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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, 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

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

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 Feb 6, 2018
Arrests for marijuana in Chicago hit a historic low in 2017, and other Chicago news

Also, it's so cold that even the Navy Pier Ferris wheel closed.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, bond rating, Bruce Rauner, cannabis, Chicago, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Theatre, Donald Trump, drug-related arrests, Election 2016, Election 2018, food festivals, halal food, Henry County, Hillary Clinton, I Heart Halal Festival, Illinois, marijuana, Navy Pier, Navy Pier Ferris wheel, neo-Nazis, pension crisis, pot, State of the Union address, winter weather

Blogs, Bleader Nov 29, 2017
Luis Gutierrez won't run for Congress again, endorses Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia to succeed him, and other Chicago news

Also, a residence hall without heat, hot water forces Chicago State University students to stay in hotels.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, cannabis, Chicago, Chicago State University, Chris Kennedy, Daniel Biss, Election 2018, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, immigration issues, J.B. Pritzker, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Luis Gutierrez, marijuana, marijuana legalization, Outcome Health, PBS, pot, Rick Steves, Rishi Shah, Robert F. Kennedy

Blogs, Bleader Nov 8, 2017
Cook County commissioner wants to add marijuana legalization referendum to March 2018 ballot, and other Chicago news

Also, Emanuel slams Trump for "pointing fingers" at Chicago again.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, cannabis, Chicago, Chicago Brauhaus, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Donald Trump, Ed Burke, George Papadopoulos, German food, gun control, gun violence, Hillary Clinton, Illinois, Jesse Jackson, John Fritchey, marijuana, marijuana legalization, mass shootings, Northwestern University, pot, pot legalization, Rahm Emanuel, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, restaurant closings, Russia, Trump International Hotel and Tower

Blogs, Bleader Apr 21, 2017
Pot smokers toke up in public to make a political statement

About 80 people gathered around the Logan Square monument on 4/20, the unofficial "National Weed Day," for a celebration that doubled as a campaign event.
- By Lee V. Gaines
- Tags: News, The Reefer, 4/20, 420, Benjamin Thomas Wolf, cannabis, Chicago police, Chicago Police Department, CPD, Jeff Sessions, Legal weed, Logan Square, marijuana, Mark Brouwer, medical marijuana, National Weed Day, pot

Arts & Culture, Feature Apr 20, 2017
Donut Fest, vintage shopping, lunchtime yoga, and more things to do—while stoned

Chicago party animal Chad the Bird gives high praise to events that just happen to coincide with National Weed Day.
- By Chad the Bird
- Tags: Feature, 420, arts, cannabis, Chad the Bird, do this, marijuana issue, pot, tacos, things to do while stoned, weed

Arts & Culture, Feature Apr 19, 2017
Pot shots of Chicago

City icons seen through a haze of smoke
- By David Sampson
- Tags: Feature, art feature, cannabis, Chicago, David Sampson, humor, marijuana issue, photography, pot, weed

News & Politics, Feature Apr 19, 2017
Medical marijuana dispensaries are sprouting up like weeds

Buy your medical marijuana from these 28 Chicago-area sellers.
- Tags: Feature, 420, cannabis, marijuana issue, medical marijuana dispensaries, pot, weed

Blogs, Bleader Apr 13, 2017
Two Zion residents charged with conspiring to help ISIS, and other Chicago news

Also, Rahm returned to Washington, D.C., to discuss infrastructure and meet with DeVos.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Barack Obama, Betsy DeVos, cannabis, Chicago, Chicago Police Department, Donald Trump, gun violence, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, infrastructure, ISIS, Islamic State, marijuana, Northeastern Illinois University, pot, Rahm Emanuel, restaurant openings, Slightly Toasted, Springfield, U.S. Department of Education, Valerie Jarrett, Zion

Blogs, Bleader Mar 23, 2017
Why are CBD products sold over the counter some places and tightly regulated in others?

