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2011 Stories by William Breathes

• Four Colorado men charged with smuggling 132 pounds of marijuana into Minnesota

  published Dec 30, 2011

  Last week, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota released information alleging that Boyd Ethan Wilkinson of Brighton, Robert Lee Bowker of Lyons, Mathew Martin Hecker of Evergreen and Anthony W. Ray... More >>

• Medical marijuana dispensary review: Greenhouse in Denver selling quality on the cheap

  published Dec 29, 2011

  Greenhouse is neither green nor a house. This may seem like a total "duh" statement, but it seems important to note in a town that has dozens of dispensaries in actual houses painted green. Greenhou... More >>

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  Department of Revenue chief petitions feds to ease up on MMJ

  published Dec 29, 2011

  As mandated by state law, the director of the state Department of Revenue formally requested that the federal government reconsider their position on medical marijuana last week. Thanks to an often-f... More >>

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  Medical marijuana dispensary review: Greenest Green takes over BioCare in Denver

  published Dec 22, 2011

  Two years ago, I visited the Greenest Green in Boulder, and my review at the time was what most people would consider less than favorable. So when I heard Greenest Green had opened in Denver, I put it... More >>

• Highly concentrated: tips for better hash from Colorado's best

  published Dec 22, 2011

  One of the absolute best things to come out of ganja's quasi-legalized status here in Colorado and other medical marijuana states is the abundance of concentrates now available. It used to be that get... More >>

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  Ask William Breathes, Westword marijuana critic, anything until 4:20 today

  published Dec 21, 2011

  The holidays are upon us here at Westword. Editors have begun leaving for vacation, and the gaggle of unsupervised reporters have already begun dipping into the egg nog, singing dirty Christmas carols... More >>

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  Top ten Westword marijuana news stories of 2011

  published Dec 21, 2011

  From regulations changing and shops being raided, to pizza delivery guys calling the cops on tokers, it has been an interesting year for medical marijuana in Colorado. Below is our top ten list of We... More >>

• Feds close to granting medical marijuana patent to NY-based research companyr

  published Dec 19, 2011

  Update: KannaLife did receive exclusive rights to the US patent on marijuana, but CEO Dean Petkanas told our sister blog Toke of the Town last night that it only applies to a very specific medical con... More >>

• Medical marijuana: Denver names first five licensed dispensaries

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Earlier this week at the pseudo-monthly medical marijuana workgroup meeting, officials named the first five fully licensed Denver medical marijuana centers. Verde Wellness Center, Medicine Man, Colora... More >>

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  Jankiest marijuana pipe photos: Dude, you could die smoking out of that!

  published Dec 16, 2011

  A few weeks back, we asked our fine Mile Highs and Lows readers to submit pictures of the most ghettofied smoking devices they own. The winner (or loser, depending on how you look at it), gets a shiny... More >>

• Medical marijuana dispensary review: The Healing Center of Denver off Colfax

  published Dec 15, 2011

  The Healing Center advertises the dispensary as having "THE BEST OG in DA MIDWEST." That might be true based on the herb I saw. Nothing was really awful. But Colorado isn't in the Midwest last I chec... More >>

• Medical marijuana: CDPHE's Dr. Chris Urbina on physician assistants, patient denials

  published Dec 14, 2011

  By mid-January, as many as 4,200 potential medical marijuana patients will be told they are as much to blame for a "fraudulent" MMJ application as the doctor who signed off on a physician assistant's ... More >>

• Medical marijuana: CBS4 hints fed crackdown on MMCs near schools is coming -- but is itr

  published Dec 14, 2011

  According to this report, CBS4 has information that points to a potential federal crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries and grow operations within 1,000 feet of schools. But it's unclear when a... More >>

• Medical marijuana: CDPHE stats show 40,000 patient dip in registry

  published Dec 12, 2011

  As of the end of October 2011, the medical marijuana registry had only 88,872 patients with an active red card. That's the fewest number of patients in the state since May 2010. The Colorado Departme... More >>

• Medical marijuana dispensary review: AllGreens on Kalamath step up from ex-tenants

  published Dec 08, 2011

  AllGreens is a new shop, but it's situated in one of Denver's oldest locations for medical marijuana dispensary -- which could be both a good thing and a bad thing. One one hand, the spot on the corne... More >>

• Medical marijuana: Physician assistants the cause of delayed applicationsr

  published Dec 07, 2011

  The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced last week that as many as 4,000 medical marijuana patient applications and renewals were being held up in order "to ensure patients a... More >>

• Warren Edson on High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam, 2012 Denver cup (VIDEO)

  published Dec 06, 2011

  For 24 years, counterculture magazine High Times has put on the Cannabis Cup in marijuana-tolerant Amsterdam to award the best in an admittedly underground community. A lot of Colorado folks made the ... More >>

• Medical marijuana dispensary review: Pulling into The Station in Boulder for the chronic

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Update: After we published our review of The Station, on view in its entirety below, several of our commenters said the dispensary had closed -- and they were right. However, it's open again. What's t... More >>

• Medical marijuana: Senator Pat Steadman talks about pot credit unions, patient resource center

  published Dec 02, 2011

  Senator Pat Steadman has been floating the idea of starting up a sort of medical marijuana center credit union for a few months now, ever since the two remaining local banks to do business with pot sh... More >>

• Medical marijuana: 14 percent of MMJ patient applications being held up by CDPHE

  published Dec 01, 2011

  Last month, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released statistics for the medical marijuana registry showing a roughly 20 percent decrease in patients from August to September. ... More >>

• Stoner MacGyver contest: Win a Silver Surfer Vaporizer with a photo of your janky-ass pipe

  published Nov 30, 2011

  This week in Stoner MacGyver, we're changing things up and giving away a brand new Silver Surfer Vaporizer from Colorado-based Seventh Floor. The catchr We want to make sure it goes to the most deserv... More >>

• Sexy Pizza gives pot-positive police a slice of the action

  published Nov 30, 2011

  The traditional food-and-profession pairing is as follows: Stoners are to pizza as cops are to donuts. But the guys at Sexy Pizza on Capitol Hill are trying to change up that combo, by designating a p... More >>

• Marijuana: Remembering "Michigan" Mike Torpie's Nederland legalization campaigner

  published Nov 28, 2011

  Backbeat editor Dave Herrera broke the news that Nedfest music festival founder "Michigan" Mike Torpie had died at the age of 43. As Herrera wrote, Tarpie was a "vital, highly esteemed and beloved mem... More >>

• High Times Cannabis Cup: Colorado companies win big in Amsterdam

  published Nov 28, 2011

  The number one spots in the 2011 High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam last week for Best Seed Company indica, hybrid and sativa were all taken by Colorado-based companies. Even in Amsterdam, long kn... More >>

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  Medical marijuana dispensary re-review: Two years later at Walking Raven

  published Nov 24, 2011

  Aside from 4/20, there's really no better day for celebrating cannabis than Thanksgiving. A good spliff goes great with stuffing, potatoes and entire turkeys waiting to be devoured. So to get your mun... More >>