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2011 Stories by William Breathes

• Medical marijuana banking and Sen. Pat Steadman on menu for MMAPA breakfast

  published Nov 18, 2011

  Love some wake-and-bake continental breakfast with a little marijuana politics on a Saturday morningr You're in luck. Senator Pat Steadman will be speaking tomorrow at the new offices of the Medical ... More >>

• Med. marijuana: Just because William Breathes got his card doesn't mean all's right with registry

  published Nov 18, 2011

  Unlike so many patients stuck in medical marijuana limbo, I received my red card in the mail this week -- 29 days from the date I sent my information and a check for $90 to the Colorado Department of ... More >>

• Medical marijuana dispensary review: Advanced Medical Alternatives (AMA)

  published Nov 17, 2011

  Call it a byproduct from years of being made to feel like a felon, but I'm not the biggest fan of police. I've met a few cool cops. Still, most of them view my life as a crime in progress -- which is ... More >>

• Medical marijuana: 10 years for Cheeba Chews in Japanr Western states aren't much kinder

  published Nov 17, 2011

  Yesterday, 9News broke the story of Colorado School of Mines student Tim Wilson. The 25-year-old is facing up to ten years in prison in Japan because a friend back here in Colorado sent him a care pa... More >>

• Survivor update, week ten: Medical marijuana dispensary owner Jim Rice is out

  published Nov 16, 2011

  I knew it was coming. I predicted it all week long, actually: This was probably going to be Denver dispensary owner Jim Rice's last shot at $1 million on Survivor. But I still found myself cheering f... More >>

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  Medical marijuana: 3,200 patient applications in limbo, may be tossed due to technicalities

  published Nov 16, 2011

  Update 2 by Michael Roberts below: Today, the state board of health approved decreasing marijuana registry fees from $90 to $35, as anticipated -- and tweaks in language involving indigent patients an... More >>

• Stoner MacGyver marijuana product review: The Kashtray

  published Nov 14, 2011

  Now and then, companies send us medical marijuana-related products ranging from vaporizers to board games. We showcase them in our quasi-regular product review section, Stoner MacGyver. The latestr Th... More >>

• Medical marijuana registry drops by 26,000 patients in 3 months, says health department

  published Nov 11, 2011

  New data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shows that as of September 30, there were 102,592 patients active in the medical marijuana registry. That's 26,000 fewer patient... More >>

• Medical marijuana dispensary review: Serenity Moon (University of Denver location)

  published Nov 10, 2011

  We've got a new college intern around here, and her youthful energy and endless fascination with all things cannabis remind me of my own college-age years. Back then, getting ounces of herb wasn't as ... More >>

• Survivor Week Nine: The begining of the end for dispensary owner Jim Ricer

  published Nov 09, 2011

  Last week, Harvard law nerd John Cochran made what some are calling one of the biggest blindsides in Survivor history by switching allegiances to teammates of the former Upolu Tribe. The move didn't s... More >>

• Medical marijuana dispensary review: The Kind Room in Denver

  published Nov 03, 2011

  Something about the name "The Kind Room" was subtle yet distinctively attractive, and the place has always stood out for that alone among the dozens of other shops along Broadway Broadsterdam's main d... More >>

• Veronica Carpio, former owner of 420 Highways dispensary, arrested on marijuana charges

  published Nov 03, 2011

  Veronica Carpio, former owner of 420 Highways, a dispensary we reviewed last year was busted Tuesday for an alleged $30,000 marijuana deal intended to send Colorado herb out of state. She also faces ... More >>

• Survivor update, week eight: Big shake up for dispensary owner Jim Rice and his Savaii Tribe

  published Nov 02, 2011

  After weeks of everyone deservedly picking on nerdy law student Cochran for being a scrawny weakling ginger that didn't contribute much of anything to the team (including this medical marijuana critic... More >>

• Medical marijuana: Red card wait times increasingr

  published Nov 02, 2011

  A year ago, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment was so backlogged with medical-marijuana license applications that patients had to wait as long as eight months after filing paperw... More >>

• Medical marijuana dispensary review: The Medijuana Center in Denver

  published Oct 27, 2011

  Though the logo for the Medijuana Center -- a Colorado license plate likeness with TMC branded on it -- hasn't changed in the year-plus I've been passing by it on my way home from the Westword offices... More >>

• Medical Marijuana Workgroup's dull meeting highlighted by awarding of first MMC license

  published Oct 27, 2011

  The ambiguously-named Medical Marijuana Workgroup met yesterday, and although the point was to create transparency between state and city officials and the medical marijuana center owners, the results... More >>

• Survivor update, week seven: Dispensary owner Jim Rice plays on as Ozzy seeks Redemption

  published Oct 26, 2011

  Last week, Jim Rice ended up as the hero for his Savaii Tribe after pushing his team to victory in the elimination challenge. This week, though, the role of tribe savior was usurped by his teammate, ... More >>

• MMJ workgroup and city council committee meetings: License transfers on agendar

  published Oct 26, 2011

  Update below: The so-called Denver Medical Marijuana Workgroup meets today for the second time in two months. But despite its name, which has caused some confusion in the medical marijuana community, ... More >>

• Shameless plug: Westword's Toke Daily Deals brings discounts on doja

  published Oct 24, 2011

  Question: Do you like paying less than retail for medical cannabis and cannabis-related merchandiser Yesr Well, hawdilly! You're just the person Westword is hoping will sign up for our new Groupon-esq... More >>

• Medical marijuana: Health department registry stats show 5 percent decline in red cards

  published Oct 21, 2011

  After nearly four months, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (finally) updated its medical marijuana stats page yesterday. And although the latest information is from August, it ... More >>

• Medical marijuana dispensary review: Berkeley MMC in Mountain View (North Denver)

  published Oct 20, 2011

  I had some pretty cool neighbors growing up. They lived in this adobe-style house filled with Native American artwork, unironic airbrushed wolf posters and turquoise -- lots of turquoise. This stood o... More >>

• Survivor update, week six: Dispensary owner Jim Rice's plotting works out for now

  published Oct 19, 2011

  Week Six on Survivor came with some tension. Whyr Denver dispensary owner Jim Rice orchestrated some huge shakeup moves in the tribe that sent veteran player Ozzy's girlfriend, Elyse, off to Redempti... More >>

• Medical marijuana: Cheesecake Lady not buying into the Union just yet

  published Oct 19, 2011

  On October 17, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union announced that it was teaming up to represent employees of the medical marijuana industry in Colorado. Union organizer Mark B... More >>

• Welcome Sensi Skywalker, Westword's first medical marijuana intern

  published Oct 18, 2011

  After a tireless search and dozens of entries, we here at Mile Highs and Lows have finally found the one lucky local college student who will be cleaning bongs helping out around the office as Westwor... More >>

• Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division says Full Spectrum Labs OK to open, FSL disagrees

  published Oct 17, 2011

  Last week, medical cannabis testing facility Full Spectrum Labs shut its doors indefinitely, citing a lack of a state license to operate. But that news came as a surprise to Medical Marijuana Enforcem... More >>