Ah, cannabis—a plant that’s sparked debates, lit up rooms, and transformed economies. For many of us who recall the days when mentioning marijuana was taboo, the current landscape is nothing ...

The story warned of the dangers posed by wild marijuana plants found growing on McLean County farmland. “Its leaves, when dried, are used for so-called ‘reefer’ cigarettes,” the article ...

They were officials of the Aomori prefectural government and the health ministry’s drug enforcement department, cutting marijuana plants growing wild. The posse continued to walk for a while.

At the show’s core is a serious idea about marijuana’s potential as a plant-based medicine. For decades, the U.S. government mercilessly persecuted and prosecuted its use during the War on Drugs.