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Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell has been the news editor of Westword since February 2024. He’s been with the publication since 2017 and was formerly its cannabis editor. He’s earned numerous awards and accolades for his work, including placing second for the Marijuana Enterprise Reporting Award from the Colorado Society of Professional Journalists in 2018; being named a Top Cannabis Journalist by Leafbuyer in 2020; and placing first for the College Sports Writing Award from the Arizona Press Club in 2014. His prior work experience includes Arizona Republic, Inman News and Fox Sports.

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South Broadway dispensary Three Rivers in Denver

Openings and Closings: New Dispensaries on South Broadway

By Thomas MitchellJuly 10, 2023

The Mile High dispensary scene is constantly changing, especially in south Denver, where stores are opening, closing and changing ownership.

Inside a Denver dispensary and clone bar

Concerns Raised Over Pot Influences on New Mayoral Business Licensing Committee

By Thomas MitchellJuly 7, 2023

“Cannabis is just that big. You can’t throw a rock and not hit someone who’s married to, works for or is related to a cannabis industry member.”

Meraki cannabis founders in front of their cultivation

Old Souls and Sour Diesel Push Meraki Cannabis to the Top Shelf

By Thomas MitchellJuly 7, 2023

Popular dispensaries quickly sell out of the Sour Diesel, and Soiku Bano recently made rosin from the strain, but those aren’t the only reasons Meraki is making noise.

Oreo cookies

Oreo Owner Sends Cease-and-Desist Order to Cannabis Growers

By Thomas MitchellJuly 6, 2023

Whether it’s a weed strain named Oreoz or “Stoneos,” a knockoff edibles brand, the owners of milk’s favorite cookie aren’t happy with recent cannabis parodies.

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock celebrates during a public event

Mayor Hancock Reflects on Marijuana “Gold Standard” Created in Denver

By Thomas MitchellJuly 5, 2023

“To date, none of the extreme negative predictions about legalization have come to pass in the Mile High City.”

Three Rivers dispensary in south Denver

New South Broadway Dispensary Has Pueblo Roots

By Thomas MitchellJuly 3, 2023

Named in honor of the Arkansas, Colorado and Roaring Fork rivers, Three Rivers Dispensary has been open for less than two weeks on the edge of South Broadway.

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An outdoor marijuana farm in Pueblo, Colorado

Michigan Marijuana Farm Expands Into Southern Colorado

By Thomas MitchellJune 30, 2023

Grasshopper Farms has opened a 48-acre farm with 3,000 pants in Pueblo. According to the company, jobs will be staffed by local workers.

Short & Stoned edibles founder Kelly Graffin.

Short & Stoned Has Big Aspirations in the Cannabis World

By Thomas MitchellJune 30, 2023

“These are things I can’t help but be. I’m short and I like to get stoned.”

A mural at Denver dispensary Spark

Dream Team of Artists Turned a Dispensary Into the Meow Wolf of Marijuana

By Thomas MitchellJune 29, 2023

The project turned into a “summer camp for artists” in Denver.

American flag with a marijuana leaf

Industry Giants Form “First” Super PAC for Federal Weed Legalization

By Thomas MitchellJune 28, 2023

The group has its eyes on the 2024 election.

Psilocybin mushrooms in the woods

A Growing List of States Are Opening Up to Psychedelics

By Thomas MitchellJune 27, 2023

“When Oprah comes on and supports it, that makes it even easier.”

Tumbleweed dispensary in Eagle, Colorado

Marijuana Mold Recall for Four Dispensaries Stretches Back Over a Year

By Thomas MitchellJune 23, 2023

This is the eleventh recall in less than three months to hit Colorado, according to the Marijuana Enforcement Division.

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Inside Eclipse dispensary in Boulder

How Eclipse Cannabis Co. Became the Hottest Dispensary Under the Sun

By Thomas MitchellJune 23, 2023

Denver is Colorado’s cannabis capital, but nearly every ambitious grower and hash maker is trying to get inside a small dispensary in Boulder.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers speaks at Psychedelic Science 2023 in Denver.

Aaron Rodgers Shines Light on Psychedelic Ceremonies With Teammates

By Thomas MitchellJune 22, 2023

“It just changes the dynamic when you’re in a room with somebody [or] you’re in a huddle with somebody…”

MAPS founder Rick Doblin at Psychedelic Science 2023 in Denver

Governors Jared Polis, Rick Perry Come Together Over Psychedelics

By Thomas MitchellJune 21, 2023

“The idea that he and I are together is bit of magic.”

Comedian Sam Morril

Sam Morril Wants to Have a Good, Dark Time With His Standup

By Thomas MitchellJune 20, 2023

Before Sam Morril performs in Denver this Thursday, we talked about his popular (and uncomfortable) interviews with local TV stations, magic mushrooms and the “900 fuckin’ podcasts you have to do to sell tickets these days.”

UFC fighter Muhammad Naimov and coach Gokor Ambaryan

Moving Up a Weight Class on Four Days’ Notice, Denver Fighter Wins Big in UFC Debut

By Thomas MitchellJune 17, 2023

Muhammad Naimov walked into the UFC Octagon as the biggest underdog on the card June 3.

Stoner Cinema Pop-Up founders

Stoner Cinema Pop-Up Is the Alamo Drafthouse of Cannabis

By Thomas MitchellJune 16, 2023

It’s midway through a Pineapple Express screening, and 200 cross joints filled with Colorado cannabis are handed out to a crowd of Denver viewers. Welcome to a Stoner Cinema Pop-Up show.

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Mushrooms on display at the 2023 NoCo Hemp Epxo

A Major Psychedelics Conference Will Take Over Denver Next Week

By Thomas MitchellJune 15, 2023

Here’s what to expect from the “biggest psychedelics conference history by a landslide” that’s coming to town next week.

Commercial cannabis flower hang dries

Latest Marijuana Recall Hits Fort Collins and Longmont

By Thomas MitchellJune 14, 2023

Both medical and recreational marijuana harvests were included in the recall, which stretches back to February.

Outside of a former dispensary in Denver

City Rejects License Transfer for New Dispensary at 40th and Tennyson

By Thomas MitchellJune 13, 2023

A Native Roots store won’t be opening in northwest Denver after opposition from residents and a council rep.

Inside a marijuana green house in Colorado

State Warns Marijuana Growers After “Many Examples” of Attempts to Cheat Testing

By Thomas MitchellJune 9, 2023

A June 2 memo from the MED pointed the finger at cheaters.

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