Westword editor Patricia Calhoun left for vacation today. Predictably, the Westword office has deteriorated into a orgy of journalistic decadence. Beer is flowing like printer ink, and smoke is blowing through the HVAC…
Although it could have been a snapshot of hardworking people in the cannabis industry, last night’s MTV’s True Life “I’m in the Marijuana Business” was an hour-long train wreck. Instead of being shown business people having success in the marijuana industry, all the current MTV generation saw was an abusive…
If a group of Fort Collins residents gets its way, patient access to medical marijuana in the northern Colorado college town could be severely limited. The Concerned Fort Collins Citizens (CFCC) filed a petition to ban pot shops on Tuesday, handing in more than 7,500 signatures. If they’re deemed legit,…
This dispensary has closed. GreenWerkz appeared on my radar a few weeks ago, after we posted a story on Full Spectrum Labs and its quest to find strains high in CBD, the cannabinoid in ganja most able to ease muscle and joint pain. According to Full Spectrum, GreenWerkz carries one…
This week, medical marijuana critic William Breathes goes in search of R4, which Full Spectrum Labs says tests higher for CBD — the cannabinoid in ganja most able to ease muscle and joint pain — than just about any other strain it’s tested. But if you’re not after that, there…
As we mentioned earlier this week, Colorado Springs conservative Douglas Bruce had petitioned the Colorado Title Board to change the title of the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 to include TABOR-related tax language. The hearing on that challenge was yesterday morning, but no decision was handed down. In…
Alhough new rules for medical marijuana patients and caregivers go into effect in just ten days — on July 30 — some activists are saying copies of the regulations are nearly impossible to find…
Although the so-called Gang of Six’s proposal for averting debt-ceiling catastrophe is getting the lion’s share of attention right now, Representative Jared Polis has floated some revenue-raising ideas of his own, which the media has largely winnowed down to this: Legalizing marijuana would help close the budget gap. But if…
NORML executive director Allen St. Pierre has called the annual 4/20 celebration on the CU-Boulder campus “an orgasm of cannabis consumption” — one that definitely factored in to CU being named Playboy’s top party school. But a CU regent wants the bash moved off-campus — and now, student government leaders…
You pay enough for meds through the year, so wouldn’t it be nice if you didn’t have to spend nearly a quarter-bag’s worth of money to get your red card? The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment thinks so, too, and is debating dropping its annual registration fee from…
Boulder Meds owner Jay Epstein says his business application with the city of Boulder was denied because of a false charge on his Colorado Bureau of Investigations report…
Could the broader approval of medical marijuana lead to legalization of marijuana for recreational use? That’s one theory put forward by cannabis activists like Morgan Fox, communications manager for the Marijuana Policy Project. Fox believes more than half of U.S. states could legalize MMJ by 2014 — and he says…
The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 continues to be a target more than a year before the November 2012 election for which it’s aiming. First, rival organization Legalize2012 objected to any association with the terms “legalization” and “similar to alcohol.” Now, proponent Brian Vicente says gadfly Douglas Bruce…
Earlier this week, Cannabis University owner Michelle LaMay filed language with the state title review board that would eliminate all punishment for cannabis possession in Colorado. The introduction of her bill marks the second ballot initiative aimed at lessening marijuana punishments in the state behind the Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol…
If medical marijuana reviewer William Breathes looks tired lately, it’s not because he’s been critiquing too much weed. Since being featured on Rupert Murdoch’s iPad-friendly The Daily and National Public Radio, he’s been absolutely inundated with interview requests, many from international outlets. Which is a good thing, since a U.S…
Last week, a spokesman for Representative Jared Polis expressed disappointment with a Justice Department medical marijuana memo that some in the MMJ industry saw as paving the way for DEA raids on dispensaries. Polis doesn’t think such incidents are imminent, and neither does Colorado Dispensary Service’s Jake Browne — although…
Chaz Moore, sixteen, is a Colorado Springs student with a rare medical condition whose flareups are radically improved by medical marijuana. However, his high school won’t allow Chaz (originally known by the pseudonym “Bill Smith”) to medicate on campus. So now, after months of fighting, Shan Moore, Chaz’s father, is…
This week, medical marijuana critic William Breathes gives Boulder’s High Grade Alternatives a, well, high grade in his latest review. But if it’s not in your neighborhood, you can find a dispensary that is in our just-updated MMJ listings. Click to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
This dispensary has closed. High Grade Alternatives has been around since October 2009, and I’ve heard nothing but good things about the place. Owner Adam Mahon said HGA developed a strong following from the start by buying small-batch herb from caregivers. Laws have changed, but Mahon says the shop’s been…
An Aspen judge ruled against Nathan Benner regarding his request to use medical marijuana while on probation — but that may not be the final word on the subject. Attorney Joseph Saint-Veltri says he’s discussing a possible appeal with Benner and family. And even if they don’t decide to move…
As noted in our Toke of the Town newsletter, Cannabis University’s Michelle LaMay received a Department of Higher Education letter saying her school might qualify for vocational school regulations. But LaMay insisted her classes don’t require any regulation by the state, noting her instruction is for everyone rather than qualifying…
Last month, we told you about a loophole in HB 1043, the medical marijuana cleanup bill, that could let Big Pharma firms get involved in the Colorado MMJ industry. Now, the Drug Enforcement Administration has made a new proposal involving marijuana extracts, and attorney Warren Edson sees it as further…
