Marijuana

A few small dustings notwithstanding, snow has been seriously lacking in Denver this year.

There were plenty of contenders, but these were the biggest marijuana stories in Colorado this year.

Nearly four years after recreational sales began, legal cannabis continues to be the gift that keeps on giving. The Cannabis Calendar for December 17 offers plenty of proof.

Traveling this holiday season? Don’t drive through Childress, Texas, with Colorado plates.

A fundraiser on December 23 will help Sweet Leaf employees who are now out of work have a merrier Christmas; a second fundraiser will help cover legal costs. But some colleagues aren’t sympathetic.

Members of Denver’s cannabis community are banding together to hold fundraisers in support of Sweet Leaf employees affected by the company’s swift indefinite shutdown by the Denver Police Department, Marijuana Enforcement Divisions and other enforcement agencies on December 14.

Pillars like Afghani, Durban Poison and Sour Diesel always deserve a spot on the shelves, but as with any other indulgence, it’s nice to try some new varieties.

Four states legalized recreational marijuana in the 2016 election, following in the footsteps of Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Washington, D.C. But in the year since, only Nevada made retail pot sales a reality.

A Boulder potrepreneur wants to share both his wealth and his interest in cannabis: Matt Kind, host of the podcast CannaInsider, is starting a scholarship fund to encourage students to consider a job in legal pot.

Both are easy – and illegal.

Infused with 160 milligrams of hemp extract and CBD, the spray isn’t just targeted toward the dating community. H. Hemp believes it’s a pocket-sized remedy that helps lessen daily stressors when you need a quick, accessible fix without any mind-altering effects.

While this local delicacy won’t rival the sap of Vermont anytime soon, it’s still a fitting Denver take, sort of like Moonshine Haze from Rare Dankness, another Denver breeder.

The new initiative, “High Costs,” was funded by revenue from the city’s sales tax on retail cannabis and was created with the help of a city-organized youth commission and youth surveying and focus groups

Lightshade has partnered with Amazing Grace Community Church in Thornton to fully fund the church’s food pantry.

CBD is a cannabinoid found in both plants, and the chemical structure doesn’t change between them, but the quality and effectiveness of CBD can differ depending on what strain and plant it’s derived from.

As promised, Miguel Lopez, founder of the Denver 420 Rally, has filed a lawsuit against the City and County of Denver after losing his priority event status and being banned from putting on the event during the next three years for allegedly violating his permit by leaving Civic Center Park trashed. Attorney Rob Corry, who represents Lopez, calls Denver’s actions “improper” and maintains that officials manipulated the reaction to the park’s condition following the April 20, 2017 edition as a strategy to violate his client’s rights.

Colorado’s ability to process hemp is limited, because it doesn’t have a decorticator, a machine that separates hemp’s stringy outer layer from its woody core, known as the hurd.

Denver City Council heard from experts, who say there’s no hard data. But readers still debate the issue.

Because of the body high and relaxing effects they tend to give, indicas and indica-leaning hybrids are your best choice for warming up after a few hours in cold.

According to a DPD announcement, the raids were conducted because Sweet Leaf stores were allegedly selling unlawful amounts of cannabis to customers, a term known as “looping.”

These vegan cannablis balls only require a food processor and refrigerator to make, and they’re a tastier option than that fruitcake collecting dust on your kitchen counter.

Blue Dream became the top-selling strain in Colorado dispensaries in February 2014, and it kept that title for over 39 months.But its favored status is slipping.