Lionel Rivera, the Republican mayor of Colorado Springs, says his city has a chance to resurrect itself from pummeling budget cuts brought on by the recession and the state’s tax law that limits the city’s ability to fund its coffers. The medical marijuana industry boon, among other things, is providing…
In June, we told you about a Denver City Council amendment aimed at shutting down Altitude Organic Medicine, a Highlands dispensary, over a zoning technicality. When the amendment passed, owner Brian Cook pledged to sue the city — and that’s still his plan. But he’s also shutting down AOM today,…
Good catch by the Denver Post: The paper discovered that the owners of RiNo Supply Co., a local medical marijuana dispensary, are trying to sell the business on eBay. At this writing, there’s a little over four hours left in the auction. The listing asks for a modest starting bid…
We have a new Mile Highs and Lows dispensary review online — William Breathes’ critique of Caregivers for Life. And the selection doesn’t stop there. To access our newly updated dispensary directory, click here…
In “Mile Highs and Lows,” Westword offers a no-holds-barred look at what goes on behind the locked doors of marijuana dispensaries, whether they resemble swanky bars, sterile dentist’s offices or a dope dealer’s college dorm room. This week, William Breathes reviews Caregivers for Life…
And the clock starts. I applied for renewal of my Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry card this week, and judging by what other patients have to say, it’ll be another eight months before I have a valid card again…
Last November, deputy attorney general David Ogden wrote a memo advising U.S. Attorneys in states where medical marijuana has been legalized to give a pass to MMJ businesses following local laws. But now, an e-mail trolling for info about dispensary-related crime suggests that some members of the Obama administration are…
Can you have your pot cake and sell it, too? That’s the dilemma facing edible makers and manufacturers of other marijuana-infused goods, since according to new state law they have to apply for an “infused product manufacturer” license by July 1 in order to continue operating — but in most…
HB 1284, the bill to regulate the medical marijuana industry, may have been signed into law by Governor Bill Ritter earlier this month, but plenty of questions about its implementation remain. Among them: If you haven’t applied for a license by July 1, will you have to wait until July…
Jeffrey Sweetin, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Denver field office, has been a controversial figure in these parts, with medical marijuana attorney Rob Corry suggesting he’d gone rogue and Congressman Jared Polis citing him in a letter about MMJ policy to Attorney General Eric Holder. But…
A dispensary ban in Colorado Springs seems bound for the November ballot — but this development leaves Springs city council member Darryl Glenn torn. On the one hand, he agrees with Attorney General John Suthers that Amendment 20 didn’t authorize dispensaries — but he thinks an outright ban could lead…
The latest entry in our Mile Highs and Lows dispensary reviews feature has just been published: Join The Wildflower Seed at Boulder County Caregivers. And there’s more where that came from. Check out our newly updated dispensary directory by clicking here…
This dispensary has closed. In “Mile Highs and Lows,” Westword offers a no-holds-barred look at what goes on behind the locked doors of marijuana dispensaries, whether they resemble swanky bars, sterile dentist’s offices or a dope dealer’s college dorm room. This week, the Wildflower Seed reviews Boulder County Caregivers:…
Earlier this week, we spoke with Roger Christie of THC Ministry, who’s readying an injunction that, if successful, would essentially treat medical marijuana dispensaries like churches. In the meantime, Jason Wimler, a reverend with the ministry, is preparing to defend himself against a pot possession charge by maintaining that the…
While medical marijuana entrepreneurs are figuring out how to turn a profit in the face of new statewide regulations, Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies (MMAPR) is working towards a different goal: making sure indigent patients have access to low-cost medical marijuana and other alternative treatments…
Update, 2:34 p.m.: Another response from Joel Judd below. Update, 12:17 p.m.: State senatorial candidate Joel Judd has responded to questions about a Pride Fest incident this weekend, when he allegedly jabbed marijuana advocate Robert Chase in the chest — prompting Chase to file a criminal complaint about him. The…
HB 1284, the measure designed to regulate the medical marijuana industry, contains a provision allowing municipalities to ban medical marijuana dispensaries either by a vote of city councils and the like or via ballot initiatives. Aurora has already taking the latter course, with Colorado Springs likely to follow. And now,…
Roger Christie, head of Hawaii’s THC Ministry, is in Colorado for a series of events to promote using religious exemptions to get around new medical marijuana laws. And he hopes to take action in court by Independence Day to make the concept stick…
Yesterday, we told you about a city council amendment aimed at shutting down Altitude Organic Medicine over what owner Brian Cook sees as an improper reading of an outmoded zoning rule. The amendment passed — but Cook’s hoping to fight it in court…
Altitude Organic Medicine received a rave as part of our Mile Highs and Lows dispensary reviews. But AOM may get a much more negative critique at today’s city council meeting. Owner Brian Cook says two members are trying to shut down his business over what he sees as an improper…
Melissa Van Diest says she never thought twice about joining the South Denver Metro Area Chamber of Commerce. After all, she has run a legitimate family business on West Main Street in Littleton for six months now. And even though that family business happens to involve cultivating and selling marijuana,…
In “Mile Highs and Lows,” we offer a no-holds-barred look at what goes on behind the locked doors of marijuana dispensaries, whether they resemble swanky bars, sterile dentists offices or a dope dealer’s college dorm room. This week, William Breathes reviews The Hemp Center:…
