Weed Between the Lines
Attorneys general to Congress: Let banks work with marijuana businesses
A coalition of 38 state and U.S. territorial attorneys general, led by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, sent a letter to Congress on May...
Climbing the learning curve
If there is one argument that opponents of legal cannabis like to fall back on, it’s that “there’s not enough research to know the effects.”
And...
Dangers of dirty bongs
There are a lot of things I did in college that I would turn my nose up at today, like going to frat parties...
Cannabis and Seasonal Affective Disorder
Are you depressed or are you just paying attention?
I know this administration makes it difficult to tell the difference, but unfortunately, ski season is...
Pot use among seniors keeps going up
The number of seniors who are using marijuana just keeps going up — in fact, the number nearly doubled between 2015 and 2018, according...
Weed between the lines
One of the most encouraging pieces in the cannabis legalization puzzle these days is that it’s less a partisan political issue than ever. Republicans use cannabis, and even some who don’t are beginning to see that legalization is a much more sensible approach than ...
You’d have to be white to think that
In the past week, more than 12,500 people (as of Sept. 4) have signed a petition urging the popular social media app Instagram to...
Out with the old: Rethinking marijuana as a gateway drug
For generations of Americans, marijuana’s description as a gateway drug was embedded into drug prevention education lessons. The federally endorsed D.A.R.E. program that ran...
Cannabis in the High Court
Police raided the Pennsylvania home of Justin Rashaad Brown in November 2016. Upon searching his residence, they found cocaine, cash and a firearm. He...
High anxiety: The state of a highly regulated industry
Working in the weed industry sounds awesome, in theory. Maybe you could be the next marijuana millionaire. Or at least get lots of free samples...
Keep your eye on the ball
How a vigilant hemp advocacy organization rallied against a special interest group's bastardized hemp regulation bill
How the original war on drugs went down in Boulder
The uncertainty of the legal landscape of marijuana is dizzying. Especially lately, as the war-on-drugs rhetoric ramps up in Washington under the guidance of...
