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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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Mile High 420 Fest Will Return to Civic Center in 2019, but Who’s Organizing It?

Mile High 420 Fest Will Return to Civic Center in 2019, but Who’s Organizing It?

By Thomas MitchellNovember 17, 2018

The Denver Department of Parks and Recreation has received one application for April 20.

Native Roots Opens CBD Store in Former 16th Street Mall Dispensary

Native Roots Opens CBD Store in Former 16th Street Mall Dispensary

By Thomas MitchellNovember 16, 2018

The location is the company’s former flagship dispensary in downtown Denver

Gofire Wants to Take Cannabis Vaping Into the Future

Gofire Wants to Take Cannabis Vaping Into the Future

By Thomas MitchellNovember 16, 2018

Gofire’s self-dosing vaporizer employs a microchip on hash-oil cartridges to read cannabis testing results, which consumers can use and then log in a journal on their phones.

Marijuana Massages: Fourteen Denver Area Spas With CBD Treatments

Marijuana Massages: Fourteen Denver Area Spas With CBD Treatments

By Thomas MitchellNovember 15, 2018

Some of them will even visit you at home or in the hospital if mobility is challenge.

Cannabis and Epilepsy Symposium in Denver During Epilepsy Awareness Month

Cannabis and Epilepsy Symposium in Denver During Epilepsy Awareness Month

By Thomas MitchellNovember 14, 2018

Around 60,000 Coloradans suffer from epilepsy, with over 3.4 million cases nationwide.

Marijuana Sales Fall in September — Winter Dip on the Way?

Marijuana Sales Fall in September — Winter Dip on the Way?

By Thomas MitchellNovember 12, 2018

Medical marijuana sales continue to fall, but retail pot transactions remain strong.

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Legal Pot Has Been Big for Commercial Real Estate. For Residential? Not So Much.

Legal Pot Has Been Big for Commercial Real Estate. For Residential? Not So Much.

By Thomas MitchellNovember 10, 2018

Marijuana legalization has been linked to increased commercial real estate prices in certain warehouses districts in Denver, as well as land in southern Colorado.

Terpenes Are Everywhere — and Way Cooler Than You Thought

Terpenes Are Everywhere — and Way Cooler Than You Thought

By Thomas MitchellNovember 9, 2018

When you stop and smell the roses, you’re actually stopping for terpenes.

Marijuana Industry Bids Sweet Farewell to Jeff Sessions

Marijuana Industry Bids Sweet Farewell to Jeff Sessions

By Thomas MitchellNovember 8, 2018

Check you later, Jeffy.

Cannabis Wins Big Across the Country During Midterms

Cannabis Wins Big Across the Country During Midterms

By Thomas MitchellNovember 7, 2018

One state joined the recreational club, two approved medical marijuana, and twelve pro-pot governors were elected.

Amendment X Passes, Reclassifying Industrial Hemp in Colorado

Amendment X Passes, Reclassifying Industrial Hemp in Colorado

By Thomas MitchellNovember 7, 2018

The measure will take the definition of industrial hemp out of the Colorado Constitution.

The Green Solution Opens Sixteenth Dispensary in Colorado

The Green Solution Opens Sixteenth Dispensary in Colorado

By Thomas MitchellNovember 7, 2018

It’s been a busy fourteen months for The Green Solution, which has added stores in Fort Collins, Glendale, downtown Denver and now Sheridan since September of last year.

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Despite Challenges, Denver Still Leading the Conversation About Social Pot Use

Despite Challenges, Denver Still Leading the Conversation About Social Pot Use

By Thomas MitchellNovember 6, 2018

Alaska and Oregon have problems too, state reps said at the city’s annual marijuana symposium.

Procrastinating Pothead’s Guide to Colorado’s Gubernatorial Candidates

Procrastinating Pothead’s Guide to Colorado’s Gubernatorial Candidates

By Thomas MitchellNovember 2, 2018

Sure, you meant to vote early. But then you got stoned…..

Cacao and Cannabis With Coda Chef Lauren Gockley

Cacao and Cannabis With Coda Chef Lauren Gockley

By Thomas MitchellNovember 2, 2018

What’s still sexy about old-school edibles, such as chocolates? We asked Lauren Gockley, chef for award-winning edibles company Coda Signature.

State Report on Legalization Might Be Most Comprehensive Marijuana Impact Study Yet

State Report on Legalization Might Be Most Comprehensive Marijuana Impact Study Yet

By Thomas MitchellNovember 1, 2018

The report has been hailed as one of the most comprehensive reports by both pro- and anti-legalization groups.

Trick-or-Treating Warnings Don’t Stop Halloween From Being Killer for Dispensaries

Trick-or-Treating Warnings Don’t Stop Halloween From Being Killer for Dispensaries

By Thomas MitchellOctober 31, 2018

Dispensary sales in Colorado seem to be doing just fine on Halloween in spite of the misguided fears surrounding edibles.

Slightly Less Lame Kansas Now Allows Sale of New Belgium Hemp Beer

Slightly Less Lame Kansas Now Allows Sale of New Belgium Hemp Beer

By Thomas MitchellOctober 30, 2018

“It could also be that Kansas, like many other states in our glorious union, finally got a whiff of how versatile and sustainable of a crop industrial hemp can be, and how it could play a much bigger role in our economy.”

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Toxic Waste, Carbon Emissions and Other Sustainability Problems for Legal Pot

Toxic Waste, Carbon Emissions and Other Sustainability Problems for Legal Pot

By Thomas MitchellOctober 29, 2018

You might not know about these five pressing sustainability issues.

Sal Pace Is Just Fine With Being Pueblo County’s “Cannabis” Commissioner

Sal Pace Is Just Fine With Being Pueblo County’s “Cannabis” Commissioner

By Thomas MitchellOctober 27, 2018

Already a proponent of legalization, Pace dove deeper into the cause when he joined the Marijuana Policy Project’s board of directors.

Denver Company Testing CBD Diabetes Medication in South Pacific

Denver Company Testing CBD Diabetes Medication in South Pacific

By Thomas MitchellOctober 26, 2018

Vanuatu is a Pacific Island nation of around 265,000 people — over 13 percent of which are diabetic, according to WHO data from 2016.

Commerce City’s Newest Dispensary Is a Family Business With Cuban Roots

Commerce City’s Newest Dispensary Is a Family Business With Cuban Roots

By Thomas MitchellOctober 26, 2018

Pot consumers ironically have few options in Commerce City

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