Weed Between the Lines
Could Boulder price itself out of the pot market?
I support taxes on sales of marijuana, but I’m scratching my head a little over the latest proposal before the Boulder City Council to place a 15 percent city excise tax on grow and infusion facilities and a 10 percent city sales tax on marijuana on the November ...
‘For internal use only’
Since 2016, rumors have circulated among cannabis tax experts of an undisclosed playbook the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses to audit the cannabis industry....
The addiction therapy drug
Kevin Franciotti’s heroin addiction was consuming his life. Desperate to help their son, his parents agreed to send him to an ibogaine therapy program...
Grey matter
Many who suffer from chronic HIV use cannabis to control their symptoms. Anecdotally, patients say it helps reduce nausea, eases anxiety, lifts depression and...
THC tolerance break: Week one
Last week, I wrote about the benefits of taking a THC tolerance break. I wanted to take the space to reexamine my relationship with...
Tall hemp attracts more bees
It’s 2020, and I want you to take a moment to imagine a world where Donald Trump isn’t president, health care is universal and...
Choosing how to heal
Colorado could have two state-wide psilocybin bills on 2022 ballot—one for legalization and another for decriminalization
Shaping growth
The color of light plants grow under makes an enormous difference in their physical properties, which is critical knowledge when you’re growing a specific...
Gardner tries, but First Step Act fails to include cannabis provisions
Cannabis is still illegal on a federal level and the people with marijuana charges are still criminals with criminal records. That’s the message the...
Probably better not
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes unfollowing all of my friends on Instagram when they stop posting photos of their old, fun...
Beyond conventional
Dr. Trina Hazzah has been navigating stigmas her entire life. As a gay Muslim woman, she’s no stranger to them, she says.So, in 2017...
A mind-altering substance
A few weeks ago I went to the U.N.’s Special Session on drugs where I saw, for the first time, just how important Colorado’s legalization...


















