Update below: At 2 p.m. today, backers of the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 will stage a press conference formally launching a petition drive to land the measure on next year’s ballot. Read it below and get more details from Mason Tvert, part of a group hoping to…
You know your favorite medical marijuana strain by look, smell and taste, and you could pick it out of a lineup without fail. But aesthetics aside, do you understand what really makes up that cut of Ft. Collins Cough or Sour Kush? Through August, Full Spectrum Labs will do two…
Westword medical marijuana critic William Breathes has gotten blurry-face time on loads of media outlets, from CNN to The Daily Show. But the latest profile can be found in an unusual place: The Daily, an iPad-specific venture launched by Fox-y titan Rupert Murdoch. In the video, Breathes samples hash, reads…
Last week, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole sent a memo to U.S. attorneys about medical marijuana — and rather than diminishing the paranoia of MMJ industry types in the wake of an earlier memo by U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag hinting at possible dispensary raids, it amplified them. Time to…
Earlier today, we told you about a just-filed lawsuit against Colorado’s medical marijuana laws, which officially went into effect today. Plaintiffs in the suit include Kathleen Chippi, the activist behind it, plus the Patient Caregiver Rights Litigation Project, the Colorado Patients’ Alliance, the Rocky Mountain Caregivers Cooperative, Greenfaith Ministry and…
In May, cannabis advocate Kathleen Chippi asked for donations to help her file a lawsuit to challenge Colorado medical marijuana regulations, which went into effect today. And while she didn’t collect quite as much as she hoped, the total was enough to make the suit viable. It was filed in…
It’s a crazy time for Wanda James, co-owner of Simply Pure Products, a medicated edibles company. Not only is she in the midst of introducing a bold new initiative — Simply Home Cooking, for people who want to make their own edibles — but she’s readying for tomorrow, when Colorado’s…
Medical marijuana critic William Breathes found the cost at Alpine Herbal Wellness, his latest review subject, to be on the high side, as it were. But centers for every price range can be found in our just-updated MMJ listings. Click to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
This dispensary has closed. Alpine Herbal Wellness isn’t trying to attract the average-Joe medical patient with its slick, art gallery-meets-medical clinic atmosphere. I picture affluent baby-boomers walking to it from their million-dollar townhomes, Bernese mountain dogs in tow…
Owners of a day care center on 32nd Avenue told 9News reporter Will Ripley on Monday that they were “shocked” to find out The Clinic was opening its third medical marijuana center down the street. Their gripe, they say, is that the shop violates a Denver ordinance that forces MMCs…
What should pharmacists do about medical marijuana? Because it’s a criminalized substance under federal law, pharmacists, like other health-care workers, aren’t supposed to have anything to do with it. On the other hand, pharmacists want to meet the needs of their patients, many of whom have medical marijuana IDs. The…
“It’s finally over,” says Kurt Riggin about his twisted legal odyssey. He’d originally been accused of attempting to influence a public servant and criminal impersonation in Park County stemming from advocacy on behalf of a medical marijuana patient who claimed law enforcement was harassing him. But the case was dropped…
Earlier this month, organizer Timothy Tipton announced that the next Caregivers’ Cup would be the last because of new rules requiring registration of medical marijuana caregivers. Perhaps that’s why the turnout for the event, which took place yesterday, was relatively light. But there was still plenty of action at the…
As Michael Roberts reported earlier today, the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division announced it would be extending employee licensing deadlines because the office was being overwhelmed with applications. We’ve also been hearing from the applicants themselves about the overwhelming waits and hundreds who’ve been turned away before the doors technically even…
At 7 a.m. today, a source tells Westword, approximately 200 medical marijuana industry employees hoping to get their license applications processed by the July 1 deadline were lined up outside the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division offices — but around 140 of them were turned away. Why? The volume of applicants…
Medical marijuana critic William Breathes discovered some strains unfamiliar to him while reviewing Mayflower Wellness — and there’s plenty new in our just-updated MMJ listings as well. Click to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
This dispensary has closed. To me, summer is the season of bike rides to Rockies games, barbecues, disc golf, and smoking joints under beautiful Colorado skies. The latter being one of my favorites, I’ve been looking for new strains to twist up and enjoy, and after checking out Mayflower Wellness’s…
Reps of the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division say they want a positive relationship with the MMJ industry. But news that MMED enforcement chief Marco Vasquez accompanied a SWAT team on a recent grow raid raised concern among some advocates. And they likely won’t be reassured when they learn Vasquez was…
Do you believe in marijuana miracles? Jim Hagedorn, CEO of Scotts Miracle-Gro, certainly does. The multi-national plant-food company, which is based in Ohio, is eying a product line targeted to the medical pot business. It could be a sign that mainstream industry is finally ready to embrace the blossoming MMJ…
Last week, the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division released a packet of compliance forms intended to help dispensaries determine if they’re in line with the state MMJ law, which goes into effect on July 1. And while the forms were expected, some recipients say they contain details they weren’t aware of…
It’s fitting that Wednesday night’s debate between Colorado cannabis activists has been dubbed “Round One.” The event is being advertised as a “lively and friendly” debate — but if it’s as impassioned and fiery as the comments on our marijuana blogs have been, it might be closer to a royal…
Is the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division using information from license applications to bust weed cultivators? A recent Associated Press story about an allegedly illegal grow raised such fears — ones MMED spokeswoman Julie Postlethwait hopes to assuage…
