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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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Tony Magee, Lagunitas CEO, Sees Similarities Between Beer and Pot

Tony Magee, Lagunitas CEO, Sees Similarities Between Beer and Pot

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 8, 2018

Tony Magee, who founded Lagunitas in 1993 on his wife’s stovetop in their Bay Area home, compared the start of his business to the early days of many cannabis operations.

Utopia Hopes to Be First Licensed Pot-Infused Spa in Denver

Utopia Hopes to Be First Licensed Pot-Infused Spa in Denver

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 7, 2018

It would be the first state-licensed cannabis spa in the nation if approved, offering infused massages, yoga and other pot-friendly activities, as well as meditation coaching, educational seminars and support and networking groups.

Wanda James: Illegal Construction Lane Closures Killing My Dispensary, Nearby Businesses

Wanda James: Illegal Construction Lane Closures Killing My Dispensary, Nearby Businesses

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 6, 2018

Simply Pure owner Wanda James will lead a protest today, February 6, outside of her dispensary on the corner of West 32nd Avenue and Tejon Street decrying a construction project she says is hurting businesses in the area.

Women Grow Gets New Chairwoman After Jane West Steps Down

Women Grow Gets New Chairwoman After Jane West Steps Down

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 5, 2018

West started Women Grow in Denver shortly after recreational cannabis sales began to give women businesses owners opportunities to network and grow and has since turned it in to a force to be reckoned with.

Pot Tax Error Bill Speeds Through Senate, but Not Without Critics

Pot Tax Error Bill Speeds Through Senate, but Not Without Critics

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 3, 2018

A bill written in hopes of addressing a legislative mistake that is costing special districts across the state millions of dollars has moved forward in the Colorado General Assembly.

Study: Denver No Longer a Weed Capital Once Rest of U.S. Legalizes

Study: Denver No Longer a Weed Capital Once Rest of U.S. Legalizes

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 1, 2018

According to Seedo, larger American cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Phoenix would see the most tax revenue if the country legalized pot.

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How Many Towns in Colorado Allow Marijuana Sales?

How Many Towns in Colorado Allow Marijuana Sales?

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 30, 2018

Amendment 64, the initiative that legalized retail marijuana, allows cities to decide whether to ban or allow marijuana businesses, and if so, which type of businesses.

New School Will Teach Professions Outside the Cannabis Industry

New School Will Teach Professions Outside the Cannabis Industry

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 27, 2018

Classes teaching the ins and outs of the cannabis industry have been around for years, but Inspyre wants to reach professionals further away from the plant than trimmers and growers.

Jared Polis and Elizabeth Warren Ask Trump to Protect State Pot Laws

Jared Polis and Elizabeth Warren Ask Trump to Protect State Pot Laws

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 26, 2018

A bipartisan group of 54 senators and representatives signed the letter, including Colorado representatives Ed Perlmutter and Diana DeGette.

Pot-Industry Group Sets New Standards for Packaging

Pot-Industry Group Sets New Standards for Packaging

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 26, 2018

National Association of Cannabis Businesses members include Colorado-based Dixie Elixirs, Love’s Oven, Ebbu and Local Product of Colorado.

Bronnor’s Hash Vaporizers Recalled Over Ethanol Concerns

Bronnor’s Hash Vaporizers Recalled Over Ethanol Concerns

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 25, 2018

No products in dispensaries, including those that were recalled, carry the Bronnor name prominently on the packaging, because Bronnor manufactures infused-products for other companies.

Is Distillate Taking Over Pre-Filled Cartridges?

Is Distillate Taking Over Pre-Filled Cartridges?

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 24, 2018

Butane hash oil has been the dominate variety of cannabis oil used to fill the cartridges since retail sales began in 2014, but now distillate, once an expensive treat, is pushing old techniques out the door.

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Two Bills to Fix Pot-Tax Gaffe Have Very Different Support Levels

Two Bills to Fix Pot-Tax Gaffe Have Very Different Support Levels

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 19, 2018

One bill to fix the pot-tax gaffe has zero co-sponsors. The other has fifty. One bill was sponsored by Steve Lebsock. The other was not.

Colorado Members of Congress Side With Hemp Over DEA in Federal Appeals Court

Colorado Members of Congress Side With Hemp Over DEA in Federal Appeals Court

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 18, 2018

Several Colorado state representatives have put their names on a brief supporting the industrial hemp industry in federal appeals court.

What Are Sweet Leaf’s MMJ Patients Supposed to Do Without Caregivers?

What Are Sweet Leaf’s MMJ Patients Supposed to Do Without Caregivers?

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 16, 2018

Most of the coverage on the Sweet Leaf investigation has focused on those arrested and the dispensary chain itself. But what about Sweet Leaf’s medical marijuana patients?

New Bill Calls for Tracking Agent to Be Applied to Marijuana, Hemp

New Bill Calls for Tracking Agent to Be Applied to Marijuana, Hemp

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 16, 2018

A bill in the Colorado Senate calls for a tracking agent to be “applied” to marijuana and hemp plants, which could mean spraying, rubbing,  spreading and many other things.

Colorado Cannabis Dispensary Counter: Growth From 2014 to 2018

Colorado Cannabis Dispensary Counter: Growth From 2014 to 2018

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 15, 2018

The list of licensed recreational pot shops in Colorado was fewer than four pages long when sales began on January 1, 2014, according to the Marijuana Enforcement Division. Today, it’s nearly thirteen pages.

Colorado Cannabis Sales Drop in November

Colorado Cannabis Sales Drop in November

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 13, 2018

A dispensary analytics firm says tourism plays a major role in the shift in sales numbers, with pot revenue usually peaking in the summer months.

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U.S. Attorney Robert Troyer: Pot Prosecutions Not Expected to Rise in Colorado

U.S. Attorney Robert Troyer: Pot Prosecutions Not Expected to Rise in Colorado

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 12, 2018

The U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado told members of the state’s congressional delegation that the new memo from Sessions would not change the way that his office approaches cannabis prosecutions in Colorado, according to a spokeswoman for Congresswoman Diana DeGette.

Rob Corry Files Motion to Dismiss Charges Against Sweet Leaf Budtenders

Rob Corry Files Motion to Dismiss Charges Against Sweet Leaf Budtenders

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 12, 2018

Corry’s clients and nine other current and former Sweet Leaf employees were arrested during raids at company locations across the Denver metro area by Denver Police Department officers on December 14.

Colorado Politicians Continue to Defend Pot From Jeff Sessions

Colorado Politicians Continue to Defend Pot From Jeff Sessions

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 10, 2018

Most of Colorado’s legislators publicly came out against the Sessions Memo the same day it was issued. Now they’re turning those words into actions – or more words, at least.

Colorado Harvest Co. Sells Aurora License to Starbuds After 280E Audit

Colorado Harvest Co. Sells Aurora License to Starbuds After 280E Audit

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 10, 2018

Colorado Harvest Company received a retail dispensary license from the City of Aurora in 2015, one of only 24 available citywide, but had to sell it in 2017 to another familiar dispensary chain: Starbuds.

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