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2012 Stories by William Breathes

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  Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division launches redundant private caregiver registry

  published Nov 28, 2012

  After a long delay, the state Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division has begun implementing a private caregiver registry -- despite caregivers being handled by a separate government agency. State law... More >>

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  Colorado Cannabis Time Capsule, 1939: "Marijuana ring is broken by arrest of five at Longmont"

  published Nov 23, 2012

  In doing research for our feature on the history of cannabis in Colorado, we came across some amazing old news stories from local papers about marijuana arrests and more. We'll share the most memorabl... More >>

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  Marijuana: Amendment 64 passes in El Paso County by fewer than a dozen votes

  published Nov 23, 2012

  Who says El Paso County isn't pro-marijuanar The official tally is in and Amendment 64 passed by a whopping ten votes. In total, 292,698 people in the county voted in the election. Of that number, 141... More >>

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  Medical marijuana dispensary review: Jane Medical on East Colfax

  published Nov 21, 2012

  Jane Medicals has been a dispensary fixture on East Colfax Avenue for the last three years. But I have no idea what it used to look like -- or what it soon will look like, for that matter. My first an... More >>

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  Police departments changing pot policy in advance of Amendment 64 signing

  published Nov 21, 2012

  In light of Amendment 64's passage, district attorneys and city attorneys across the state have announced that they will be dropping possession and paraphernalia charges. And even though the ballot me... More >>

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  Stoner MacGyver marijuana product review: Cloud essential oil personal vaporizer

  published Nov 16, 2012

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

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  Medical marijuana dispensary review: Preferred Organic Therapy in Denver

  published Nov 15, 2012

  If there is a hell, its soundtrack would undoubtedly include hours of recordings from a busy corporate guitar store. On a Saturday, the places are awash with a horrid mix of out-of-tune "Smoke on the ... More >>

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  Marijuana: MMJ dispensaries seeing flood of people looking for legal ganja

  published Nov 14, 2012

  Although Amendment 64 passed last week, Governor John Hickenlooper has told us not to bring out the Cheetos and Goldfish just yet. But apparently people need a firmer reminder that there are more hurd... More >>

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  Marijuana: Boulder DA drops pot, paraphernalia cases due to Amendment 64's passage

  published Nov 14, 2012

  Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett has instructed his prosecutors to drop a handful of cases involving possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, as well as paraphernalia charges, for anyone o... More >>

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  Colorado Cannabis Time Capsule, 1937: "School Children Buy Drug"

  published Nov 09, 2012

  In doing research for our feature on the history of cannabis in Colorado, we came across some amazing old news stories from local papers about marijuana arrests and more. We'll share the most memorabl... More >>

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  Medical marijuana dispensary re-review: Fall harvest at Grassroots Grown in Sunnyside

  published Nov 08, 2012

  Grassroots Grown has been on my radar for a fall visit since an ill-timed drop-in this past spring to the greenhouse-only dispensary. And it was well worth making a return trip.Grassroots Grown 4379... More >>

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  Marijuana: Fort Collins voters overturn dispensary ban

  published Nov 08, 2012

  While Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, has received all of the pot press since election day, pro-dispensary voters in Fort Collins are celebrating a different win -- the victory ... More >>

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  Colorado Cannabis Time Capsule, 1937: "A growing social menace"

  published Nov 02, 2012

  In doing research for our feature on the history of cannabis in Colorado, we came across some amazing old news stories from local papers about marijuana arrests and more. We'll share the most memorabl... More >>

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  Medical marijuana dispensary review: New Age Medical in Edgewater

  published Nov 01, 2012

  From the outside, you might think that New Age Medical looks like yet another stereotypical green-and-white discount marijuana shack pumping out crappy, cheap warehouse bud. And you'd almost be correc... More >>

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  Marijuana: How pot measures in Washington and Oregon compare to Amendment 64

  published Nov 01, 2012

  Colorado isn't the only state with pot in the voting booths this year. The Pacific Northwest has also become a cannabis-friendly haven over the last few decades, and ballot measures in both Washington... More >>

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  Drugbound: New mobile anti-pot prohibition game partly inspired by Amendment 64

  published Nov 01, 2012

  Ever since Super Mario ate mushrooms and grew twice his size back in the 1980s, video gamers have half-seriously speculated on whether subliminal drug messages are being inserted into games by knowing... More >>

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  Medical marijuana dispensaries: 266 licensed MMCs in Colorado, 272 pending

  published Oct 31, 2012

  As of last week, there were 266 licensed dispensaries in Colorado, with the possibility for almost double that number by the time the state Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division finishes licensing. B... More >>

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  William Breathes looks back on three years as the country's first pot critic

  published November 1, 2012

  This month I'll mark my third anniversary of reviewing medical marijuana dispensaries for Westword as the country's first MMJ critic.... More >>

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  The history of cannabis in Colorado...or how the state went to pot

  published November 1, 2012

  In the beginning, it grew wild. But at some point nearly 10,000 years ago — and most likely in Southeast Asia, although it soon spread... More >>

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  Medical marijuana patient numbers rise to more than 104K in August

  published Oct 30, 2012

  It's that time of the month again! No, not harvest time. Much less enjoyable than that. Yup, you got it: It's the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's update to the medical marijuan... More >>

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  Stoner MacGyver marijuana product review: Ed's Tote N' Toke pipes and dugout

  published Oct 26, 2012

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

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  Medical marijuana dispensary review: Urban Dispensary in Denver

  published Oct 25, 2012

  The first time I stopped by Urban Dispensary was a few months ago, when, despite a sign out front showing that the center should have been open, it wasn't. That was slightly frustrating, but I figured... More >>

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  Marijuana: New Jersey MMJ program more restrictive (and less potent) than Colorado's

  published Oct 24, 2012

  There are more dispensaries in Denver than locations of McDonald's and Starbucks combined, according to Sunday night's 60 Minutes report. But things are very different in New Jersey, the latest state ... More >>

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  Medical marijuana dispensary review: Frosted Leaf on Federal

  published Oct 18, 2012

  It's not so much that I don't know who owns what in the dispensary world. It's that I try my hardest not to pay attention to it when selecting a dispensary. So it came as a surprise even to me that I ... More >>

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  Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division e-mail snafu causes backup in MMJ warehouses

  published Oct 17, 2012

  For about a week starting last week, the e-mail system by which MMJ businesses send in their travel manifests and receive confirmation from the state has been down. The problem is causing quite the b... More >>