Economics The Green Rush Is Too White The Hood Incubator wants to reverse the effects of the war on drugs by helping black and Hispanic businesspeople enter the legal cannabis market. Liz Posner
Economics In Colorado, Legal Pot Increases Housing Values Homeowners are getting high, and so is the value of their residences. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief The Most Unusual Marijuana Battle in America Behind the push to legalize pot in Ohio. Daniel J. McGraw
Environment West Coast Weed Farms Are Lighting Up As wildfires continue to ravage the West Coast, concerns emerge for the marijuana industry. Madeleine Thomas
Social Justice Can You Trust the Label on Your Pot Brownie? A new study finds that most medical marijuana products are inaccurately labeled. Francie Diep
Environment Seamless for Marijuana Isn’t Just a Stoner’s Dream Come True It’s not just customers who are benefiting from the Silicon Valley-style normalization of the marijuana market. Kyle Chayka
Environment So That’s Why It’s Called a Hashtag New research finds Tweets supporting—or celebrating—pot use outnumber messages critical of the drug by at least 12 to one. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice What Happens When Penalties for Pot Smoking Are Reduced? Hardly Anything At least, that has been the experience in Great Britain, according to a new analysis. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Rocky Mountain High or Reefer Madness? The Risks of Legal Pot in Colorado A reporter returns to his hometown and confronts the new reality of legalized marijuana. Marshall Allen
Economics Legal Marijuana’s Money Problems As Washington and Colorado attempt to build marijuana-based industries that are still seen as illegal in the eyes of the feds, those involved in the business of pot are finding themselves targeted by crooks and government officials alike. Kyle Chayka