Weed Between the Lines
Boulder marijuana sales tax revenues on the rise
The City of Boulder released its latest sales and use tax revenue report in July. It compares tax revenues from January to May of 2014 to the same period this year. The numbers show that Boulder is booming. Total sales tax revenue is up an impressive 6 percent from ...
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...
Weed can’t kill you, but it can get you very high
Does anyone remember the news story that went viral back in 2007 about a police officer in Detroit who stole weed from suspects, baked...
The color of cannabis
When cannabis was legalized recreationally in Colorado, there were two main factors that kept communities of color from getting in the game, says Sarah...
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...
What you read about cannabis isn’t always the truth
You remember Keith Kilbey? Well, perhaps not by name, but you probably do remember him. He’s the young man who plowed into two police cars blocking an Adams County exit ramp in January and was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs. Guy was so stoned on ...
Is Colorado’s MMJ patient registry being shared with law enforcement?
Among the many troubling findings of a report from the Office of the State Auditor on the administration of the state medical marijuana regulatory system is that confidential information about medical marijuana patients has and is being shared, possibly ...
Calming cows
Feeding hemp to cattle is safe for consumers, new research suggests, and it’s actually good for the cows too
Schedule 1: Same as it ever was, same as it ever...
“The criminal law is too harsh a tool to apply to personal possession even in the effort to discourage use. It implies an overwhelming indictment of the behavior which we believe is not appropriate. The actual and potential harm of use of the drug is not great enough...
Concentrated regulation
After months of contentious debate, close to 30 amendments in the Colorado legislative session, and a veto request letter from over 100 medical marijuana...
Burning up: A blunt message from an old stoner to new...
With July’s arrival of Oregon’s pot legalization came legitimization. Pot legitimacy this time around came not through the part-time fig leaf called medical marijuana....
CBD madness
Studying marijuana is tough in this country. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is the exclusive supplier of cannabis used for federally-approved studies....