the Fugitive Drug Smuggler Who Became an Environmental Hero

When Raymond Stansel was busted in 1974, he was one of Florida’s biggest pot smugglers. Facing trial and years in prison, he jumped bail, changed his name, holed up in a remote Australian outpost and began his second life as an environmental hero.

Rich Schapiro Outside Jan 2017 20min Permalink

Arts

Willie and the Weed Factory

A long talk with Willie Nelson about pot.

Chris Heath GQ Aug 2015 25min Permalink

Science

Boy, Interrupted

A drug derived from cannabis was the only thing that could control a young boy’s seizures.

Fred Vogelstein Wired Jul 2015 Permalink