This chemical compound found in marijuana presents a tale of two extracts.
- By Lee V. Gaines
- Tags: News, The Reefer, CBD, Rod Knight, cannabis, DEA, Dustin Shroyer, medical marijuana, legal weed, pot, Revolution Enterprises, Illinois Department of Agriculture, CBD Kratom, Nick Warrender, Lifted Liquids, NORML, Dan Linn

Columns & Opinion, Savage Love Mar 23, 2017
A lightning round of answers to questions from Toronto’s Curious Minds Weekend

Dan addresses threesomes, butt plugs, Justin Trudeau, and more.
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, butt plugs, Canada, cannabis, Curious Minds Weekend, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, ITMFA, Justin Trudeau, marijuana legalization, oral sex, polyamory, pot, threesome

Blogs, Bleader Mar 22, 2017
Potheads rejoice: Illinois lawmakers move to legalize recreational weed

The proposed law would make it legal for adults to possess, purchase, and grow weed and would regulate and tax the drug statewide.
- By Lee V. Gaines
- Tags: News, Politics, The Reefer, cannabis, Dan Linn, Heather Steans, John Cullerton, Kelly Cassidy, legal weed, marijuana, Mark de Souza, medical marijuana, Michael Madigan, NORML, pot, Revolution Enterprises

Blogs, Bleader Feb 28, 2017
Will the Trump administration interfere with Illinois’s medical pot program?

The administration signaled a willingness this week to crack down on legal weed.
- By Lee V. Gaines
- Tags: News, Criminal Justice, The Reefer, cannabis, Dan Linn, Donald Trump, Illinois Department of Agriculture, Jeff Sessions, legal weed, Lou Lang, medical marijuana, NORML, pot, Revolution Enterprises, Sean Spicer

Columns & Opinion, Savage Love Dec 1, 2016
Fiddling while Rome burns

Uncle Dan offers quick-hit advice for penis diddlers, dry humpers, and more.
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, aphrodisiac, blow job, cannabis, dry humping, IOIYAR, marijuana, neo-Nazis, poly marriage, pot

News & Politics, Feature Oct 19, 2016
A peek into the Area 51 of pot

A rare glimpse at the inner workings of the highly secretive medical marijuana cultivation center in remote Delavan, Illinois.
- By Lee V. Gaines
- Tags: Feature, News, Area 51, cannabis, cultivation centers, Delavan, Delavan, Illinois, Illinois Department of Agriculture, legal weed, marijuana, medical marijuana, pot, Revolution Enterprises, transparency

News & Politics, Feature Apr 13, 2016
The growing pains of Illinois's marijuana pilot program

A chronicle of the current state of cannabis, from prescription access and cheffy edibles to homegrown bud and recreational legalization. Plus: pretty pipes!
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Feature, bongs, cannabis, edibles, homegrown, Illinois, Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program, legalization, Marijuana, marijuana card, Mindy Segal, pipes, pot, prescription, recreational, weed

News & Politics, Feature Apr 13, 2016
Is legal weed in Illinois a pipe dream?

Nationwide polls show growing support for legal recreational use, but even advocates say Illinois isn't ready for that conversation.
- By Katie Campbell
- Tags: Feature, News, cannabis, Illinois, legislation, Marijuana Policy Project, medical marijuana, National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws, NORML, policy, pot, recreational marijuana, weed

Arts & Culture, Art Feature Apr 13, 2016
Put down the vaporizer, pick up an artisan pipe

Puff, puff, pass these artist-made smoking devices.
- By David Sampson
- Tags: Art Feature, bong, Brian Chankin, cannabis, David Sampson, Deadly Prey Gallery, Double Bonus, Emporium Logan Square, hitter, Joey Watson, Kate Sierzputowski, Leah Ball, Manal Kara, marijuana, Mary Eleanor Wallace, Noel Morical, Odd Obsession Video, piece, pipe, pot, Tanner Bowman, weed

Blogs, Bleader Apr 11, 2016
The highs and lows of a marijuana 'trimmigrant': 'We'd roll blunts and roll joints and hit the bong and work all day'

A marijuana trimmer discusses the tedious but profitable work of manicuring freshly harvested pot.
- By Anne Ford
- Tags: Chicagoans, News, The Reefer, Gina Monique, marijuana trimmer, Chicagoans, Anne Ford, trimmigrant, blunts, joints, bong, cannabis, pot

Blogs, Bleader Jul 29, 2015
A real pothead on the gig poster of the week

This week's gig poster was designed by Scott Williams.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Gig Posters, Music, Arts, Visual Art, gig poster, gig posters, gig poster of the week, Soul Summit, Soulman, Scott Williams, Double Door, weed, pot, grass

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