Got word last night and sadly confirmed that Steve Chase, 54, owner of La Conte’s Clone Bar and Dispensary, died of a heart attack January 27. An employee I spoke with said the shop was mourning his loss, but added they plan to stay open…
A medical-marijuana-grows compromise proposal passed through Denver City Council’s special issues committee yesterday, with public input on the measure slated for February 14. At this point, however, attorney Warren Edson is uncertain if the tweaked proposal might still doom as many as 90 percent of MMJ grows in Denver…
A revised version of a proposed Denver city ordinance that, according to attorney Warren Edson, would have closed 137 of Denver’s 150 medical marijuana grow operations, and potentially dispensaries associated with them, passed through Denver City Council’s Special Issues Committee this afternoon…
Among the entrepreneurs who says Denver City Council amendments about medical marijuana grows could cost him dearly is Wellspring Collective’s Morgan Carr. Below, read a letter to the chair of the council’s special committee in which he lays out his concerns in detail…
Since last year, we’ve been reporting about various Denver City Council proposals to update zoning rules for medical marijuana grows, with attorney Christian Sederberg warning weeks ago about huge repercussions if there’s no MMJ grandfathering. Now, lawyer Warren Edson says more than 90 percent of Denver grows could close in…
Update below: The second day of Department of Revenue public hearings about medical marijuana regulations — MMJ rules that attorney Rob Corry called death by 1,000 cuts in a preview yesterday — are about to get underway at this writing. During yesterday’s session, representatives of the Cannabis Therapy Institute made…
This morning, Highlands Ranch’s Chris Bartkowicz was sentenced to five years in prison, to be followed by eight years on supervised probation, for federal marijuana cultivation charges. Bartkowicz will also undergo mandatory drug and mental health programs…
The Denver Chapter of Moms for Marijuana plans to rally in support of Chris Bartkowicz, the Highlands Ranch medical marijuana grower facing federal cultivation charges. Tomorrow, Bartkowicz will find out if a judge will accept a plea-deal for a five year sentence…
William Breathes found Local Product of Colorado, the subject of his latest medical marijuana dispensary review, to have pros and cons. But there are plenty of other options to be found in our newly updated MMJ listings. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
This dispensary has closed. The storefront and decor at Local Product of Colorado have been set up with the utmost care. But their actual local product and its pricing may need some attention…
At 9 a.m., Colorado’s Department of Revenue will begin two days of public hearings at the Jefferson County Justice Center, Hearing Room 1, about its draft regulations for the medical marijuana industry. Among those hoping to speak is MMJ attorney Rob Corry — but he’s already fired off a six-page…
Even as the Colorado dispensary scene matures out of its heady boom days, ganjapreneurs still hope to strike it rich with one MMJ-themed enterprise or another — although like a lot of the product moving around dispensaries these days, not all of it passes the smell test. Take, for example,…
Medical marijuana has been enshrined in the Colorado constitution since 2000, with a new MMJ regulatory law signed into law this past June and more medical marijuana legislation in the pipeline. But that’s not the case in other states, as the Wyoming Supreme Court recently reminded a Boulder patient. Sensible…
HB 1043, a new medical marijuana bill, combines legislative cleanup efforts by Senator Pat Steadman and Representative Tom Massey, co-sponsor of the MMJ measure that became law in June. Steadman admits that he doesn’t agree with everything in the bill at this point, and neither does Massey, whose proposals include…
The building housing The Herbal Cure, the subject of William Breathes’s latest MMJ center review, has been around since 1927 — and other operations in our newly updated listings are built to last, too. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
The outside of The Herbal Cure still looks probably much the way it has since it was built in 1927, minus the giant red railroad trolley in the front, which makes it look like a movie set for a spaghetti western…
Update: Yesterday, Colorado’s board of health rejected an emergency petition from the Cannabis Therapy Institute, on view below in an item first published yesterday morning. The reason? The board didn’t believe the concerns outlined in the petition constituted an emergency. However, the topic has been placed on agenda for the…
In Colorado, where there’s medical marijuana, there’s media. So it was only a matter of time before someone attempted to organize all those newshounds on the weed beat — and now that time has come. Introducing Colorado-based Cannabis Press Association…
Update below: Last week, Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies co-founder Vincent Palazzotto shared his relief that a health department advisory committee struck draft language that might have outlawed mobile MMJ clinics like one his organization uses. Now, he hopes HB 1043, a new medical marijuana bill, will allow…
Last week, we shared info about HB 1043, a new medical marijuana bill co-sponsored by Representative Tom Massey, who helped shepherd Colorado’s main MMJ regulatory bill through the legislature and into law. Partnering with Massey is Senator Pat Steadman, who describes 1043 as a work in progress. He admits being…
Talk about the smell of success. Apparently Boulder now has so many MMJ businesses that folks all over are complaining about the ever-present aroma of pot in the air — and officials are struggling to clear the air…
This week, the department of health’s medical marijuana advisory committee struck draft language that would have doomed mobile MMJ clinics — but it left intact limits against doctors with conditions or restrictions on their licenses. However, HB 1043, a new bill on view below, could change the game again…
