Sconnors13

Why does the AP ('marijuana' is in the handbook) and the industry still use the word Marijuana and not Cannabis? Cannabis is a bit more palatable, no?

I've brought it up in the newsroom I work in and some of the older editors look at me like I'm crazy. Being the first legitimate Cannabis beat writer/editor do you think the AP should make a change?

Dan: How do you deal with condescending assholes from high school that can't believe how successful you are?

This is true. My thoughts behind using the word Cannabis are coming from a marketing stand point for the medical industry. If this industry was to be taken more seriously in conservative states for medical usage, in my opinion Cannabis is more of a clinical term. It doesn't have the stigma of 'Just Say No.' which is stronger that its racial stigma from the early 1900's.

Has the Post been able to gage its readership for Marijuana coverage?

Here is a a poorly written blog post I did on the etymology of 'Marijuana'.