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News & Politics, Feature Sep 9, 2020
Hit it!—the new Blues Brothers weed, that is

A Skokie dispensary features dozens of varieties of flower, including a strain celebrating the Chicago film’s 40th anniversary.
- By Catey Sullivan
- Tags: Feature, John Belushi, Jim Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Blues Brothers, cannabis, dispensary, Skokie, Growing Belushi, marijuana, weed, Greenhouse, Wheaton High School, Saturday Night Live, the Last Prisoner Project

News & Politics, Cannabis Apr 1, 2020
Weedman keeps calm

Cannabis delivery chugs along amid the pandemic.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Cannabis, cannabis, cannabis legalization 2020, coronavirus, COVID-19, dealer, drug dealers, Illinois, legalization, marijuana, pandemic, pot, reefer, stoner, weed, Weedman

News & Politics, News Jan 20, 2020
How to stay on the right side of the new law

Because getting arrested is the biggest buzzkill.
- By Larry Mishkin
- Tags: News, cannabis, cannabis legalization, marijuana, legalized marijuana, adult-use cannabis legislation, Cannabis legalization 2020, legal weed

Columns & Opinion, Staff notes Jan 13, 2020
‘I decided to try convincing a weed delivery guy to show me his world’
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Staff notes, cannabis, cannabis legalization 2020, cannabis procurement and consumption, drug dealers, marijuana, official narratives about drug dealers, weed

News & Politics, Feature Jan 8, 2020
High hopes

A dispatch from a seven-hour-long line to buy weed at a dispensary, where the tote bags are free, the branding is consistent, and security wears Blue Lives Matter hats.
- By Mari Cohen
- Tags: Feature, cannabis, cannabis legalization 2020, dealer, dispensary, Illinois, legalization, marijuana, pot, reefer, stoner, weed

News & Politics, Feature Dec 23, 2019
Weedman’s day

Illinois’s cannabis legalization aims to put dealers out of business, but they’re about more than just selling weed.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Feature, cannabis, cannabis legalization 2020, dealer, drug dealers, illinois, legalization, marijuana, pot, reefer, stoner, weed

News & Politics, Comics Feature Dec 23, 2019
Up in the air

What federal law means for some Chicago residents who want to smoke pot
- By Mads Horwath
- Tags: Comics Feature, cannabis, cannabis legalization 2020, chicago housing authority, eviction, federal housing, marijuana, pot, weed

City Life, Sightseeing Dec 20, 2019
Video
When Cook County enlisted the Marines to fight marijuana

A sheriff, a pack of journalists, and three sergeants walked into a field of weed . . . with flamethrowers.
- By Jeff Nichols
- Tags: Sightseeing, Cannabis legalization 2020, cannabis, cannabis legalization, marijuana, Cook County sheriff, growing marijuana, Video

News & Politics, Feature Dec 20, 2019
Communing with cannabis—underground

Even with legalization right around the corner, these women of color in Chicago feel safest creating spaces for weed-infused activities on their own terms.
- By F. Amanda Tugade
- Tags: Feature, black market, canna-paint, cannabis, cannabis legalization 2020, instagram, legal dispensaries, marijuana, medical marijuana, paint, Waka Flocka, weed, weed-infused food, yoga

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Sep 19, 2019
Mom's made a cream puff with weed . . .

. . . too bad you'll never eat one.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Food & Drink, Food Chain, Andrea Drummer, Beard Papa, cannabis, cream puffs, culinary cannabis, Heather Steans, Kelly Ijichi, Lori Lightfoot, Lowell Farms, marijuana, Mom's Politan Row, Politan Row, Purple Kush, Randi Howri, weed

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jun 20, 2019
A tale of two vices

Let’s pit reefer vs. gambling to see which is worse.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Bill Clinton, cannabis, Chris Buddy, Dan Mihalopoulos, gambling, Governor Pritzker, Inside the Edge, Jason Grotto, Marijuana, ProPublica, reefer, WBEZ

Columns & Opinion, To Be Blunt May 22, 2019
Flying high

Just in time for Memorial Day, an attorney who specializes in cannabis law answers a burning question about traveling with marijuana.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: To Be Blunt, cannabis, marijuana, medical marijuana, weed, Larry Mishkin

City Life, Public Service Announcement Apr 26, 2019
Clear your name

Free advice for sealing your public record
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, cannabis, justice, Legal aid, Marijuana, record, Weed, expungement

News & Politics, Comics Feature Apr 18, 2019
Surviving with weed
- By Sarah Watts and Lucius Wisniewski
- Tags: Comics Feature, cannabis, comics journalism, marijuana, medical, weed

