Paul Roberts writes about business, technology, and natural resources. His work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The (UK) Guardian, National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Harper’s, and other national publications. His latest book, "The Impulse Society," was published in 2014. He lives in Washington state.
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A Wary Adaptation: Cannabis and the Small-Town Cop
Paul Roberts - Published on October 20, 2016Read moreHow police officers are living with legalization in small town America.
The Bayer-Monsanto Deal Won’t Eat the Cannabis Industry…Yet
Paul Roberts - Published on September 15, 2016Read moreThe news that Monsanto is being bought by Bayer probably won’t be well received in the cannabis sector. The deal brings together two research powerhouses that, reportedly, have long eyed cannabis as a possible new business. The worry is that the combined firm will have the financial and political influence to do to cannabis what […]
Bud Farming Backlash: Rural America’s Uneasy Embrace of Cannabis Farming
Paul Roberts - Published on September 13, 2016Read moreLegalization brought jobs and profitable farming to the country. Now some small towns are bristling at the fences, the floodlights, and the smell. Are the concerns legit or just a new form of prohibitionism?
