Weed Between the Lines

Sex on drugs

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Spanish study suggests cannabis and alcohol users have better sex—despite some previously mixed research

Cannabis used for federally funded research is ditchweed

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In case you were looking for more ways to be embarrassed by the federal government, you can add “growing brick weed” to the list....

A historic Congressional cannabis vote … or not?

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The Rohrabacher-Farr amendment to the 2015 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill (HR 4660) passed Friday in the U.S. House of Representatives. It would prohibit the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) or the Department of Justice from using taxpayer ...

National news finally taking cannabis legalization seriously

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Colorado cannabis was all over mainstream news last weekend. Former Coloradan Harry Smith ran down some of the stories of the first year of legalization on his CNBC Saturday night special, Marijuana Country: The Cannabis Boom. Meanwhile, over at 60 Minutes, Bill ...

Denver murder suspect says the pot made him do it

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A week ago Friday, lawyers for Richard Kirk, a Denver man who is charged with the murder of his wife after eating a cannabis edible during a domestic disturbance in April 2014, changed his original plea from not guilty to not guilty by reason of insanity...

Seeing the light

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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...

Council rethinks its approach to marijuana

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Boulder City Council is considering broad changes to its marijuana rules and regulations. The first reading was Sept. 30, with a second reading scheduled for later this month or early November. And this time around, it appears that Council wants to help rather than ...

Probably better not

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First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes unfollowing all of my friends on Instagram when they stop posting photos of their old, fun...

Are last week’s medical marijuana busts a sign of weakness or...

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The news was everywhere Nov. 21. Headlines blared that the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and local law-enforcement agents, some in masks, were very publicly executing search warrants on dispensaries and grows and busting up cannabis ...

Colorado goes legal, ho hum

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In terms of actual news value, the first week of legal cannabis sales in Colorado has been a yawner...

The true color of a leaf

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A few weeks ago, just as the first leaves were starting to change, I got an invitation to the backyard of an Airbnb for a...

Using actual evidence to discuss cannabis

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As more states and countries begin to engage in the issues associated with marijuana prohibition, it’s important that lawmakers and citizens alike have the best possible information to be able to make wise decisions in public policy and in our everyday lives...