Just over two months since the signing of Amendment 64, a direct challenge to federal marijuana policy, the Obama administration still has provided no guidance to Colorado about whether a challenge to the law is forthcoming. As a result, observers searching for clues about the feds’ thinking are left to…
Yesterday, we highlighted a Pennsylvania proposal that mirrors Amendment 64, the Colorado measure whose proponents see as a template for nationwide marijuana reform. Today, a Maryland bill to decriminalize pot is the latest example of other states following in Colorado’s footsteps — but perhaps moving a bit more slowly…
Following Amendment 64’s passage, marijuana reformers have pushed for similar measures beyond Colorado’s borders — the idea being that if cannabis is legalized in more states, the federal government will have to change policies making pot illegal under all circumstances. That’s precisely what’s happening today in Pennsylvania: Moments from now,…
After a significant dip in patient numbers from October to November 2012, we questioned whether the number of registered medical marijuana patients would decline steadily over the coming months, as some critics and activists have surmised. But new statistics released this week show the decline in active patients wasn’t permanent…
Update: Bad news for those of you intrigued by Legal Chronic Delivery, which offered free marijuana with the purchase of a $50 “‘I ♥ Colorado” bumper sticker. The website vanished some time after our LCD post was published…
Green Mountain Care is one of the few dispensaries south of East Hampden Avenue and west of I-25 — square in the middle of what is otherwise a dispensary no-man’s land. The shop isn’t on any main strip, and aside from the neon “Open” sign in the window, it looks…
Dear Stoner: I’m not a fan of edibles, and smoking is killing my throat. I keep seeing vaporizers in shops, but they’re all pretty expensive. Is it really worth the $400 for something that looks like a turkey bag UFO? I.B. Coffin Dear Mr. Coffin: We feel your pain. Literally…
Lafayette City Council unanimously voted last night to pass an eight-month moratorium on all marijuana-related businesses, including the city’s lone cannabis-friendly coffee shop. Veronica Carpio, owner of the Front Tea and Arts Shop — which allows adults 21 and over to use vaporizers during certain hours of the week –…
As Colorado lawmakers attempt to figure out the federal government’s stance on Amendment 64, a potential light at the end of the tunnel popped up on Tuesday. Representatives Jared Polis and Earl Blumenauer unveiled the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013, a measure that would effectively decriminalize marijuana at…
Employers would be allowed to fire employees for smoking marijuana off-site under a recommendation endorsed by the Amendment 64 Task Force on Tuesday. Members also voted to support a marijuana DUI bill and to recommend education for juveniles in possession of less than an ounce of pot. But they couldn’t…
Update: Moments after sharing the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013, a potentially groundbreaking piece of legislation co-sponsored by Colorado Representative Jared Polis, we’ve received more information. Look below to see a statement from Polis on the bill, as well as a fact sheet laying out the basics about…
In mid-December, we shared complaints from a marijuana activist about alleged conflicts of interest in regard to one member of the governor’s Amendment 64 task force. More recently, the activist raised concerns about another task force member — and this time, a guv rep responded with an e-mail suggesting that…
This weekend, CBS4 reported about marijuana being advertised for free on Craigslist in exchange for donations or other offers, and questioned whether the practice was legal under Amendment 64; see the video below. But the folks behind 4 Strains Pipe & Tobacco are confident they’re doing nothing wrong in offering…
Tickets are on sale for what is being billed as the first-ever High Times Cannabis Cup on American soil, here in Denver over the 4/20 weekend. Since our first post on the event, the folks at High Times magazine have decided to include everyone in the festivities — almost. Unfortunately…
Terrapin Care Station has grown up since my first visit nearly two years ago, swapping the patchouli and tapestry atmosphere for something more professional — like a college kid who bought a pair of puffy brown couches and started framing his Further and Railroad Earth posters instead of tacking them…
Dear Stoner: I am a registered nurse, and I plan to continue being one. I also enjoy lighting up and would like to get a medical card — but not at the expense of my job. I have been clean for any job testing, and I realize that the need…
If laughter is the best medicine, then Jason Mewes is quite healthy these days. Mewes, best known as best known as the talking half of the duo Jay and Silent Bob, will be in Boulder this Friday with cult-film-god Kevin Smith to record an episode of their wildly successful weekly…
Update: Yesterday, we shared Florida-based comedian-filmmaker Adam Hartle’s frustrated reaction after ex-Congressman Tom Tancredo welched on a bet to smoke legal pot together after the passage of Amendment 64; see our original coverage below. Now Hartle tells us that he’s had to edit Tancredo out of a trailer created to…
For the past month, members of the Governor John Hickenlooper-appointed Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force have been meeting to discuss how they would like to see the state’s recreational cannabis industry proceed. Early on, the task force was divided into five working groups, all charged with examining issues ranging from…
Today, Miguel Lopez, the organizer of Denver’s annual 4/20 rally at Civic Center Park, released the schedule for this year’s two-day event, taking place on (duh) April 20 and 21. But in addition to a breakdown of happenings on each day, he also shares his often-negative thoughts about Amendment 64’s…
At noon today, the Colorado Children’s Caucus will make a presentation to the state’s general assembly entitled “How Drugs are Endangering Colorado’s Children;” get details below. As the program’s title implies, the organization, featuring the likes of state senators Kevin Lundberg and Linda Newell, is worried about negative effects associated…
Last week, onetime Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo revealed that he would take a single puff of a marijuana cigarette to settle a bet with a comedian-filmmaker. Once he does, he’ll join a large number of politicians who’ve done likewise — and most of them admit it. Continue to count…
