Weed Between the Lines

CBS slaps down Weedmaps’ Times Square ad

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More good news about the end of cannabis prohibition. A new PEW poll indicates that 75 percent of voters say legalization is a foregone conclusion. Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer, who along with Rep. Jared Polis has been pushing legislation for cannabis ...

Green tide rising

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When Colorado legalized cannabis, there were a lot of skeptics who feared the state’s workforce was about to become lazy and unmotivated. It was...

Will CU become the center of the universe for cannabis?

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How ironic would it be if the University of Colorado Boulder became the world’s leading university to study cannabis...

The missing link

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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...

Weed gets the votes; pot sales fall; edibles in confusion

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It should be no surprise that the working group tasked with coming up with a recommendation to the legislature about how cannabis edibles should be marked ended after four sessions and no consensus...

Entering a new era of international drug policy

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NEW YORK — The United Nations General Assembly Special Session on drugs (UNGASS) convenes this week to debate and accept a resolution reforming the...

Combating the virus

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New research suggests that several minor cannabinoids may be able to fight and prevent COVID infections

The power of a platform

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The physical menu is a dying tradition. Even prior to COVID-19, many businesses were starting to switch over to a digital means of communicating...

One in eight adults consume cannabis

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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...

Long-awaited legislation legitimizes marijuana industry

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When Colorado legalized marijuana for adult use, it punched a hole in the wall of prohibition. Since then, the rest of the wall has...

Spark up and enjoy some love

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I love Valentine’s Day. Like all the best holidays, it gets a bad rep for its focus on consumerism. It’s usually the haters that end...

Lessons from prohibition about treating marijuana like alcohol

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On Dec. 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified and alcohol prohibition in America came to an end. Although...