News & Politics, Feature Apr 18, 2019
Weed whacked

If recreational cannabis is legalized, how will Illinois reengage the formerly incarcerated and make amends to communities of color?
- By Tatiana Walk-Morris
- Tags: Feature, cannabis, medical cannabis, recreational marijuana, marijuana, Grass Gap, Kim Foxx, Kelly Cassidy, Heather Steans, NORML, cannabis equity, expungement

News & Politics, News Apr 17, 2019
A morning at CBD Kratom is a study in serenity

Natural alternatives to illicit and prescription drugs stimulate this weed-adjacent business.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: News, CBD Kratom, CBD, cannabidiol, kratom, Mitragyna speciosa, M. speciosa, natural medicine, homeopathic, hemp, cannabis, marijuana, CBD shop, David Palatnik, Danielle Larsen, OxyContin, methadone, opioids, opiates, prescription painkillers, Shea Petersen, Boystown

Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Apr 17, 2019
A chronic problem

You can’t spell “contact high” without the CTA.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: On Transportation, cannabis, cigarette, CTA, homeless, Marijuana, train, Transportation, Weed

Blogs, Bleader Apr 24, 2018
Trump’s war on medical marijuana putting Illinois dispensaries at 'risk'

The president has added more red tape for pot dispensaries and has scared banks from taking their deposits.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Politics, Weed Week, Bank of Springfield, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, cannabis, Donald Trump, James Cole, Jeff Sessions, Joseph Friedman, marijuana, medical marijuana, PDI Medical, President Clinton, President Obama, President Trump

Blogs, Bleader Apr 20, 2018
If you can’t smoke weed right now, you might as well read about it

Cannabis, marijuana, reefer, mary jane, weed, pot, bud, herb, ganja, we've covered it all.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Archive Dive, News, The Reefer, cannabis, Father Michael Pfleger, grass gap, grow house, Hemp Fest, marijuana, Method Man, platillo nopal loco, recreational marijuana, Revolution Enterprises, tacos, Thai boat noodles

Blogs, Bleader Apr 20, 2018
Chicago-based Kitchen Toke, the first zine devoted to cooking with weed, preaches the green word

Along with providing recipes, the new quarterly demystifies weed as a stoner staple.
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Cooking, Food & Drink, The Reefer, Weed Week, laura yee, kitchen toke, barnes & noble, chapters indigo, joline rivera, whole foods, quimbys, cannabis, marijuana, weed, thc, cbd, brownies

News & Politics, Feature Apr 19, 2018
Happy #420Day, Chicago

Weed Day coverage: a Chicago zine devoted to cooking with pot, how to take a weed bath, dealing with stoned drivers—and more.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Feature, Benjamin Wolf, bongs, cannabis, cannabis candidate, cannabis consumption, cannabis dinner, cannabis meal, edibles, Herbal Notes, homegrown, Illinois, legalization, Manny Mendoza, Marijuana, marijuana bath, pipes, pot, prescription, recreational, weed

News & Politics, Feature Apr 19, 2018
Here’s what happened when I took a weed bath

Can you get high from soaking in a tub full of pot-infused bath salts?
- By Melanie LaForce
- Tags: Feature, Weed Week, bath salts, cannabis, cannabis cheri, cbd kratom, cheri sicard, cloud vapor lounge, columbia care illinois, Empower Black Label Epsom, homemade, marijuana, thc, thc-infused bath salts

Blogs, Bleader Apr 19, 2018
Is Illinois ready for a potential influx of stoned drivers?

Weed Week: There is no completely reliable test for marijuana intoxication, and very few cops trained to recognize it.
- By Ashley Mizuo
- Tags: News, Politics, Transportation, ACLU, Breathalyzer, cannabis, chicago, colorado, CPD, Dr. Henry Swoboda, DRE, driving, drugs, dui, Illinois Compiled Statutes, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Kathie Kane-Willis, legalization, lincolnwood, marijuana, police, pot, Rush University Medical Center, Sgt. Justin Luria, Thomas Turek, weed

Blogs, Bleader Apr 17, 2018
Rauner’s reefer madness rules despite overwhelming support for legal pot

Weed Week: Recreational marijuana won't be legal as long as the embattled Republican remains governor.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Politics, Weed Week, Bruce Rauner, cannabis, Heather Steans, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois statehouse, J.B. Pritzker, Kelly Cassidy, legalization, marijuana, Michael Madigan, Reefer Madness

Blogs, Bleader Apr 16, 2018
Weed Week: Get in the mood for 4/20 with these photos by Chicagoans dedicated to legal weed

Get ready.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: News, Weed Week, 4/20, cannabis, marijuana, medical marijuana, recreational marijuana

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