Weed Between the Lines
It’s about time: Introducing the world’s first pop-up book about marijuana
Are you looking for the perfect gift for the marijuana enthusiast on your holiday shopping list? Or maybe it’s an artist you still need...
Promises, promises
Election season is upon us. Candidates are campaigning, the company formerly known as Twitter (now X) is bubbling with political activity, and, of course,...
The Obama drug war budget and the definition of insanity
The words were encouraging, especially coming from the surgeon general of the United States. “We have some preliminary data showing that for certain medical conditions and symptoms that marijuana can be helpful. So I think we have to use that data to drive policy ...
Could there be an agency more inept than the DEA?
Do you remember Acapulco Gold? Panama Red? If you do, you can probably appreciate the latest twist in the war on cannabis. NPR reported recently that cannabis grown in the United States is being smuggled into Mexico and places beyond...
Seeds of albumin
Novel hemp seed oil extraction method from Boulder’s ECS Brands offers new source of plant-based protein that could revolutionize medical supply chains.
Top cannabis moments of 2018
I think we can all agree that this year was disappointing for everything (mostly democracy), so we’re more than happy to throw it out...
The cannabis debate drifts into the halls of Congress
Last week I wrote about a bill that was then being debated in the Utah state legislature. S.B. 259 would have amended a law passed last year that allowed Utah citizens to use certain strains of CBD-dominate cannabis to treat medical conditions but mandated no legal ...
One author’s cannabis journey of discovery
When Bruce Barcott began to research a book about the legalization of marijuana in the United States, one of the first things that concerned him was how he was going to talk with his children about it...
Sessions seeks to undo medical marijuana protections
In a letter to legislators made public this week, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked Congress to get rid of laws that have helped...
Is Colorado’s MMJ patient registry being shared with law enforcement?
Among the many troubling findings of a report from the Office of the State Auditor on the administration of the state medical marijuana regulatory system is that confidential information about medical marijuana patients has and is being shared, possibly ...
The delta-8 gray area
When the federal Farm Bill passed in 2018, it was huge news for the CBD industry. Finally, the regulation of hemp-derived products containing less...
Now in effect
2021 was a busy year for cannabis-related rulemaking and state legislation in Colorado. The industry is maturing, and as it does it’s going through...
