Weed Between the Lines
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...
Good news: We’re number 49!
The good news is that the ACLU is out with its latest study of racial disparities in marijuana arrests, and Colorado ranks 49th lowest...
A big day for cannabis and democracy
On November 7, 2012, the day after 55 percent of Colorado voters passed the legalization of marijuana, I got a call from my mom.
“I...
Is Denver ready to allow limited public cannabis consumption?
A recent survey from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment found that 13.6 percent of Coloradans admitted to using marijuana in the last month, about twice the 7.4 percent of Americans who acknowledge using cannabis on national surveys...
FBI learns that the best and brightest aren’t always the straightest
He’s tried to back off from his comment a bit, but FBI Director James Comey rather candidly admitted recently that his organization, tasked with hiring hackers to fight cybercrime, is having a hard time finding good employees who don’t use cannabis...
After Effects
One of the most common arguments supporting drug-testing policies is the idea of the cannabis “hangover”: sluggishness, grogginess, confusion and disorientation that supposedly follow...
Software is the hot thing in cannabis right now
From lowering energy usage to developing point-of-sale systems to connecting grow facilities with dispensaries, software is shaping the quickly evolving cannabis industry — and...
Seven rings to rule them all
I’m no scientist, but it seems like studying cannabis is kind of like studying the depths of the ocean: the deeper you go the...
Denver murder suspect says the pot made him do it
A week ago Friday, lawyers for Richard Kirk, a Denver man who is charged with the murder of his wife after eating a cannabis edible during a domestic disturbance in April 2014, changed his original plea from not guilty to not guilty by reason of insanity...
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...
The 4/20 Special
What does April 20 even mean and why is it associated with cannabis at all?
Colorado passes law allowing doctors to prescribe cannabis in place of...
Colorado got a lot of attention last week by passing a number of laws that are basically just a huge middle finger to Big...
