Weed Between the Lines
Spark one for Raphael
The world lost a beacon of cannabis science this month. At 92, Raphael Mechoulam died on Thursday, March 9, leaving behind a legacy of...
Ask a pot lawyer
Local attorney Lenny Frieling talks about being a drug crime defense attorney in 2022
Street Legal
Drunk driving wasn’t illegal in all 50 states until 1988. The National Minimum Drinking Age Act not only set the age of consumption to...
Finding the right marijuana spokesperson
The first recreational marijuana shops opened in Massachusetts this week, after the state voted to legalize cannabis in 2016.
It’s been a long time...
Finally, some cannabis research worth waiting for
The state’s Public Health Department is recommending more than $7 million in grant money for eight studies centered on research into both the safety of cannabis and the possibilities for its use as a treatment for symptoms of various ailments and diseases...
A last ditch effort
In the 1970s and ’80s, Robert J. Riley was a Deadhead, following the Grateful Dead around the country in pursuit of the music and...
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....
Don’t let your dog eat your weed
My favorite thing about being a millennial is that we’re all rejecting typical milestones like getting married, buying a house and having children because...
You say you want a revolution
For journalist and author Don Lattin, the truth used to be simple, or at least it appeared to be. With capital “T” Truth as...
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...
A philosophical quandary indeed
The not-new but increasingly popular practice of administering psychotropic substances to treat psychological and psycho-spiritual concerns is finding unprecedented success in affecting stubborn diseases...
USDA organic hemp? Yes. No. Maybe.
Considered dangerous drugs by the federal government, marijuana and industrial hemp are still listed in the Controlled Substances Act as Schedule I drugs. While...


















