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Legalization as a Means to an End
From The Jamaica Observer, Clovis Toon, April 19, 2015 by Dr. Dominic Corva, Executive Director Every day I find new assemblages for approaching the human-cannabis relationship. This cartoon is lifted...
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Letter from John Sajo to Oregon Governor Brown
Photo of John Sajo at the 2014 International Cannabis Business Association in Portland by John Sajo, Oregon growing community organizer and trusted CASP information node Governor Kate Brown sent a...
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Towards a Minor Cannabis Literature II
Martin Lee, author of Smoke Signals, at CASP-organized Seattle Hemposium 2015 panel CBD: Time for a Conversation Photo by Steve Hyde by Dr. Dominic Corva, Executive Director My second installment in...
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John Sajo Weighs in on Opting out in Oregon
This post is reproduced in its entirety from the Umpqua Cannabis Association Facebook Page [Editor’s note: Longtime Oregon community organizer John Sajo consistently produces well-reasoned analyses of...
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WSLCB: 4 of 22 I 502 stores cited for selling to minors
The following press release just came out from the WSLCB today via the I 502 listserv — Ed. Marijuana compliance checks: 4 of 22 recreational marijuana stores sell to minors OLYMPIA – Four Western...
View ArticleOregon Senator Jeff Kruse on how Rec affects Medical “Pot”
by Dominic Corva, Executive Director As Oregon moves towards the Washington model for legalizing cannabis, it’s important to document how, why, and who. This letter came to us on a listserv email, as...
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I 502 Industry Tips Away From Producers, Processers
by Dr. Dominic Corva, Executive Director, and Dr. Jim MacRae, Research Associate The I 502 cannabis market is just shy of its first birthday, and this chart demonstrates the consolidation of gross...
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Inventory Stories June 2015
Chart by Dominic Corva, using data from”Weekly Marijuana Report” http://www.liq.wa.gov/records/frequently-requested-lists, accessed 6/18/2015 By Dr. Dominic Corva, Executive Director Late Spring 2015...
View ArticleSouthern Humboldt’s Kerry Reynolds Recent Interview with Dr. Corva (With...
by Dominic Corva, Executive Director TRANSCRIPT BELOW “Dr. Dominic Corva of the Seattle-based think tank Cannabis and Social Policy recently visited Southern Humboldt and talked with CCN’s Kerry...
View ArticleState Building Code Leans Away from Smaller Rural Cannabis Farmers
by Dominic Corva, Executive Director As a political geographer, I understand the core policy and market geography of I 502 cannabis to be shaped by the intersection of Public and Private Real Estate...
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Cannabidiol: a conversation about the emergence of CBD
INTRODUCTION by Steve Hyde Research Associate and Communications Director For Ethnography into the Human Cannabis Relationship is a collaboration between filmmaker Steve Hyde and social scientist...
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The Original Terpestival™ and Terpene Crown™
The Original Terpestival™ and Terpene Crown™ By Dr. Michelle Sexton The First Original Terpestival™ and Terpene Crown™ was held in Seattle on July 23rd to a sell-out crowd, who came to celebrate the...
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[VIDEO] Kevin Jodrey on the emergence of Cannabidiol (CBD)
Photo source: @Wonderlandnursery (Instagram) For Ethnography into the Human-Cannabis Relationship is a collaboration between filmmaker Steve Hyde and social scientist Dominic Corva Ph.D. Ethnographic...
View ArticleThe State of the State: Legalization and medical marijuana in Washington State
Don E. Wirtshafter, Kari Boiter, Dr. Dominic Corva, John Davis, Kevin Oliver, Rachel Kurtz on the State of the State in Washington a public event at Hempfest 2015.
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Brazil: To Be or CBD? Not the Question.
Executive Director’s Note: CASP is proud to share authentic journalism from our friend Ras Stephen Charles Flohr, reporting from where he lives in Sao Paulo, Brasil, on the way new CBD-specific...
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Call for Help from WA Medical Cannabis Access Points
Estimating the medical cannabis market for the WSLCB: Left to right: CASP Board member Don E. Wirtschafter, esq; Don Skakie; Reverend Jeff Church; NORML President Kevin Oliver; Medical Cannabis...
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ROLLING LEGAL: How a Brazilian is Blazing Trails in Uruguay’s Hemp Industry
All photos by Fabio Bastos An interview with Brazilian ganjapreneur Fabio Bastos, CEO of Sediña by Ras Stephen Charles Flohr 10/6/15 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sometimes the grass really is greener on the...
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A Brief Commentary on MJBA’s David Rheins interview with Mark Kleiman
by Dominic Corva, Social Science Research Director This post is intended to pick up and amplify a few things from MJBA’s David Rheins’ recent interview with Mark Kleiman, Washington’s former “weed...
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A Brief Review of CASP and introduction to CASP 4.0
by Dr. Dominic Corva, Social Science Research Director This post reviews the evolution of our nonprofit think tank since we earned our own 501(c)(3) Federal designation last July, after being fiscally...
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What is the environmental impact of cannabis legalization in Washington?
Hybrid Greenhouse structure alive with December trichome-harvest plants in Santa Rosa, California. by Dominic Corva, Social Science Research Director This may seem like an odd question, and it’s...
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