Weed Between the Lines
A theoretical distinction
Prior to the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp was classified as a Schedule I substance, just like marijuana. That bill not only decriminalized hemp containing...
Growing pains
Cultivating cannabis is an environmentally dirty business. Indoor grows require immense energy to keep the lights on, the HVAC systems running and the temperature...
Banking on cannabis still a risky proposition
As has been stated here before, one of the major stumbling blocks for any legal cannabis business to operate successfully is the lack of access to banks. It is also the biggest deterrent to proper regulation of said businesses...
Weed web 2.0
Online cannabis sales were legal in Colorado for just over a year thanks to one of the executive orders signed by Gov. Jared Polis...
Cannabis use drops among Colorado teens
Teenagers are our go-to demographic whenever we want to make something scary or edgy sounding, which is exactly why we rely on them to...
Council considers cannabis rules and regs
The second reading for the rules and regulations under which retail marijuana outlets will be able to operate will be held at the Boulder City Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Council members will get a chance to go into more detail about the staff ...
Cannabis should not be a controlled substance
As more state legislatures vote to allow medical marijuana use and research, and public approval in the United States for ending the federal ban on cannabis continues to rise, there is still much official opposition. And perhaps the most entrenched opponents are ...
Drug policy is a race issue and also a human issue
When I was a student at the University of Colorado I sat on the steps of Libby Hall with all my white friends with...
The magic of mushrooms
When Gov. Jared Polis signed Colorado’s SB23-290, the Natural Medicine Regulation and Legalization bill, it decriminalized five natural psychedelic compounds: DMT, ibogaine, mescaline, psilocybin...
A woman’s world
Modern feminism boils down to two main angles. The first is a movement driven by equality: equal pay, equal representation, equal access to power...
Shifting perspectives
As cannabis legalization spreads across the country, addiction has become the rallying cry for opposition. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claim...
Cannabis and chronic pain
We are a nation in pain. The exact numbers are a matter of (contentious) debate, but somewhere between 11 and 30 percent of us...
