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 ...
Grey matter
Many who suffer from chronic HIV use cannabis to control their symptoms. Anecdotally, patients say it helps reduce nausea, eases anxiety, lifts depression and...
Shifting perspectives
As cannabis legalization spreads across the country, addiction has become the rallying cry for opposition. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claim...
Not your grandma’s cookbook
If you were to see Robyn Grigg Lawrence’s new cookbook lying out on your grandma’s kitchen table, you probably wouldn’t think twice. The book’s glossy cover shows a plate of pesto pasta garnished with lovely green leafs. Pick up the book and thumb through it and you ...
Pharmaceutical considerations of marijuana edibles
One of the most difficult issues in Colorado’s legal marijuana industry is the regulation of marijuana edibles. There is a risk that unpracticed (or...
The kids are [mostly] alright
While our president has zero understanding of the effects of marijuana (“It does cause an IQ problem.”), or the how the marijuana industry works...
An existential remedy
A cancer diagnosis is a heavy reality, no matter what type or which stage. More than a quarter of patients surveyed by the American...
The problem with decriminalization in New York
The national tide on marijuana legalization is turning, surely, and one of the first steps change-wary states make is to decriminalize use and possession...
Pot: A bridge between generations
In the past, I went to great lengths to hide my cannabis habit from my parents. After smoking, I had a ritual of using...
Essential weed reads
If you’ve exhausted your summer reading list, never fear: We’ve put together a primer on some of the best pot books out there, several...
Changing times
With the New Year comes my anniversary with Weed Between the Lines. When I first started writing the column two years ago, I approached...
Bridging the knowledge gap
There are 27,000 licensed physicians in the state of Colorado. According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), only 311 of...
