Is America Switching from Booze to Weed?

I’d spent summer 2020 recruiting for journalism jobs, of which there were none

Substack identified a business model (subscriptions) that aligns reader, writer, and company incentives.

But that request jeopardized the project and pitted the people of Peculiar not just against Big Tech but also against their own local officials. Residents described a web of distrust filled with nondisclosure agreements, hurt feelings and a mysterious entity vying to become the town’s new neighbor.