Marijuana

On May 30, about two hours after the publication of the Westword post “Fit Cannabis Girl v. Wheat Ridge’s Bid to Shut Down Her Pot-Friendly Gym,” a detective knocked on the door of Break the Stigma Fitness and handed owner Jennessa Lea a final order to vacate the premises by June 4. When she spoke to Westword yesterday, mere hours before leaving both the facility and the State of Colorado, she was understandably emotional.

A bill that passed the Colorado General Assembly that would’ve allowed marijuana dispensaries to open their own tasting rooms was vetoed by Governor John Hickenlooper today, June 4.

Hemp heads, rejoice! This week is for you.

Come down from that Rocky Mountain high and get serious about Colorado’s cannabis business.

Jennessea Lea must close her business on Monday, June 4.

“This announcement, while welcomed, doesn’t eliminate the need for hemp to be formally, federally removed as a Schedule I drug.”

I’ve shoved joints and blunts into bubblers and bong downstems plenty of times, but it always takes some ghetto-rigged converter to fit them in, and the ashing process is messy.

One young teacher looking for help with a sleeping disorder is willing to put it all on the line.

For the first installment of our new Toke of the Town series, we interview Colorado Harvest’s founder.

Your friend may be ill, but you don’t want to get in trouble with the law.

By 2020, CBD sales are predicted to reach $1.153 billion. if people can figure out how to buy oils and concentrates.

It’s hard to walk away from Pineapple Trainwreck after a sniff or taste.

The Marijuana Enforcement Division recently released figures for 2017.

The process is close to making its THC-heavy counterpart.

Hunter Garth has hired over 250 veterans since founding his cannabis security firm in 2014.

That’s the question our Stoner hears most frequently.

“More always needs to be done,” says Veronica Carpio, “and will be over next few years, but the goal will always be to treat hemp like corn or carrots.”

Marijuana researcher Elizabeth D’Amico is the mother of two teenagers, and she’s built a national reputation when it comes to advice about how parents should talk to their kids about pot.

“Holistic health and living have never felt more symbiotic with any other substance.”

Two are still charged with misdemeanors, and six more face felony charges.

Research on the impacts of cannabis on consumers who breastfeed are extremely limited.

Plenty of underage tourists who come to Colorado seem to think a bogus identification card will work just as well at a pot shop as it will at a bar. But according to Haley Littleton, spokesperson for the Town of Breckenridge, which has cataloged at least 428 fake ID cases since February 2015 with no end in sight, they’re wrong.