Weed Between the Lines
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...
Getting over the hump about hemp
Come Senators, Congressmen, please heed the call Don’t stand in the doorway, don’t block up the hall For he who is hurt will be he who has stalled...
Promises, promises
Election season is upon us. Candidates are campaigning, the company formerly known as Twitter (now X) is bubbling with political activity, and, of course,...
Entering a new era of international drug policy
NEW YORK — The United Nations General Assembly Special Session on drugs (UNGASS) convenes this week to debate and accept a resolution reforming the...
Will CU become the center of the universe for cannabis?
How ironic would it be if the University of Colorado Boulder became the world’s leading university to study cannabis...
A new review shines light on the science of cannabis
There is a lot of debate about the benefits and harms of marijuana use, yet little is “known” about its effects.
It’s not that there...
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...
January pot politics roundup
Looks like 2019 is shaping up to be a new level of hell that none of us were prepared for. In this week’s episode...
The myth of the psychedelic cannabinoid
One of the latest THC-derived molecules to make recent headlines is THC-O acetate (THC-O).
It’s a complicated chemical process to make the compound, but the...
Finding perspective on the holy day of pot
The day this column hits the stands will be widely celebrated as the high holy day “4/20,” a holiday replete with fabled origin stories,...
One in eight adults consume cannabis
A new Gallup poll released earlier this week finds that self-reported cannabis consumption nearly doubled in the last two years. Thirty-three million people, or 13...
The missing link
Marijuana is suspended in a strange legal and cultural limbo, somewhere between recreational drug, illegal Schedule I substance and legitimate herbal medicine. It’s a...
