KushConII, December 17-19 at the Colorado Convention Center, has made news over its RTD bus ads, which have drawn protests from law-enforcement. But Cheryl Shuman, the event’s international director of PR and media, would rather focus on the event itself, which she says takes medical marijuana seriously. That’s important to…
Maybe you think Westword has gone pot-crazy, but the national network CNBC isn’t too far behind. After Marijuana Inc., its 2009 report on the nation’s underground weed business, became CNBC’s most successful-ever original documentary, the channel quickly produced a second investigation: Marijuana USA, an hour-long look at how pot is…
Update below: A National Institute on Drug Abuse study showing pot use up among all grades surveyed, with eighth grade taking the largest leap, prompted strong words from Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, an opponent of MMJ dispensaries who blames their prevalence for much of the rise in the state…
Yesterday, Colorado Drug Investigators Association’s Commander Jerry Peters explained why his organization had written a letter castigating RTD’s decision to accept bus ads for KushConII, a marijuana-oriented convention taking place this weekend. While RTD spokesman Scott Reed says the ads will continue running through the event, he says he understands…
It’s been a momentous year for marijuana in Colorado: landmark legislation, turf wars, huge profits, shocking arrests, enormous celebrations and more. Below, we’ve compiled links to and excerpts from 25 of the biggest weed stories to take place in the state during 2010. Page through and breathe in the year…
While all dispensaries and caregivers should be keeping an eye out for mold, mildew and pests on their cannabis, the sad truth is that there is dirty medicine out there no matter if it’s coming from a huge warehouse or a tiny basement grow. In September, KindReviews tipped us off…
Last month, organizers of KushConII thanked RTD for accepting event-related bus ads. But RTD isn’t receiving the same sort of compliments from the Colorado Drug Investigators Association. Says CDIA veep and North Metro Drug Task Force investigator Jerry Peters, “We don’t feel it’s right to advertise something that’s federally illegal”…
During a May 1 rally to legalize marijuana, Lacy Lee was arrested for holding a joint — something attorney Rob Corry considered so absurd, especially given a video of the incident on view below, that he agreed to represent her pro bono. The offense carries a maximum fine of $100…
Pot humor: a silly contrast to the serious-minded, politicized world of medical marijuana regulation and the campaign to have pot legalized for personal use by 2012 here in Colorado. Since it’s December and we could all use a laugh (or two) (or three) after what’s been called a pretty bad…
In his latest review, marijuana critic William Breathes visits The Grasshopper Alternative Medicine, a ladies’ choice shop that’s one of his picks, too. If it doesn’t fire you up, though, our newly updated MMJ center listings provide more options. Click to access our medical marijuana dispensary directory…
This dispensary has closed. Mixed in with the boutique specialty shops, craft beer houses and other restaurants in the area, Grasshopper Alternative Medicine blends in well with its East 17th Avenue neighbors. Aside from the ubiquitous green medical marijuana crosses, the clinic could pass for a coffee shop thanks to…
Advocates like Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies’ Vincent Palazzotto believe new health department rules could be devastating for patients and caregivers. But they’ll have to wait to find out what they are until next year…
At 2 p.m. this afternoon, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s medical marijuana advisory committee will meet to discuss new regulations for physicians (they’re on view below) that Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies executive director Vincent Palazzotto feels could be devastating for patient access in the…
It won’t make the body scans or perverse groping security pat-downs any easier to handle, but medical marijuana patients traveling to one of five states from DIA can now pack their cannabis openly instead of, say, hiding it in a shampoo bottle…
As the state’s medical marijuana community has blossomed and solidified, many different advocacy groups have taken root. There are pro-patient groups, industry trade groups and now, if all goes as planned, there will be a new, medical-themed organization – the Medical Marijuana Doctors Association…
Cannabis Therapy Institute’s Laura Kriho is extremely concerned about the proposal for a new medical marijuana database; she says it would be open to 24-7 law-enforcement access that violates privacy and could lead to federal prosecution of patients. But Betty Aldworth, executive director of Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulation, says…
Colorado’s Department of Revenue unveiled draft regulations for the medical marijuana industry at a marathon meeting yesterday — and most concerning for the Cannabis Therapy Institute’s Laura Kriho was a plan to phase out the current MMJ registry and replace it with a database she says will include “24-7 access…
Over the past year, we’ve intermittently heard about arrests for allegedly driving under the influence of medical marijuana, with the most sensational being Joshua Wittig’s involvement in a crash that took the life of John Paul Hines in October. Against this backdrop, Boulder Representative Claire Levy says she’s planning to…
Colorado’s Department of Revenue will introduce the final draft of medical marijuana regulations on Monday. But interpretations of HB 1284, the state’s main MMJ law, continue to be made on the local level, with Carbondale telling centers that adding infused products to its menu before July is illegal…
The Department of Revenue’s Matt Cook has worked for months to assemble regulations for the Colorado medical marijuana industry based on HB 1284 and SB 109, two measures signed by Governor Bill Ritter in June. A short time ago, Cook sent out two mammoth documents — a draft of the…
This dispensary has closed. The intersection of 29th and Colorado is looking run down. Cora Faye’s café is still cooking soul food, but otherwise the landscape is dominated by empty storefronts in decades-old buildings, a Taco Bell/KFC and a Dollar Store…
Yesterday’s Denver City Council special committees meeting about medical marijuana, intended to bring Denver in line with state MMJ law, brought out advocates worried that new rules may outlaw Denver grows owned by entrepreneurs without a retail outlet in the city. And that’s not all, according to attorneys Bob Hoban…
