Weed Between the Lines
CBS rejects cannabis commercial planned for Super Bowl
Super Bowl 53 is upon us. Personally, I think football is problematic and over-glorified, so I don’t even pretend to pay attention anymore. I...
Guiding a growing industry
When the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) approached Kaitlin Urso last year about writing the recently released “Environmental Impacts, Best Management Practices and Policies...
Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 rises from the dead
Nothing is more scary on Halloween than the undead. Zombies, ghouls, vampires — all were once dead, but were resurrected and now terrorize living society. It is both frightening and frustrating to think you have finally put something evil to rest with a silver bullet...
Cannabis and chronic pain
We are a nation in pain. The exact numbers are a matter of (contentious) debate, but somewhere between 11 and 30 percent of us...
Disqualified for coping
When the USA Track & Field (USATF) released the Olympic roster on July 6, people around the country were equally frustrated and disappointed to...
Council considers cannabis rules and regs
The second reading for the rules and regulations under which retail marijuana outlets will be able to operate will be held at the Boulder City Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Council members will get a chance to go into more detail about the staff ...
Are last week’s medical marijuana busts a sign of weakness or...
The news was everywhere Nov. 21. Headlines blared that the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and local law-enforcement agents, some in masks, were very publicly executing search warrants on dispensaries and grows and busting up cannabis ...
Windows of impairment and detection
Driving high is illegal, no matter what state you’re in. But proving someone is or isn’t under the influence of cannabis at the time...
Entering a new era of international drug policy
NEW YORK — The United Nations General Assembly Special Session on drugs (UNGASS) convenes this week to debate and accept a resolution reforming the...
Don’t blame pot for increases in gonorrhea
Science has gone and done it again: revealed a finding about marijuana that surprises absolutely no one.
Brace yourselves: People who live in states where...
Clearing the path
Cannabis’ status as a Schedule 1 substance makes conducting scientific research on its medicinal qualities challenging. Obtaining the licenses to study cannabis in a...
The addiction therapy drug
Kevin Franciotti’s heroin addiction was consuming his life. Desperate to help their son, his parents agreed to send him to an ibogaine therapy program...
