Weed Between the Lines
Pot’s got game
It began in late October when former NBA Commissioner David Stern said in an interview that he is “convinced that cannabis does have medicinal...
Long-awaited legislation legitimizes marijuana industry
When Colorado legalized marijuana for adult use, it punched a hole in the wall of prohibition. Since then, the rest of the wall has...
‘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 federal catch-22 of cannabis and banking
One vivid memory from my first visit to a retail cannabis shop on Jan. 1 was looking over at the cash register just as an employee handed an enormous wad of bills to a manager, who quickly whisked it off into another room...
Tokeativity brings cannabis-friendly women’s space to Denver
A lot of people are surprised to learn this because nothing about my personality suggests this, but I was a sorority girl in college. We...
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 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...
The frying pan and the egg
In 1996, my fifth grade class at Mesa Elementary and I earned our sheriff’s badge from Darren the D.A.R.E. lion. We walked across a...
Embracing the new era of weed moms
It’s a beautiful time of year. The days are getting longer, I can get stoned in a sundress, and Mother’s Day is upon us....
A black and white difference
In the U.S., Black and white Americans use cannabis at roughly the same rates, according to a 2013 American Civil Liberties Union Report—and yet,...
A different vibe
As a freelancer, my favorite place to work from is my couch. It’s kinda the best because I get all the snack breaks I...
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....
