Like most artists, Denver painter Heidi Keyes, seen here, was looking to expand her artistic endeavors. Then, a friend told her to create a Colorado-style version of the popular Sip and Paint/Canvas and Cocktails events already happening: “Why not some kind of 420-friendly painting class?” And with that, Puff, Pass…
No matter how the AFC Championship game between Denver and New England turns out, the Broncos playoff run will turn out well for Justin Staley. Why? Staley’s an owner of Mile High Medical Cannabis, whose location, at 1705 Federal Boulevard, is only steps away from Mile High Stadium. Last week,…
Rocky Mountain Organic Medicine is located in the shadow of the Interstate 70 and Highway 6 interchange, and it’s home is one of the most curious buildings in the metro area. I’ve been driving past the thing for at least fifteen years, and always assumed it was a really tiny…
As seen by CNN’s decision to assign a reporter (who got high as a kite) to spend a week covering Colorado cannabis, the national media remains fascinated by the state’s launch of recreational pot sales. A case in point is the eruption of attention for the installation of pot amnesty…
A hat tip to Denver Egotist for alerting us to a clip starring CNN’s Randi Kaye, who appears to have really enjoyed the week she spent covering recreational marijuana sales in Colorado. Especially hilarious: A giggly, occasionally incoherent Kaye looking absolutely shit-hammered during a conversation with host Anderson Cooper thanks…
Around this time last year, we began hearing reports that cars with Colorado license plates were being profiled by law enforcers in other states looking to make marijuana busts. But are similar assumptions being made about Coloradans even after they reach their out-of-state destinations? That’s the claim of one man,…
Dear Stoner: I’m a medical cannabis user and have had my red card for about two years. I noticed that some of these medical dispensaries are opening up for recreational users as well. My question is: How much can they grow for recreational users, and how much of my medicine…
After peaking for 2013 at 112,862 patients in August, the state medical marijuana registry went into a two-month decline, losing more than 2,000 patients by November, when the total was 110,785 registered medical marijuana users. But even if the overall numbers are lower, the amount of money spent by MMJ…
In recent weeks, we’ve posted about several satirical Colorado marijuana sales stories that some are taking seriously, including one that claimed pot overdoses killed 37 people and another about Representative Michele Bachmann supposedly driving stoned that prompted an official denial from Fort Collins. A piece about folks buying weed with…
Editor’s note: William Breathes became the planet’s first professional medical marijuana critic when he joined Westword in 2009, and since then, he’s emerged as the local expert on all things cannabis. Today, he lists his ten favorite marijuana concentrates of 2013. Check out his choices below, and click on the…
Editor’s note: William Breathes became the planet’s first professional medical marijuana critic when he joined Westword in 2009, and since then, he’s emerged as the local expert on all things cannabis. Today, he lists the ten dankest marijuana strains of 2013. Check out his choices below, and click on the…
Earlier this week, we rounded up the cool reaction by some national pundits, including the New York Times’ David Brooks and the Daily Beast’s Tina Brown, to the start of legal recreational marijuana sales in Colorado. Among those with negative responses to the pieces we mentioned was Betty Aldworth, deputy…
Houstonian Joe Mattingly likes the finer things in life. Namely, he enjoys expensive ski trips to Vail, Beaver Creek, Utah and Lake Tahoe. And now he’s thinking about visiting Steamboat Springs. The only problem? Colorado legalized marijuana and this Texan doesn’t want it interfering with his vacation. In fact, he…
It had been about three years since I was last in The Herbal Cure to check out the herb. And within a minute of my most recent visit, it was easy to tell that the shop has done a lot of, um, growing in that time. Not that the herb…
Earlier this week, we told you about satirical news stories on Colorado pot sales that some people appeared to be taking seriously, including one whose headline claimed that “Marijuana Overdoses Kill 37.” Have the citizens of Internet Nation learned anything from these experiences? Not all of them, apparently. Enough folks…
As of today, it’s been one week since legal recreational marijuana sales launched in Colorado, and Westword’s photographers have been hard at work covering the story. Get an inside look below via samples from three separate slide shows: January 1’s “Recreational marijuana sales begin in Denver,” January 3’s “Behind the…
Dear Stoner: It’s legal to grow up to six plants and gift an ounce of herb to anyone 21 and up, and it’s legal to buy it in a store. But is it illegal for patients to share product given to them or purchased from a store? Once a product…
Marijuana grows on trees, but some newly minted Colorado recreational centers faced a shortages less than a week after opening — even though medical dispensary shelves remain stocked. As a result, several retail stores, including the high-profile 3D Cannabis Center, have voiced concerns that they won’t be able to keep…
Today marks one week since the launch of recreational marijuana sales in Colorado, and despite the concerns voiced by pot-legalization critics, the state appears to be surviving just fine. Meanwhile, the expansion of the recreational cannabis biz continues apace. According to one industry representative, more than fifty are now open…
Last week, William Breathes told you about a marijuana possession ban at DIA. Turns out, though, that a new rule outlining sweeping marijuana policy at the airport has yet to be formally adopted and implemented — and the public will have a chance to weigh in about it at a…
The inability of marijuana businesses to straight-forwardly stash their cash in standard financial institutions due to federal banking regulations aimed at stopping drug trafficking has been an issue in Colorado for years. But despite Obama administration statements about possible fixes and a request from Governor John Hickenlooper more than three…
As we noted earlier today, the national media’s response to the launch of recreational pot sales in Colorado suggests a case of news munchies, with the mainstream press, satirists and everyone in between sharing views on the topic — including pundits and personalities less than thrilled by the development. Most…
