By Nathaniel Williams
9/21/2011 5:15:00 PM
You probably won't be able to major in Elliott wave analysis or socionomics next year, but the study of social mood continues to make inroads into academia all around the world.
And the latest example comes from three academic researchers in Greece.
Filed Under: Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Principle, europe, marijuana, Robert Prechter, socionomics, The Socionomist
Category: Socionomics
By Nathaniel Williams
4/7/2011 3:00:00 PM
The list of states proposing and passing bills to legalize medical marijuana continues to grow. Two years ago in The Socionomist, Euan Wilson foresaw the trend.
Filed Under: Drug War, marijuana, social mood, socionomics, The Socionomist
Category: Socionomics
By Robert Folsom
4/23/2010 12:00:00 PM
This past March saw the most far-reaching legislative proposal yet, again in California: the state legislature will vote on a bill to allow adults over 21 to personally possess and cultivate marijuana. It would also implement a regulatory regime that taxes pot sales by licensed vendors...
Filed Under: marijuana, Bear market
Category: Cultural Trends
How Soon Will Pot be Legal in Your State?
28 out of 50 States are Close to Legalizing Marijuana for Medical Use -- Could Recreational be Next?
By Alexandra Lienhard
4/22/2010 5:15:00 PM
Marijuana advocates across America gathered in large groups on April 20 to observe what they call a "high holiday." The unofficial holiday, known as 4/20, encourages pot-smokers to celebrate the drug's rising acceptance by smoking a joint, even though it's still illegal to purchase or smoke marijuana for recreational use.
Filed Under: socionomics, social mood, marijuana
Category: Cultural Trends
By Neil Beers
8/25/2009 10:30:00 AM
Mexico has taken an important step in fulfilling a forecast from the July 2009 Socionomist: President Felipe Calderón just approved a law that decriminalizes small-scale possession of several different drugs.
Filed Under: Drug War, marijuana, socionomics, The Socionomist
Category: Cultural Trends
By Euan Wilson
7/15/2009 6:30:00 PM
More than 10,000 people have died violently in less than two years. A single city has seen over 1,000 murders in only seven months. Today the conflict is more deadly than Iraq and Afghanistan. And it is right on our doorstep.
Filed Under: Drug War, marijuana
Category: Cultural Trends