Dying to Live in America On June 18th, 2020 I left for Kansas. Protests were continuing around the country in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and states were beginning to loosen COVID restrictions — some wearily and some confidently. …

My pops and I came to Stunner to find gold. We left Kansas City when I was 12. We traveled by train for hundreds of miles, across flat plains and into the towering Rocky Mountains, winding our way to La Jara, Colorado. From there, we hired a wagon for the…

Today, cannabis is considered a Schedule 1 drug by our federal government, meaning they consider it has no medical benefits. At the same time, 33 states have laws that allow for the medical use of cannabis. So, over half of the “United States” are in direct conflict with the federal…