Weed Between the Lines
It’s not your grandfather’s marijuana any more
Assuming some of those 148 stores that were granted state licenses have been able to jump through all the other legislative hoops and actually have their doors open, and the state has been able to get its vaunted “seed-tosale” tracking system up and running (still ...
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 federal catch-22 of cannabis and banking
One vivid memory from my first visit to a retail cannabis shop on Jan. 1 was looking over at the cash register just as an employee handed an enormous wad of bills to a manager, who quickly whisked it off into another room...
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...
Faster than the speed of fat
In 2021, cannabis edible company Ripple got curious about the absorption rate of its products, and how that compared to the competition. The folks at...
A cannabis ad campaign designed to educate, not frighten
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd took some serious shit earlier this year for a piece she wrote about her scary experience in a Denver hotel room after an overdose of cannabis edibles. She was mocked for being stupid, for not reading the packaging, for not ...
Arizona parents of children with autism fight to legally use medical...
In Arizona, parents of children with autism are currently unable to use medical marijuana to treat their children’s symptoms, but House Bill 2049 may...
The Boulder formula: weed and fitness
Weed and physical fitness are essential parts of the Boulderite identity, which is good news for me, considering toking up before a long run...
Forget Big Tobacco; Big Marijuana wants to be part of the...
There has been a persistent rumor, dating back to the 1960s and 1970s, that cigarette companies have been plotting to take over the marijuana industry, were it ever legalized. It’s still around and probably holds on because it doesn’t seem that unreasonable — if they...
THC tolerance break: Week one
Last week, I wrote about the benefits of taking a THC tolerance break. I wanted to take the space to reexamine my relationship with...
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...
Growing pains
Cultivating cannabis is an environmentally dirty business. Indoor grows require immense energy to keep the lights on, the HVAC systems running and the temperature...


















