A window into the marijuana industry’s present and future will be open until Wednesday this week as the National Cannabis Industry Association’s Cannabis Business Summit comes to Denver. Check that out and more in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. The National Cannabis Industry Association’s Cannabis Business Summit will take place in…
Marijuana’s social effects on Colorado have been routinely debated since recreational sales began in 2014, so a group of students at Metropolitan State University of Denver decided to study city crime and homeless numbers after commercial pot’s inaugural year. Presented yesterday in room 420 of MSU’s Student Success Building, the…
Class is out until August for the children, but students of the weed industry might be interested in some of the summer school opportunities taught by Clover Leaf University in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Clover Leaf University is teaching three different classes on the world of legal marijuana on Tuesday,…
After weeks of speculation, the Denver Nuggets have announced a new basketball coach. Enter: Mike Malone. Malone, the former head coach of Sacramento Kings, went 39-67 in Sacramento before getting let go 24 games into last season. He was an assistant coach in the NBA for thirteen seasons before his…
Want to run your own marijuana business? There’s more to the industry than dispensaries and growing operations. Check out some of the socials, discussions and expos for up-and-coming ganjapreneurs in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Funky Buddha Lounge will host High Social Happy Hour by Blazer — a happy hour for…
Get ready for the marijuana industry to show its buttoned-up side throughout the upcoming weeks. With CannaCon this week, the U.S. Cannabis Expo next week and the Cannabis Business Summit later this month, it’s time take out your notebooks and learn something in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. CannaCon will take…
Congress voted on two amendments to a Department of Justice spending bill Wednesday that would protect marijuana businesses in states where they’re legal, but only one of them passed. Introduced by Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and Democratic Congressman Sam Farr, both of California, the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment will prohibit federal funding…
A marijuana consumer group protested outside a LivWell location on South Broadway over the weekend, claiming the dispensary chain uses potentially harmful pesticides and doesn’t care about consumer health. But LivWell says those accusations are simply untrue. Up to a dozen members of the Cannabis Consumers Coalition demonstrated outside the…
As the less attractive but smarter sister of marijuana, hemp rarely gets the political or social attention it deserves. Now that there’s some hemp events happening in this week’s Cannabis Calendar, be sure to show the Jan Brady of the marijuana movement some love. Colorado Rocky Mountain High Singles is…
Tired of spending money at dispensaries and interested in a basement garden? There are multiple classes this week on the process of cultivating your own private or commercial marijuana grows, the usual pot-friendly lineup at Green Labs and more in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. On Thursday, May 28, Clover Leaf…
Congress can’t seem to get the veterans hospital in Aurora straightened out, but a Senate Appropriations Committee passed an amendment to a Veterans Affairs funding bill yesterday that would allow Veterans Health Administration doctors to recommend medical marijuana to patients in states where it is legal. The 2016 Military Construction,…
For the last couple of weeks, we’ve been spreading the word about local dispensary owner Jim Rice’s bid for another shot on CBS’s Survivor. After placing twelfth in Survivor: South Pacific in 2011 (we followed his progress before he was voted out), Rice was hoping to get enough audience votes…
Cannabis events are pretty sparse this week, but as always, Green Labs has mixture of weekly classes and pot-friendly social mixers to educate and entertain. Also check out a photo gallery showcasing the intricacies of marijuana grows, cultivation classes and more in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Mixed Bag: Marijuana in…
When six Denver-based marijuana growing operations had portions of crops quarantined and put under investigation for using harmful pesticides on plants, many marijuana consumers became a little more paranoid about which dispensaries to visit. In documents obtained by the Cannabis Consumers Coalition via the Colorado Open Records Act and sent…
Marijuana is legal for adult use in two states and available to medical patients in almost half the country, and legal sales generated over $2 billion in 2014. But a regulated pot industry could unltimately generate $45 billion annually if marijuana is legalized nationally, according to an industry study published…
Once again, Green Labs is proving to be a leader in Denver’s cannacentric entertainment. With five pot events going on this week, the place clearly shows a love for the herb, but it’s not alone. Check out a pot photo exhibition, charity golf tournament, Clover Leaf University courses and more…
A Denver man — and marijuana dispensary owner — is eager for another chance to eat bugs, sleep in the dirt and engage in the primal challenges that come with competing on the CBS reality series Survivor. But he needs your help to get there. Jim Rice is one of 32…
It’s a warm April morning less than two weeks before 4/20, and Dixie Elixirs executive Joe Hodas is cheerfully showing off the company’s new products — wildberry lemonade and peach tea — and a childproof bottling system that will ensure that Dixie’s most popular products are on the shelves for…
The lull between 4/20 and summer means a fairly meager selection of cannabis entertainment this week. But there’s still plenty going on around town if you’re interested in the industry and politics. A Denver suburb is considering a ban on any new medical marijuana dispensaries — and a bluegrass concert/glass…
A bill sponsored by a Colorado Congressman that would allow legal marijuana dispensaries access to the federal banking system was re-introduced to the House of Representatives earlier this week. Representatives Ed Perlmutter of Colorado and Denny Heck of Washington re-introduced H.R. 2076- -the Marijuana Business Access to Banking Act of…
Event organizers might be ready to move on from cannabis after 4/20, but we know you’re not. Pot affairs are a little sparse compared to the overload of celebrations and rallies last week, but there’s still a mix of politics, education and entertainment in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Today at…
Remember that bad taste in your mouth when you were in grade school and Halloween wasn’t on the weekend? Potheads who found out 4/20 fell on a Monday sure do. Nevertheless, there are still more than enough events scheduled for today and throughout the week in our Cannabis Calendar. Green…
