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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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Dark-green cannabis buds from Sunshine Farms in Colorado

Popular Boulder Hash Maker Launches Flower Line

By Thomas MitchellMarch 14, 2024

A new flower brand from Sunshine quietly appeared in a handful of Denver dispensaries.

Racks of rifles for sale inside of a gun store

Marijuana Gun Rights Ballot Initiative Is Alive Again

By Thomas MitchellMarch 13, 2024

Proponents see Denver’s 4/20 fest, the Tanner Gun Show and Red Rocks parking lots as prime signature-gathering grounds.

Inside of Cookies dispensary in Denver

Colorado Marijuana Sales Continue Falling in 2024

By Thomas MitchellMarch 12, 2024

State figures originally showed a 7.5 percent increase in dispensary sales in January, but that was from a data entry error.

magic mushroom up close

Denver Launches Psychedelic Training for Emergency Responders

By Thomas MitchellMarch 11, 2024

The training program was commissioned in 2020 shortly after Denver voters approved psilocybin decriminalization.

Maggie’s Farm Closes Five Colorado Dispensaries

Maggie’s Farm Closes Five Colorado Dispensaries

By Thomas MitchellMarch 8, 2024

The southern Colorado chain abruptly closed five stores, but other dispensaries are still popping up across Colorado.

Marijuana plants grow inside of a greenhouse under daylight

Third Marijuana Mold Recall Issued in Three Weeks

By Thomas MitchellMarch 7, 2024

The latest safety advisory includes one dispensary in Denver.

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Woman's hand holds orange cannabis gummies

THC Gummies Are Boring. No Wonder They’re So Popular.

By Thomas MitchellMarch 5, 2024

Gummies, gummies, gummies put loads of weed in our tummies.

Denver dispensary with open sign

Dispensary Owner Goes to Sleep “Every Night Expecting a Call” About Burglaries

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 28, 2024

“While we were on the phone with the police about one store, someone was actively breaking into another one.”

Man in a beanie stands in front of inflatable giant mushroom

Denver Shroom Fest Is Ready for a Psychedelic Summer

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 27, 2024

It’s hailed as “Denver’s first psychedelic mushrooms festival” by organizers.

Workers build a snow sculpture with scaffolding in Breckenridge

Man of God Will Not Accept the Devil’s Weed Numbers in Breckenridge

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 24, 2024

Just wait until he sees what teenagers do with calculators.

Psychedelic mushrooms grown indoors

New Psychedelics Info Line Is Waiting on Your Call

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 23, 2024

The free hotline, launched in Colorado earlier this month, is staffed by experts who provide scientific data and resources about psilocybin and other psychedelics.

Indoor marijuana plants grow under lights in a warehouse

Latest Marijuana Recall Stretches Back a Year, Hits 19 Dispensaries

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 22, 2024

This is the second marijuana recall in less than one week.

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Tommy Chong smokes a joint on stage at the Denver 4/20 festival

Mile High 420 Festival Returning Under Same Organizers in 2024

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 19, 2024

Like last year, the festival will be free to the public, but with an age limit.

Marijuana plants grow under bright lights inside.

Marijuana Recall Hits 28 Colorado Dispensaries

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 16, 2024

The flagged marijuana was sold between April and December of last year, mostly in the Denver area.

Hash Makers Mix Rosin Together in Unique Collaboration

Hash Makers Mix Rosin Together in Unique Collaboration

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 16, 2024

The first-of-its-kind collaboration barely produced 100 grams, so it won’t be around very long.

College students hold a CannaBuffs banner in front of Colorado mountains

CannaBuffs Want to Rebuild CU’s Relationship With Cannabis

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 16, 2024

Almost twenty years after CU Boulder became a famous 4/20 stomping ground, the school’s student cannabis club is trying to create a new reputation.

Psychedelic Science 2023 convention at the Colorado Convention Center, with blue bear out front

Psychedelics Conventions Returning to Denver in 2024, 2025

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 15, 2024

The Colorado Convention Center is set to host major psychedelic industry expos in 2024 and 2025.

A gun in front of green marijuana leaves

Ballot Initiative Granting Gun Rights to Marijuana Users Resubmitted

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 14, 2024

The ballot question was denied in January, but proponents have updated the initiative and hope to gather signatures in the spring.

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Marijuana plants grow indoors under a light

Marijuana Social Equity Bill Faces Uphill Climb

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 13, 2024

Colorado’s marijuana social equity program “is not working,” according to a business owner who helped create it.

A marijuana dispensary store sign with a green cross

The Six Largest Dispensary Chains in Colorado

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 12, 2024

Even as other states get in the pool, Colorado’s marijuana industry still has plenty of retail outlets.

Customers wait in line and purchase Colorado State University merchandise at the college bookstore.

College Students Help Create Bill to Remove Sales Taxes on Textbooks

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 12, 2024

Bill sponsors hope local governments will follow their lead.

husban and wife pose, man makes a peace sign

Love and Marijuana: Meet the Couple Behind Locol Love

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 9, 2024

A rising star in Colorado cannabis cultivation, Locol Love is founded on the real thing.

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