Brandon Coats, paralyzed medical marijuana patient, appeals firing

Could as many as 175,000 Colorado citizens lose their jobs based on a single court case? That’s the contention of attorney Michael Evans, who believes every state-legal medical marijuana patient would be at risk of dismissal depending on the outcome of an appeal involving Brandon Coats, a paralyzed man and…

Medical marijuana: Dacono mulls dispensary ban

Tiny Dacono is poised to become the next municipality to ban medical marijuana centers after council members met to discuss the issue in a work group Monday evening. According to the Longmont Times-Call, a majority of the council members, including Mayor Charles Sigman, favored banning the three centers within their…

Medical marijuana groups ask President Obama to call off MMJ crackdowns

At 2 p.m., hours before President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak at CU-Boulder, members of Colorado’s medical marijuana industry will stage a press conference at which they’ll ask the commander in chief to order call off federal law-enforcers such as U.S. Attorney John Walsh, whose seizure-threat letters to dispensaries…

Photos, video: High Times Denver Medical Cannabis Cup recap

Within a half hour of the 2012 High Times Denver Medical Cannabis Cup opening on Saturday, the line was already snaking down Walnut Street, around the corner, then halfway up 36th. Not surprisingly, the smell of ganja had wafted even further. This is the second time in as many years…

4/20 in Denver events list: Take a hit from these

It’s Friday, April 20, and though you may or may not have a job, we’re going to get you high today. Okay, maybe not. But we are going to tell you where people in Denver will be celebrating getting high, medicated and everything in between. Below, we’ve compiled a list…

Medical marijuana dispensary review: Grassroots Grown in Denver

This dispensary has closed. I couldn’t have visited Grassroots Grown at a worse time. No, the shelves weren’t bare, and although the herb on the shelves could use some lovin’, that wasn’t the problem, either. Unfortunately, Grassroots will probably have to move, since it’s one of 48 shops (so far)…