Weed Between the Lines
Back from the Dead
There is an undeniable connection between the Grateful Dead and marijuana — the music serving as the soundtrack for the hippie generation and the...
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...
Gateway drugs, Dutch coffee shops and tax revenue
How many times have you heard the argument that cannabis should remain illegal because it is a “gateway” drug, described as one that increases the risk that a user might try other, harder drugs...
Seven rings to rule them all
I’m no scientist, but it seems like studying cannabis is kind of like studying the depths of the ocean: the deeper you go the...
Fungus amongus
Lion’s mane mushroom has been used in Eastern medicine since antiquity. An edible member of the tooth fungus group, it has been revered in...
Ask a pot lawyer
Local attorney Lenny Frieling talks about being a drug crime defense attorney in 2022
Breaking down ‘The Munchies’
How does science explain the appetite-stimulating side effects of cannabis use?
CBD madness
Studying marijuana is tough in this country. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is the exclusive supplier of cannabis used for federally-approved studies....
Banking on it
The Safe and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act has a long history on Capitol Hill. First introduced to the House in 2017 as...
An imperfect victory
Mexico might legalize cannabis before the end of October. And, if that happens, it would make the United States the only nation in North...
Out with the old: Rethinking marijuana as a gateway drug
For generations of Americans, marijuana’s description as a gateway drug was embedded into drug prevention education lessons. The federally endorsed D.A.R.E. program that ran...
Tastes like crow
On Oct. 6, President Joe Biden made an announcement that caught many of us off guard. Although, in hindsight, it probably shouldn’t have.
“As I’ve...
