What better way to celebrate the coming of summer in Colorado than with weed? That seems to have been the case in Colorado this past June, when tourists and locals purchased more than $24.7 million in recreational marijuana, concentrates and pot-infused food. See also: Anti-Pot “Don’t Be a Lab Rat”…
Earlier this week, we shared a Washington Post item that found this year’s legalization of recreational marijuana sales has not led to more traffic fatalities. But a new report from the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area suggests that stoned driving remains a big problem that’s getting bigger, with…
Mike Sukle, the advertising agency pro who worked with Colorado officials to develop a new anti-pot campaign, had a significant challenge on his hands. He wanted to warn teens away from marijuana use without engaging in the sort of hyperbole they’d likely reject. Hence, “Don’t Be a Lab Rat,” which…
Crashes involving alleged stoned driving continue to get a great deal of attention following this year’s start of legal recreational marijuana sales. Note the story of Emily Strock, who reportedly admitted to consuming one bowl of pot and drinking one beer prior to a grisly Colfax and Speer crash but…
Last week, we shared twelve updates about new or changing recreational dispensaries. Now, here’s the latest from the State of Colorado about medical marijuana dispensary licenses, including news about three new businesses granted MMJ licenses and the very first dispensary in Trinidad. Continue for details about these centers and more…
We’re not really sure what the point of this August 10, 1893 pitch from the Greeley Tribune on “Hasheesh smokers” is all about. It starts out like something out of the SAFER playbook but then devolves into a complete hash fable loaded with half-truths. See also: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Review:…
Denver County Fair’s pot pavilion wasn’t supposed to have any cannabis on the premises, but several people have reported feeling sick and dizzy after eating candy bars given to them by a pavilion vendor, with two men going to the hospital — and one of them filing a class-action lawsuit…
More than 12 percent of Coloradans use illegal drugs every month. That’s among the Colorado-specific findings of a report from the National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. The stats are drawn from 2011 and 2012, which may make them a little behind the curve: As the Washington Post points…
The Cheech and Chong stickers on the windows of the former head shop next door are actually the most pot-related thing about the place. Otherwise, the simple, dark-green “MILE HIGH DISPENSARY” sign with two green crosses is about as low-key as dispensaries get these days. Of course, at this point,…
The State of Colorado released the most recent recreational marijuana licensing list on Friday, August 1. That list revealed changes in the adult-use sales status of numerous dispensaries — including the very first one in Salida to sell marijuana for recreational use, which is opening today. Check out a total…
Dear Stoner: I know that an ounce of weed is legal for adults 21 and up, but what happens if you have more than that amount on you? Are you going to jail?Green Pockets Dear Green: The answer? Maybe. You’re right: You won’t face any fines, penalties or jail time…
Aside from the Supermax in Florence and the U.S. Mint in Denver, few places in this state are as heavily secured as medical marijuana dispensaries. To burglarize one after closing is usually a waste of time, as Colorado law says weed has to be locked up and owners often keep…
Five years ago tomorrow, on August 6, 2009, Jason Lauve was acquitted in a high-profile medical marijuana case decided on the cusp of the MMJ boom. Since the conclusion of the landmark trial, Lauve is astonished by everything that’s happened on the Colorado pot scene. But while he’s optimistic about…
Those in favor of marijuana legalization frequently stress that cannabis users don’t conform to hippie-centric stereotypes. Rather, they’re folks in all walks of life, including suit-wearing business executives, as suggested by the image above. Not that this pic is supposed to inspire people to support pot-law reform. Far from it:…
We’re more than halfway through our first year of legal adult-use marijuana — and the pot stores just keep on openin’. There were nine new locations selling recreational marijuana in July throughout Colorado. Here they are: See also: Update: See All 88 Retail Pot Shops Denver Has Licensed in Six…
Here’s a follow up to a Cannabis Time Capsule post from December 2013 about a wily Philly amateur pharmacist selling a hemp “cure” for tuberculosis. Actually, it’s more of the prequel, as it seems that we found one of the actual advertisements for Dr. H. James’s “Accidental Cure,” or at…
Since the January 1 launch of legal recreational marijuana sales in Colorado, there’s been debate aplenty about the wisdom of this civic experiment — and a new report from the Brookings Institution’s Center for Effective Public Management on view below won’t end it. But the findings of the study, unambiguously…
Legal cannabis has attracted a wide variety of tourists to Colorado who might not have come to the state otherwise — including Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach. But Leach’s trip was work-related. He and a few staff members recently spent three days here in order to inhale as much information…
Personalized Organic Treatment is tucked into a warehouse district just south of the traffic nightmare that is 6th Avenue at I-25 — on Second Avenue, just before it snakes south and turns into Tejon. There’s not much drive-by traffic other than truckers and people like myself trying unsuccessfully to dodge…
Dear Stoner: Can you just brew up cannabis like tea and drink it to get stoned? I figure a bud in a teabag in the morning is much easier than taking an afternoon to make myself butter and then all those fatty treats.T Sipper Dear T: Yes, you can make…
State health officials are calling for a public rule-making committee this fall to iron out details involving the medical marijuana patient registry, including limiting the ability of caregivers to serve more than five patients. In a letter to the Colorado Board of Health earlier this month, Ron Hyman, director of…
Since recreational marijuana was legalized in Colorado, much has been made of children accidentally ingesting edible marijuana — but what about when people intentionally feed it to kids? Last week Davirak Ky pleaded guilty to distributing a controlled substance and child abuse for feeding two minors cannabis-infused cookies. In exchange,…
