Weed Between the Lines
Printing homes of hemp
Texas A&M set to start 3D printing homes with “hempcrete” after getting $3.8 million grant from the federal government
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...
How to survive Thanksgiving: A definitive guide
Real talk, Thanksgiving sucks. It’s embarrassing that white people made up a holiday to celebrate the European invasion of North America that resulted in...
Sin tax scholarships
Cannabis is currently recreationally legal in 21 states, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington D.C. Across those states there are...
Schumer unveils bill to decriminalize marijuana
Two-thirds of Americans, most of whom are not stoners, believe marijuana should be decriminalized. So does Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who is so...
Safe Streets Alliance wants cannabis back with criminals
About the time you think things couldn’t get any crazier in the American crazyquilt approach to cannabis: Last Thursday two lawsuits were filed against the state of Colorado to shut down legal marijuana, alleging that all legal marijuana businesses are illegal under ...
It’s not easy being green. Or is it?
Let’s level with each other: There’s a lot of one-time-use plastic involved in the cannabis industry. There. We said it. The elephant has been...
Smoke like a star
I pay attention to celebrity culture. I can name all the Kardashian sisters, and I have a favorite. I’ve spent hours researching the cultural references...
Growing through a labor shortage
It isn’t news at this point so much as common knowledge: Businesses are struggling to hire the help they need. Restaurants, bars, cafes, grocery...
Few answers in CDC report on young man’s death
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its report on a 19-yearold male student who leapt to his death from a Denver hotel window after ingesting a marijuana cookie in March 2014...
Solving the consistency conundrum
Growing consistent cannabis is challenging, even for experienced growers working with high-end equipment. The temperatures, humidity and spectrums of light that the plants are exposed...
Making vapes safer
Remember back in late 2019 when the biggest health story in the nation was the outbreak of “e-cigarette or vaping use-associated lung injuries” (EVALI)?
It...