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Al Olson

Al Olson is a journalist with nearly 40 years of experience in mainstream print and online media. He has spent the past six years reporting and studying the cannabis industry. Olson began his journalism career working at a handful of daily newspapers in California, including the San Jose Mercury News, where he was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Loma Prieta Earthquake in 1989. In 1995, he left the world of print journalism to help the launch of MSNBC.com as one of its founding editors. He spent most of the past 19 years pioneering online journalism at NBC.com, CNBC.com and TODAY.com. In 2014, he was named the first Cannabis Editor for CNBC. "As a young journalist, two of my heroes were Walter Cronkite and Hunter S. Thompson. I admired Cronkite's integrity and Thompson's dramatic flair,” said Olson. “Although these two journalists were on opposite ends of the news spectrum, both understood that the War on Drugs was a colossal failure."

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Why Marijuana-Related Emergency Calls Are On The Rise In Washington

The Washington Poison Center released a report that, at first glance, sounded alarming: Marijuana-related emergency calls in the state are on the rise.

Beer Sales Looking At $2 Billion Loss Because of Legal Marijuana

If marijuana was legal across the United States, the beer industry would lose more than $2 billion in retail sales, according to a study released this month by Cannabiz Consumer Group (C2G), a research firm that tracks cannabis consumer trends.

Almost National Marijuana Legalization Not Leading To Increased Teen Use

As more states opt to legalize the adult recreational use of marijuana, the fear of soaring high kids has been used among those opposed to regulation. Nope

Reefer Madness 2.0: Nukes Smuggled Into US Inside Of Marijuana Shipments

Trent Franks sounded the alarm bell that nukes could easily be smuggled into the United States hidden in a bale of marijuana.

You Can Now Buy Greeting Cards With A Cannabis Kick

Entrepreneur Erik Komurek believes his new venture, Green Card Greetings, will be a huge hit. Why not? These greeting cards include primo marijuana!

White House Hints That Marijuana Crackdown Is Coming

White House spokesman Sean Spicer said he anticipates states will begin to see “greater enforcement” of the federal law against recreational marijuana use.

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