Weed Between the Lines
The banshee screams for MORE
Ending the federal prohibition of cannabis has never felt closer than it does now. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act passed the...
For whom the bowl tolls
A close brush with a drug cop on the far side of the Earth almost ends in a third-world prison
The DEA says ‘no’ to rescheduling marijuana
On August 11, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) rejected two petitions to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule II drug in...
Risky Business, Part 1: Banking in the marijuana industry
For a bank, analyzing the risk of onboarding a cannabis business as a client is complicated. The legal marijuana industry is emerging and comes...
State cannabis campaign based on information, not retribution
Have you seen the Good to Know Colorado marijuana ads on television? They use colorful cartoon characters, whimsical illustrations and a friendly, folksy voice that offers basic information about legalization. “Instead of telling you what you can’t do, we’re going to...
Colorado readies retail regulations while feds dither
When retail cannabis shops open in Colorado, most likely in 2014, adults will be able to buy it over-the-counter in Nederland, which recently approved an ordinance governing the sales of retail marijuana within its borders. “We passed what we feel is a solid piece of...
Boulder backs off on ‘lab rat’ campaign
I reported last week that the Boulder Valley School District, which I wouldn’t call a pro-cannabis organization, announced after careful consideration that it wouldn’t support Gov. John Hickenlooper’s “Don’t Be a Lab Rat” campaign to scare teenagers into not using ...
Solving the consistency conundrum
Growing consistent cannabis is challenging, even for experienced growers working with high-end equipment. The temperatures, humidity and spectrums of light that the plants are exposed...
Crusade for MORE
House passes MORE Act (again) after adding research provisions—now it faces an uphill battle in the Senate
A last ditch effort
In the 1970s and ’80s, Robert J. Riley was a Deadhead, following the Grateful Dead around the country in pursuit of the music and...
Higher propagation
Mother plants are a staple in most commercial cannabis operations. Shoots from a mother plant are cut and their severed ends are dipped in...
Breaking down ‘The Munchies’
How does science explain the appetite-stimulating side effects of cannabis use?
