Dear Stoner: I could really use instructions on how to break apart a nugget, clean a grinder and roll a joint. Is there an intro-to-marijuana class somewhere? New to Nugs Dear Nugs: Most people take Pot Smoking 101 during high school or college, but there are plenty of ways to…
Over the past few years, one state after another has blamed Colorado’s marijuana laws for endangering its citizens — and prompting cannabis crackdowns within its borders. We’ve posted about alleged pot profiling in Kansas and Wyoming, accompanied by assertions that Colorado is likely the source of the weed. And, of course,…
Cannabis has poured money into our state’s economy, including a whopping $76 million in taxes in 2014. And many dispensary owners and progressive marijuana advocates do much more than just provide jobs, pot and tax money; they also give back to the community. These ganja do-gooders are proof that the…
A window into the marijuana industry’s present and future will be open until Wednesday this week as the National Cannabis Industry Association’s Cannabis Business Summit comes to Denver. Check that out and more in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. The National Cannabis Industry Association’s Cannabis Business Summit will take place in…
Thomas Mitchell recently wrote about an MSU Denver study looking into the impact of marijuana legalization. The report’s authors found that both crime and homelessness appear to have gone up in Denver since recreational sales launched, although linkage to cannabis proves elusive — and a city representative suggests that the crime…
Between edibles and extracts, there’s a new product on the shelves every time I walk into a dispensary, often replacing one that floundered just weeks before. As I tell this to Guy Rocourt, he just smiles and explains why that’s an advantage for the products pushed by Neos, the hash-infused…
Summers in Denver are getting too expensive. It’s not that everything is overpriced — it’s just that there’s too much awesome stuff going on. Concert at Red Rocks? Duh. A game at Coors Field and a visit to Blake Street Tavern afterward? Absolutely. Some brewery is roasting a pig on…
Dear Stoner: My friend says he likes to get high before working out. I always assumed that would be bad for my lungs and coordination. Jay Blazer Dear Jay: Marijuana as a performance-enhancing drug sounds crazy, doesn’t it? While no one is suggesting that NFL quarterbacks light up before a…
A recent Comment of the Day in which a reader maintained that he smokes pot wherever he wants and most people probably don’t realize it attracted a slew of interesting commentary. Some folks argued that the author was on point. Others maintained that he was only fooling himself. The first three posts…
Advocates of marijuana reform and folks who feel changes like limited legalization of recreational sales in Colorado and elsewhere have already gone too far seldom agree on anything. Let alone federal cannabis policy. Now, however, a move by the Obama administration to make it easier to test medical marijuana’s medical…
Class is out until August for the children, but students of the weed industry might be interested in some of the summer school opportunities taught by Clover Leaf University in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Clover Leaf University is teaching three different classes on the world of legal marijuana on Tuesday,…
Yesterday, we spoke with Amendment 64 proponent Mason Tvert about a new proposal he’s prepping. “The Limited Social Marijuana Consumption Initiative” would make it legal for businesses in Denver to set aside an area for consumption of cannabis, so long as it was accessible only by adults 21 and over…
The last thing I want to endure after work is the hellish roundabout that connects I-70 to Pecos Street, so out of fear of totaling my car or getting stuck in rush hour, I’d never been to Fox Street Wellness, at 4773 Fox Street, before last week. That’s when my…
A new Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment survey found that 13.6 percent of Coloradans eighteen and up currently use marijuana. This number is almost double the percentage of current users found in a 2013 poll conducted nationally by Gallup. But not many folks who weighed in on the…
Our coverage of 4/20 weekend raids at two Denver marijuana clubs highlights a continuing area of concern for cannabis activists: While locals and visitors can legally consume pot recreationally in Denver, they aren’t allowed to do so in social settings outside private homes. Now, Mason Tvert and attorney Brian Vicente, the two…
Doug Moxon recently found himself at the intersection of two marijuana-related stories we’ve covered in recent years — alleged pot profiling of Colorado drivers by law-enforcement agencies in other states and the phenomenon of tourists leaving their extra weed in rental cars before they leave town, since it’s illegal for them…
Dear Stoner: I just heard about Foria, some marijuana oil claiming to enhance a female’s sex life. Is it basically female Viagra that also gets me high down there? Brittany Dear Brittany: I’m still looking for a girlfriend who will help me with hands-on research, but reviews of Foria describe…
As we’ve discussed in this space, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is the state agency that most frequently raises alarms about marijuana use. No surprise, then, that the CDPHE’s new survey of marijuana use cites concerns about the percentage of children exposed to marijuana and the decreasing…
In 2012, as we’ve reported, Brandon Coats, a paralyzed medical marijuana patient fired by DISH for failing a drug test, filed a complaint over the issue in Arapahoe District Court. When he lost there, attorney Michael Evans brought the case to the Colorado Court of Appeals, where jurists also rejected…
Earlier this month, we told you about the narrow defeat of an amendment co-sponsored by Colorado Representative Jared Polis that would have protected recreational marijuana businesses from possible federal prosecution. Why revisit the subject? Due to Polis’s inspired rant in defense of the measure, which pivoted on his comparison between smoking…
Want to run your own marijuana business? There’s more to the industry than dispensaries and growing operations. Check out some of the socials, discussions and expos for up-and-coming ganjapreneurs in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Funky Buddha Lounge will host High Social Happy Hour by Blazer — a happy hour for…
The description of High Valley Farms on the website of Silverpeak Apothecary makes the place sound bucolic and environmentally friendly in the extreme — an idyllic piece of land just outside Basalt, in a gorgeous part of Colorado. But the farm’s neighbors aren’t singing its praises. Instead, they’re complaining about…
