Weed Between the Lines
The recreational holdout
Activists in Colorado Springs are still fighting cannabis prohibition 10 years after Colorado ended it—and gaining momentum
Pot use among seniors keeps going up
The number of seniors who are using marijuana just keeps going up — in fact, the number nearly doubled between 2015 and 2018, according...
Is the cannabis dialogue out of control?
I had read the stories about the license plates. The profiling of Colorado drivers. Especially when using Interstate 76, the highway that connects Colorado to Interstate 80 in Nebraska. The tidal wave of quarter ounces Nebraskans were bringing back from Colorado ...
Wyoming keeps cannabis possession criminal
Even if they don’t support legalization, more and more states are changing or considering changing marijuana possession laws from criminal to ticket offenses...
Already on the floor
Governor Jared Polis writes letter to senators, urging them to put CAOA on backburner while focusing on more pertinent, achievable cannabis legislation
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...
Michigan’s Reefer Madness-style mythology
Here’s an idea: What if we trusted young folks and talked to them like the capable human beings they are? What if, instead of...
Industry leaving behind people of color
More than five years after Colorado voted to legalize recreational marijuana, Gov. John Hickenlooper said last week he’s considering the release of about 40...
Songs in the key of weed
I don’t know about you, but I’ve found myself home on a Saturday night, chilling with my cat, listening to Hamilton, smoking a joint and...
Closing the loop
CDPHE pilot proves breweries’ carbon dioxide emissions can be used to grow cannabis—now businesses need to get on board
Spilling over into traffic
Cannabis legalization actually makes traffic safer, new research suggests—stacking another reason against prohibition
Growing pot
The legal cannabis industry has gone through a lot these last few years — from prohibition into the light; from nascent industry to startup...


















