Headlines of reports by news agencies such as Huffington Post and Yahoo! scream that Colorado sold 17.5 tons of retail marijuana in 2014. Sounds like a lot, and it is — even if that total was actually dwarfed by the amount of medical marijuana peddled in the state over that span:…
There are a variety of cannabis-related events going on in Denver this week for all interests. Academics, industry professionals and those just looking for some green entertainment can all find something to do in this week’s cannabis calendar. Clover Leaf University will begin hosting a three-day conference and executive breakfast…
This month marks the tenth year since the great god of Gonzo, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, departed this mortal earth for the great gig in the sky. Although he was a native of Kentucky, Thompson chose to call Colorado home and famously lived near Aspen beginning in the early 1960s…
The pool of medical marijuana caregivers and patients could get smaller under provisions of a bill that’s now been endorsed by a bipartisan Senate committee. SB 15-014, sponsored by Senator Irene Aguilar, a Denver Democrat, swept through the Colorado Senate Health and Human Service Committee by a 5-0 vote Thursday,…
Over the past couple of years, we’ve shared plenty of stories about drivers who feel they’ve been pot-profiled in other states because their vehicle had Colorado license plates. Most recently, we shared the story of Gabriel Campbell, who was pulled over in Texas for an extremely minor infraction — after which…
If you thought the national and international media’s fascination with Colorado’s marijuana legalization experiment would start to wane by now, you were wrong. Major news organizations continue to crank out stories of widely varying quality about the pot scene here — and based on the sampling below, they don’t seem…
For a medical marijuana dispensary, Groundswell has probably had the most non-patients visit over the last few years than any other shop in Denver. Not for the pot, but for the well-received art gallery showcasing local artists located in its front room. But the gallery part of the medical marijuana dispensary is…
The Colorado Legislature is well into the 2015 session, considering bills that would repeal the ban on large-capacity gun magazines and prohibit powdered alcohol; there are also measures that deal with privacy from drones, college-tuition tax deductions and expanding rail service in southeastern Colorado. But if you’re a medical marijuana…
Pueblo City Council approved home grows for recreational users last night in a 5-2 vote, but many cannabis supporters are still unhappy with some of the ordinance’s restrictions. The new rules allow growing marijuana in an enclosed, ventilated space no larger than 100 square feet (caregivers can apply to the…
Dear Stoner: Is it legal to fly from Denver to another medical state with medicine on you? Longmont Larry Dear Larry: I’ve addressed this question before, but it still gets asked at least once a month, so the answer is worth repeating. That answer is “kind of.” Transportation Security Administration…
Last month, we told you about Good to Know Colorado, a new marijuana-education campaign launched by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. As we pointed out, much of the messaging on the Good to Know Colorado website was more about what is and isn’t legal than it was about…
Don’t let the snow freeze you out from enjoying some comedy, industry mixers and more in this week’s cannabis calendar, and be sure to monitor some important local and state political developments as well. After several delays, Pueblo City Council is scheduled to vote on several rules regarding cannabis today…
Some things don’t change. Like, for example, the flow of “dope” over the Mexican border into the United States as this April 23, 1923 Telluride Daily Journal article illustrates. Yes, Americans have been wanting to get high and Mexico has been supplying our habits for a century or so. But…
Shortly after we published a breakdown of two lawsuits filed by Washington, D.C.-based Safe Streets Alliance against Colorado’s marijuana laws, the Marijuana Policy Project announced a call for a nationwide boycott against Holiday Inns. The reason: One of the SSA suits was filed by the owners of a Holiday Inn…
When we previewed the announcement of new lawsuits targeted Colorado’s pot laws (filed by Safe Streets Alliance, a Washington, D.C.-based group that misspelled “marijuana” in its press release), we noted that one of the challenges for the plaintiffs would be establishing standing in court — in other words, demonstrating that…
When I was in high school, I used to get my hair cut at a Korean-owned hair salon called Vicky’s. It was cheap and the staffers did a decent-enough job. Nothing fancy though: They pretty much used an electric razor for everything. But the part I remember most was the…
In December, the states of Oklahoma and Nebraska filed suit against Colorado over its marijuana laws. Today, a second federal lawsuit against Colorado is scheduled to be unveiled. But this time, the plaintiff isn’t another state, but an anti-drug group, Washington D.C.-based Safe Streets Alliance. At this writing, the suit…
We’ve been over this before, but it bears repeating: If you’re dealing in illegal pot, Texas is somewhere you should avoid. Gabriel Campbell, 29, learned that the hard way this week when cops in Brownwood, Texas,about two hours northwest of Austin, arrested him with a large cache of cannabis during…
In December, as we’ve reported, Nebraska and Oklahoma filed a lawsuit against Colorado in the U.S. Supreme Court over the state’s marijuana laws. Among the claims: Colorado’s marijuana experiment undermines pot bans in neighboring states, “draining their treasuries and placing stress on their criminal justice system.” Colorado’s attorney general has…
Dear Stoner: I recently stopped in at Euflora on the 16th Street Mall, and they wanted to scan my driver’s license. I’ve been there before, and they never did that. I’m clearly over 21 and not buying enough to make it matter if I live in state or not. (For…
Marijuana mania has been sweeping through Denver for some time, but only Colorado Springs has descended into Reefer Madness. Debuting over the weekend at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Reefer Madness uses music to parody the 1936 film of the same name. Of course, due to the flick’s poor production…
A 7News report about mold found in recreational marijuana flowers raised the prospect that impurities may endanger the health of medical marijuana patients — particular ones that might be suffering from a compromised immune system. But even as numerous legislators push the idea of medical-marijuana testing, a representative from one notable…
