Weed Between the Lines
CBS slaps down Weedmaps’ Times Square ad
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
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?
How ironic would it be if the University of Colorado Boulder became the world’s leading university to study cannabis...
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...
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...
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...
Combating the virus
New research suggests that several minor cannabinoids may be able to fight and prevent COVID infections
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...
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...
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...
Spark up and enjoy some love
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
On Dec. 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified and alcohol prohibition in America came to an end.
Although...


















