I used cannabis daily for 25 years. I support reform – cautiously. |
As the former chairman of High Times magazine, I spent decades immersed in cannabis culture. For 25 years, I also used cannabis every day.
I built companies, ran media platforms and helped shape conversations around marijuana – all while believing it was largely harmless. Like many Americans, I saw cannabis as natural, safer than alcohol and free of real downside.
It wasn’t until I stopped that I understood how deeply it had shaped my life.
On Dec. 18, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to change long-standing cannabis policy, reclassifying it as a less dangerous substance. In recent remarks, he emphasized the need to confront hard data, protect young people and avoid repeating the public health mistakes made with other widely available........