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Stephen Paulsen
Stephen Paulsen
Stephen Paulsen is a freelance journalist based in Houston. He writes about crime, food, drugs, subcultures, and urban planning.

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  • This Texas Cop Is Risking His Career for Cannabis Reform

    Stephen Paulsen - Published on January 30, 2018

    Nick Novello is a Dallas police officer, outspoken citizen, and cannabis reformer. The brass doesn’t like that last part.

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  • Researchers Are One Step Closer to a THC Breathalyzer

    Stephen Paulsen - Published on July 25, 2017

    Measuring cannabis-related impairment is extremely difficult. Researchers at a Colorado lab may have found an answer in the gas pressure of THC vapor.

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  • Why Cannabis Reform Crashed in Texas

    Stephen Paulsen - Published on May 17, 2017

    Last week two bills were sailing through the Texas House. Both were dead by Saturday. What happened?

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  • In Texas, It’s Do or Die Time for Cannabis Decriminalization

    Stephen Paulsen - Published on May 10, 2017

    Marijuana reform is gaining momentum as the legislature votes on House Bill 81, which decriminalizes personal cannabis possession.

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  • ICE Uses a Cannabis Misdemeanor To Arrest, Deport

    Stephen Paulsen - Published on March 28, 2017

    Under Trump’s stepped-up border rules, a small, old cannabis conviction is enough to get you deported—and fast.

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  • Investor Rush Follows California Town’s Cannabis Vote

    Stephen Paulsen - Published on March 15, 2017

    When the San Diego suburb of La Mesa reversed its dispensary ban, a flood of money hit town.

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  • Texas Has a Medical Cannabis ‘Prescription’ Problem

    Stephen Paulsen - Published on February 21, 2017

    The state will start taking license applications later this week. But the program may be doomed by a single word.

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  • Atlanta Buyers Club: Inside the CBD Underground in the American South

    Stephen Paulsen - Published on January 24, 2017

    “CBD-only” laws were meant to give patients access to life-changing medicine. Stephen Paulsen tapped into the CBD underground to see how it actually worked out.

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