Weed Between the Lines
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...
There’s something in the water
Spoiler alert: There was never any tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the Hugo water supply. Rather, this is a story of false positives, of fear overtaking...
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,...
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...
Green tide rising
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...
Weed gets the votes; pot sales fall; edibles in confusion
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...
Combating the virus
New research suggests that several minor cannabinoids may be able to fight and prevent COVID infections
Lessons from prohibition about treating marijuana like alcohol
On Dec. 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified and alcohol prohibition in America came to an end.
Although...
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 power of a platform
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...
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...
The golden years just might go better with pot
So you’re one of the 13 percent of Boulderites who are over 55 years of age. It’s been almost a year and a half since marijuana legalization, and you’ve sat on the sidelines watching the experiment unfold. Maybe you tried it in college. Perhaps you weren’t willing to...


















