Marijuana

Are you enjoying a real Rocky Mountain high this Labor Day weekend? Dispensaries report that Labor Day weekend is their biggest weekend of the year, as tourists and Coloradans alike get ready to enjoy cannabis when enjoying the great outdoors. But some readers don’t appreciate encountering marijuana fans on the…

Colorado’s cannabis industry got plenty of national attention in August, largely because of an op-ed in USA Today headlined “Marijuana Devastated Colorado, Don’t Legalize It Nationally.” But our readers disagree.

The highest selling weekends for Colorado dispensaries in 2016 might surprise you.

The CBD fad is growing fast in America, with everything from hemp-derived CBD vaporizers to high-CBD strains like AC/DC and Harlequin becoming more and more popular for medication. The mid-year report from the Hemp Business Journal, one of the more trusted sources in the industry, shows a rapidly growing field of CBD products that still has plenty of room to grow. But will big pharma take over?

As you get ready for the long weekend, remember that traveling through Colorado is like traveling in no other state. Where else would you make a twelve-hour roundtrip for a two-mile hike? Or take a spur-of-the-moment drive along a scenic byway? Stopping at small towns, talking with the residents and trying out local coffee shops is part of the fun. So is popping in at the local dispensary.

Is Labor Day a big holiday for stoners? We asked our own to find out, and the answer might surprise you.

Smart Approaches to Marijuana, a group dedicated to fighting marijuana commercialization, published a report calling for federal resources to crackdown on the industry’s big players.

The recreational-only Fort Collins location is slated to have a soft opening in September, with a grand opening on Saturday, October 7.

Made from Afghani and Kashmir strains instead of milk and cream, Vanilla Kush was developed by Amsterdam breeder Barney’s Farm, which introduced it to the world at the 2009 High Times Cannabis Cup. I’ve been chasing it ever since.

Evolab has new leadership with a familiar face to the cannabis industry. The CO2 extraction company announced the hiring of former Mary’s Medicinals CEO Nicole Smith to the same position on Monday, August 28.

When Colorado Representative Jared Polis vacates his congressional seat after his run for governor, he’ll be taking his pro-cannabis mindset with him. But cannabis policy could become an even bigger focus if Todd Mitchem takes his place in the 2nd Congressional District.

Does the size of your marijuana buds matter? It depends on which side of the transaction you’re on.

Colorado’s cannabis calendar is stuffed full in August , with with conventions, lectures, meetings and more. Keep reading for more events this month, and beyond.

This week Governor John Hickenlooper and Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman sent Sessions this week refuted Jeff Sessions’s letter on marijuana point by point, earning Hickenlooper kudos from this reader.

After our Michael Roberts wrote a story asserting that 2018 gubernatorial candidate and 18th Judicial District DA George Brauchler was attempting to score political points with anti-cannabis critics with post-prosecution statements that linked marijuana legalization to violent crimes, Brauchler fired back with his own story.

Last November Denver voters approved Initiative 300, which will allow businesses to apply for social-consumption permits. But are the rules too restrictive? These readers think so.

Governor John Hickenlooper promised a “comprehensive response” to a letter from Attorney General Jeff Sessions regarding his concerns about legalized marijuana in Colorado. Now he’s sent it.

The City of Denver announced that is now accepting applications from businesses pursuing a social marijuana consumption area, setting the stage for some of Colorado’s first pot-infused arcades, cafes and yoga studios open to the public.

Season three of The Marijuana Show is expected to have $20 million in funding available, with different investors potentially offering their capital, smarts, contacts and distribution networks for a stake in competing cannabis companies.

Will CBD trigger a positive result in a drug test for THC? The answer isn’t cut and dried, but there are ways to avoid it.

Jefferson County Public Schools was awarded $825,164 by the Colorado State Board of Education last week as part of an effort to support emotional and social health among students — and marijuana paid for it.