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...
Council rethinks its approach to marijuana
Boulder City Council is considering broad changes to its marijuana rules and regulations. The first reading was Sept. 30, with a second reading scheduled for later this month or early November. And this time around, it appears that Council wants to help rather than ...
‘For internal use only’
Since 2016, rumors have circulated among cannabis tax experts of an undisclosed playbook the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses to audit the cannabis industry....
Delivering on the promises of cannabis
Cannabis has always made big promises as a medicinal supplement: pain relief, reduced anxiety, increased appetites, better moods, sharper focus, and surer sleep. But...
Tax debate highlights rift in cannabis movement
On Sept. 23, there was a “free joint giveaway” on the Boulder Pearl Street Mall that was organized by the “No on Proposition AA Committee.” More than 1,000 cannabis cigarettes were given away to call attention to the marijuana tax issue that will appear on the Nov. 5...
Boulder-based company funds CSU research on CBD and canine brain cancer
There’s lots of buzz about the benefits of CBD. The non-psychoactive cannabinoid is everywhere: grocery stores, gas stations, liquor stores. A Gallup survey found...
CU study finds government source of marijuana “irrelevant”
After a slew of states voted to legalize recreational or medical marijuana earlier this month, more people than ever have access to legal cannabis....
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...
Risky Business, Part 1: Banking in the marijuana industry
For a bank, analyzing the risk of onboarding a cannabis business as a client is complicated. The legal marijuana industry is emerging and comes...
A mind-altering substance
A few weeks ago I went to the U.N.’s Special Session on drugs where I saw, for the first time, just how important Colorado’s legalization...
Star plants
This August, astrological wonders abound. With Perseid’s meteors whizzing overhead, Mercury in retrograde, a partial lunar eclipse behind us and a full solar eclipse...
Banking on cannabis still a risky proposition
As has been stated here before, one of the major stumbling blocks for any legal cannabis business to operate successfully is the lack of access to banks. It is also the biggest deterrent to proper regulation of said businesses...