Weed Between the Lines
The omnibus stowaway
Among the many provisions, amendments, compromises and acts strapped aboard the omnibus spending bill, buried down on page 5,136, is a provision aimed at...
Lessons from Colorado
New Jersey recently joined the growing ranks of states legalizing cannabis, with Gov. Phil Murphy signing legal recreational marijuana into law on Feb. 22....
The banshee screams for MORE
Ending the federal prohibition of cannabis has never felt closer than it does now. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act passed the...
A misleading distinction
When purchasing cannabis, users are faced with a choice: Do they want an indica high or a sativa high? The distinction (as it was...
Flowers for an opioid crisis
Legal cannabis isn’t just raking in tens of millions in tax revenue every month. It isn’t just helping ease the suffering of patients with...
Seeing the light
Since the days of prohibition, the light source of choice for indoor cannabis grows has been high pressure sodium (HPS) light bulbs.
HPS bulbs have...
Feeling your pain
Michelle St. Pierre had just had dental surgery, and she was curious how cannabis would work as an alternative to opioid painkillers. As a...
CBD for strawberries
When Haley Inselberg came across research that showed CBD has antimicrobial effects against MRSA (an antibacterial-resistant “superbug”), the gears inside her head started turning....
A budding new year
2020 was a rough year for almost every industry outside of mask and toilet paper production — and for Colorado’s cannabis industry, which experienced...
Feds crack down on bunk CBD claims
If there’s any product or substance that has benefitted from the ongoing relaxation of cannabis laws across the county — outside of medical and...
Clearing the path
Cannabis’ status as a Schedule 1 substance makes conducting scientific research on its medicinal qualities challenging. Obtaining the licenses to study cannabis in a...
Making meals that heal
Since March of this year, some of Boulder and Denver’s most beloved food establishments have permanently shuttered — The Med, Brasserie Ten Ten, Meadowlark...
