Nativ Hotel’s Waiver Has Guests Promise Not to Partake in Pot

Nativ Hotel, which made headlines around the world (and here) with its “weed-friendly” attitude when it opened at the end of May, is no longer offering marijuana-friendly options, reportedly because neighbors and the landlord were surprised by the pro-pot stance. The cannabis kerfuffle is just the latest controversy involving the…

Inside Bill to Expunge Some Federal Marijuana Crimes

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…

Cannabis Calendar for the Week of July 20: Eat Up at the Munchie Cup

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…

Reader: Shame on Colorado for Rejecting PTSD as an MMJ Condition

On Wednesday, the Colorado Board of Health rejected a petition to add Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as an acceptable condition for prescribing medical marijuana, citing lack of sufficient scientific evidence to prove the plant’s efficacy in treating PTSD. After listening to over twenty veterans, victims of abuse and family members of…

John Hickenlooper Wouldn’t Reverse Amendment 64 Vote Today

Break out the Cheetos and Goldfish. When Amendment 64 passed in November 2012, Governor John Hickenlooper reminded Coloradans that “federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug, so don’t break out the Cheetos or [Goldfish] too quickly.” But now it may be time to pass the snack bowl. Because…

Marijuana Strain Review: Purple Cotton at GroundSwell

It’s great to be a pot nerd in Denver these days. Two years ago, I could merely window-shop the waiting room of MMJ stores, like Ralphie in A Christmas Story admiring a Red Ryder BB gun. Today I can buy marijuana all over town. Still, I’ll never take the opportunity…

Colorado Board of Health Rejects PTSD as MMJ Condition

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…

Dear Stoner: Why Do Some Dispensaries Accept Credit or Debit Cards?

Dear Stoner: I’ve noticed a few random dispensaries accept credit or debit cards as payment. I thought that stores were all cash-only because banks wouldn’t work with them. Travis Dear Travis: Even with all of the business conferences in which white-collar investors line up to get involved with cannabis-related companies,…

Cannabis Calendar for the Week of July 13: Meditative Toking

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…

Marijuana Strain Review: Blue OG at iVita

Maybe it’s my age or inner circle, but whenever friends visit me in Denver, a brewery or dispensary is the first place they want to check out. Luckily, in RiNo — in almost every neighborhood, actually — you can find both. So after an early round of day drinking one…