It’s hard for any non-beer-related event to compete with Great American Beer Festival week and its long, long list of sudsy shindigs. But there’s still plenty of pot knowledge to be spread around through the numerous classes and meet-ups in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Meet and mingle over music and…
Colorado’s tax holiday on retail marijuana provided full waiting rooms and plenty of customers, but most of the action was taking place in growing operations months before. The one-day tax break, a product of Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights, saved customers the cost of the 10 percent state sales tax…
Enjoy the final few weeks of summer-like weather by becoming one with nature in the mountains — or by playing kickball for kids at City Park — in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Clover Leaf University will teach a Cannabis Business Compliance Regulation 101 class on Tuesday, September 15, from 4…
The shorter week brings a slimmer slate of events for this week’s Cannabis Calendar, but pot-loving yogis might want to mark their datebooks for some classes and a mountain retreat later this month. Clover Leaf University is teaching an Advanced Master Grower Techniques class at 4 p.m. Thursday, September 10,…
The state agency responsible for regulating Colorado’s cannabis industry is holding a public meeting today while it decides some controversial changes to the state’s marijuana laws. But there are still some lighthearted events to check out in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division is holding a meeting with public…
Over the past several weeks, dozens of politicians, state administrators, doctors and industry stakeholders have been meeting and discussing potential game-changing rules for Colorado’s marijuana industry — all of which will be presented at a hearing at the end of the month, when public feedback will be sought. As part…
Ever wondered what a commercial marijuana grow looks like in-person? You might have a chance at visiting one — and that’s only one of the items in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Green Labs will host Bend & Blaze: A Higher Yoga Experience on Wednesday, August 26, at 5:15 p.m. The…
Countless Colorado business owners have softened their feelings toward cannabis after realizing how much money can be made off it. Now, one Aurora entrepreneur is taking things a step further by naming his shopping center after it — or at least its milder cousin. Aurora’s Chambers Point Shopping Center will…
The dog days of summer seem to have taken their toll on cannabis event organizers, but we’ve still got a few pot-friendly shindigs in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Broadway dispensary Denver Relief’s charity group GREEN TEAM will be assisting Ekar Farms in planting and harvesting organic produce for local food…
Ask three cannabis growers for their thoughts about nutrients, and you’re likely to get three different answers. As with green chile and grilled cheese sandwiches, everyone has their own recipes for growing pot, and everyone thinks theirs is the best. Do you go strictly organic, using tea and bat guano…
With a hemp symposium hosted by a Colorado congressman and a charity golf tournament hosted by a Denver dispensary chain, there are plenty of upper-class functions where you can get your schmooze on in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. As we’ve reported, proponents of The Campaign for Limited Social Use –…
As if some of the exhibits of the Art District on Santa Fe weren’t already trippy enough, Rocky Mountain High Singles is taking a limo tour full of 4/20 favors to art galleries in the area to kickoff the weekend. Learn more and find some new industry networking opportunities in…
Despite a secret location and heat from law enforcement, the Colorado Invitational Bong-a-Thon still plans to kick off this weekend. Learn about that, a class on warehouse growing, an industry reggae night and more in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. The National Cannabis Industry Association and ServSafe will hold a training…
The MLS All-Star Game doesn’t kick off until next Wednesday, but soccer fans have plenty to put on their calendars in the days leading up to the match. Headlined by a concert featuring Capital Cities and Aloe Blacc on Sunday, MLS All-Star Week will feature six days of free, soccer-fueled…
Oregon House Representative Earl Blumenauer plans to introduce a bill to Congress today that would clear and expunge particular federal marijuana offenses that are no longer illegal in a number of states across the country — but some marijuana activists are skeptical of how many people it would actually help…
While the majority of Coloradans are too busy enjoying the weather and spending their time outside at public events like baseball games, beer festivals and concerts (where you can’t legally partake), July still holds some annual stoner competitions that make up for a slow-burning month. Broadway dispensary Denver Relief’s charity…
Today the Colorado Board of Health rejected a petition to add Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as an acceptable condition for medical marijuana prescriptions, citing lack of sufficient scientific evidence that proves the plant’s effective treatment of PTSD. After listening to over twenty veterans, victims of abuse and family members of those…
The Colorado Board of Health will hold a meeting tomorrow that could result in another affliction being added to the Medical Marijuana Registry’s list of debilitating conditions. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a rising problem among combat veterans, will be considered for approval during a public rule-making hearing aimed at updating the…
Regulated marijuana has more than a few obstacles in the way towards legitimacy, but at least federal lawmakers are addressing one of its biggest: banking. Introduced by Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley (Democrat), Senate Bill 1726— better known as the Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2015— would “create protections”…
The big event this week is Colorado Board of Health public rule-making hearing at 10 a.m. July 15 in the Sabin-Cleere Conference Room of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to consider modifications to the state’s MMJ regulations. The deadline for written testimony is up, but it still…
Couldn’t afford the $895 to attend last week’s Cannabis Business Summit? There’s another marijuana industry conference this week at the Denver Mart, and this one will have a job fair for those trying for a foot in the industry. Find out more below, in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Join author,…
The pockets of marijuana investors are getting deeper as more states warm up to medical and recreational marijuana, and pot entrepreneurs were trying their best to capitalize on the opportunity at the ArcView Investor Pitch Forum — an investment conference for ancillary marijuana businesses held in Denver’s Exdo Event Center…
