As you travel around Denver trying new dispensaries and the strains they stock, you can’t help noticing some inconsistencies in strain characteristics. One shop’s Golden Goat will smell of sweet citrus and soil (as it should), another’s will smell like hay soaked in a musty fart. Then again, while a…
Dear Stoner: I really want to try my hand at growing my own, but I live across the street from an elementary school. What am I supposed to? Jamey Dear Jamey: Once cultivating marijuana became legal under the Colorado Constitution in 2012, you’ve been allowed to grow marijuana in your…
After a four-day trip to Colorado earlier this month that took him through Boulder, Golden, and Denver, New Jersey State Senator Nicholas Scutari, a Democrat from Union, examined the effects of legalizing recreational marijuana. He concluded similar legislation could benefit New Jersey. His trip included visits to dispensaries and meetings…
How important is pot to Colorado tourism? “It is the elephant in the room,” said Cathy Ritter, the new state tourism head who moved here from Illinois, shortly after she started in January. “Everyone does want to know about the impact of marijuana in Colorado.” Author Mindy Sink wrote her first…
Dear Stoner: I hate dry pot. My roommate says he puts his on the bathroom counter, turns the shower on hot and lets the steam bring it back to life. Thoughts? Monte Dear Monte: Few things are worse than pinching a bud and seeing it crumble to dust — as…
Over the years, anti-marijuana groups have argued that greater legal access to cannabis inevitably leads to increased teen pot use. Last year, for example, Project SAM, an organization co-founded by former Representative Patrick Kennedy and launched in Denver, claimed that national figures from the Department of Health and Human Services showed…
We recently shared a Comment of the Day that’s among our most viewed ever. The 2014 item is headlined, “Reader: Denver Rent Prices Are So High They’re Pushing People Into Homelessness.” As was the case at the time of its original publication, the post generated a landslide of responses, including…
There are an infinite number of ways that a person can become a Schmuck of the Week. And Jared Howard appears to have found a new twist on an old favorite: squealing. The 23-year-old Texas college student was caught with a car full of marijuana while in Colorado — after…
A recent study confirmed that marijuana-related arrests are up in Nebraska counties near the Colorado border. Representatives of law-enforcement agencies in such areas frequently complain about the resources required to stop the flow of cannabis over the border. However, the study’s authors can’t say definitively whether the increasing number of…
Dear Stoner: I’ve been dealing with migraines for years, and my prescribed medication rarely works. I’ve been thinking about medical marijuana as an alternative treatment. Does it do anything for migraines? Ken Dear Ken: They say that those who deal with migraines and insomnia are the most intelligent and creative…
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Good to Know Colorado campaign endeavors to educate folks about the effects of marijuana — although the focus is typically on its dangers. For instance, Good to Know’s latest effort sketches out the risks of cannabis use by pregnant and breastfeeding women. But…
Marijuana laws in America vary widely from state to state — and they shift so frequently that keeping up can be a challenge. That’s why a new marijuana policies map is so helpful. Developed by Frontier Financials and CannaRegs.com under the auspices of the National Cannabis Industry Association, the interactive online…
In a recent post, a transplant to Colorado stressed that he didn’t move here because of marijuana. Far from it: He said he doesn’t smoke pot, period. Some of those who responded to the item saw the cannabis boom in Colorado as having negative repercussions in terms of overcrowding, traffic,…
Dear Stoner: I’m going to Vegas in October and wonder if I can use my Colorado medical card to pick up a little medicine while I’m there. Rich Dear Rich: Nevada is one of the few medical marijuana states with a reciprocity law that allows out-of-state patients to possess and…
Westword is doing a first this morning. We’re heading to Medicine Man dispensary to chat with co-owner and co-founder Andy Williams for our first ever Facebook Live. And you get to be there with us. Participating is simple. If you haven’t already, like us on Facebook. When we’re ready to…
In recent years, Nebraska law enforcers such as Deuel County, Nebraska Sheriff Adam Hayward have grumbled about the increase in marijuana-related arrests in their jurisdictions after Colorado’s legalization of limited recreational cannabis sales in January 2014 and the resultant strain on resources owing to the rising costs of stopping pot from crossing into the…
We recently wrote about comments made by Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers. He maintains that dozens upon dozens of homes in the area are being used as illegal marijuana grows, often by illegal immigrants from Cuba — and he promises that a crackdown marked by hundreds of arrests will be…
Did you know that there’s a cable channel that shows Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry and The Flintstones (and The Smurfs, but fuck that weird blue sausage-fest of a show) after 11 p.m.? I do now, thanks to a wacky sleep schedule that had me up until 4 a.m. one…
Colorado-born comedians Nicole Conlan and Rollie Williams of Stevedore Comedy have hit the nail on the head with a satirical public-service announcement that’s gone viral. “Colorado Immigration Crisis: Keep These People Out” looks at the transplant issue that’s been on the minds of many Coloradans since stoner immigrants began flooding…
Dear Stoner: I just got some pot brownies, and I’m not planning to ingest them for two weeks. Do you think the potency will still be the same, and if they’ll be okay to eat? Can I heat them up if they go hard?Tasnim Dear Tasnim: We’ve talked to multiple…
Last week, we told you about Adams County’s efforts to shut down iBake Denver, a marijuana club that’s operated for more than three years. The co-owner of iBake, who goes by the name Thurlow Weed, promises not to give up without a fight “even if it takes our life savings…
We recently posted suggestions for how Donald Trump and/or Hillary Clinton should shape their marijuana policies if elected president. The person offering the advice is the Brookings Institute’s John Hudak, and his recommendations work equally well for either candidate despite their vast differences in approach. Trump, for instance, has talked…
