Weed Between the Lines
Keep your eye on the ball
How a vigilant hemp advocacy organization rallied against a special interest group's bastardized hemp regulation bill
Colorado pot legalization is almost upon us
In just five days from the publication date of this column, if you are over 21 years of age, have a driver’s license and are able to find a retail store open, you will be able to purchase marijuana for recreational use in Colorado...
People are just people
It’s a sunny afternoon and I’m walking around Boulder trying to find someone experiencing homelessness to talk to about marijuana. Since writing about Gov....
How the original war on drugs went down in Boulder
The uncertainty of the legal landscape of marijuana is dizzying. Especially lately, as the war-on-drugs rhetoric ramps up in Washington under the guidance of...
The sound of hemp
Hemp is truly a super-plant: It can be turned into CBD to treat a spectrum of health ailments; it can be turned into textiles...
A big day for cannabis and democracy
On November 7, 2012, the day after 55 percent of Colorado voters passed the legalization of marijuana, I got a call from my mom.
“I...
Cannabis, family values not mutually exclusive
This is my one-year anniversary writing this column, and I think I’ve just gotten the best news ever. You’ve probably heard about the Colorado Symphony’s announcement that it will hold three private, adultonly, BYOW (“bring your own weed”) fundraising concerts this ...
The alcohol-marijuana conundrum
One of the things that has fascinated me over the years is why so many people are so intent on not allowing me or millions of other Americans to use marijuana...
Why the indica vs. sativa binary is wrong
Unless you study it, most of everything you’ve heard about cannabis strains is probably a lie. The name of a strain itself tells you...
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...
After Effects
One of the most common arguments supporting drug-testing policies is the idea of the cannabis “hangover”: sluggishness, grogginess, confusion and disorientation that supposedly follow...
The problem with decriminalization in New York
The national tide on marijuana legalization is turning, surely, and one of the first steps change-wary states make is to decriminalize use and possession...

















