Marijuana

The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that a company acted improperly when it fired medical marijuana patient Cristina Barbuto after she tested positive for pot. The Colorado Supreme Court reached the opposite conclusion in an analogous 2015 case, determining that DISH had the right to dismiss paralyzed MMJ patient Brandon Coats following his own positive test for cannabis. And while the Barbuto finding won’t directly impact the Colorado case, Coats’s lawyer sees a trend toward granting more patient protections here and in other medical marijuana states.

For this year’s iteration of Colorado’s campaign to discourage underage marijuana use, the state teamed up with TEDxMileHigh and media company Cactus to take teens on immersive field trips with movers and shakers in Denver.

As Colorado grows get more sophisticated, this state’s strains are becoming more definitive. For over a year, Herbert Fuego has offered a weekly review of a local strain, assessing its strength and affects and letting readers know where they can get it. But are these reviews useful?

Pushing cannabinoids onto wax paper isn’t just creating symmetry – it’s creating symmetry you can smoke. Try not to relive too many traumatic memories with these Rorschach rosin blots.

On Thursday, July 13, cannabis professionals ascended on Denver’s Cultivated Synergy for a quarterly meeting held by the National Cannabis Industry Association. But this wasn’t any ordinary meeting; it was a caucus – a cannabis caucus. And the group was rallying to keep fighting for legal marijuana.

Colorado has received more than $500 in tax revenue from the cannabis industry since recreational sales began in 2014, according to a report from VS Strategies based on information from the Colorado Department of Revenue.

On July 20, the Senate Appropriations Committee included the Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act in their appropriation package’s language. The bipartisan bill was introduced by Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner.

Denver Police initiated an undercover sting at the International Church of Cannabis on April 20, citing church founders for public pot consumption during what the founders say was a private event by invitation only.

Still trying to figure out what this 7/10 thing is? Our Stoner is here to clear things up.

Coloradans will unwrap one big gift this Thursday, July 20, when the Levitt Pavilion begins its first season of nearly thirty free concerts and shows at Ruby Hill Park. Colorado Harvest Company dispensary chain CEO is especially excited to attend the first show, partly because it’s one he helped create.

Juicy Fruit, or Juicy Fruit Thai in some circles, is a classic hybrid strain from Sensi Seeds that combines the pure landrace genetics of an Afghani indica and a Thai sativa.

Herbal Imports, a retail shop selling kratom and other imported herbs, has doubled down on Denver’s need for leafy remedies by opening a second location in Glendale.

Does smoking marijuana hurt or help your acid reflux? Our Stoner answers.

The Colorado Court of Appeals set a new precedent on July 13 when it ruled that signals from a drug-sniffing dog was not enough to warrant officers searching a vehicle without permission…all thanks to cannabis.

Marijuana needs an image makeover, this reader suggests. Is it time for the Don Draper of pot? For cannabis advertisements at Denver International Airport?

Colorado’s cannabis industry continued to churn in May, the twelfth consecutive month in which marijuana sales topped $100 million in this state.

Over 100 guests gathered at Lone Hawk Farm in Longmont on July 13 for the latest Mason Jar Events seasonal cannabis-pairing dinner, where chef Jamey Fader whipped up a gourmet family feast paired with a variety of pot products. Everything consumed at the dinner was sourced locally, including the cannabis

Colorado was one of the first states to embrace medical marijuana, but that doesn’t mean you can just walk into a hospital with
over a pound of pot – yet that’s what a man allegedly did at a Lakewood emergency room.

Ellementa, a startup dedicated to building a network for women interested in cannabis wellness, just started its Denver chapter in June, but already its Mile High meetings are as comfortable — and energizing — as a coffee klatsch. On July 12, a dozen women gathered in a room at the…

Why is it so hard to find your favorite pot products at different dispensaries? Our Stoner explains.

Getting motivation to go outside and play like you once did during the summer gets harder as the years go on, especially when it’s 90 degrees out in the morning. These sativas might not lower your body temperature, but they’ll chill your mind enough to stop worrying about those musty britches you’ve been walking around with all day.

Qrazy Train comes from the Pacific Northwest by way of TGA Genetics, which apparently thought the strain was so crazy that it required an alternate spelling. In TGA’s defense, the hybrid strain is pretty fucking wild. I’ll admit to overusing the word “orgy” in my day-to-day vocabulary as much as the next douche, so let’s just say Qrazy Train was born from one legendary strain-bang.