Email Author William Breathes

2013 Stories by William Breathes

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  Medical marijuana dispensary review: MMD of Colorado in Denver

  published Apr 04, 2013

  Most of the time, I find dispensaries from friend suggestions. This time, it was Google maps -- more specifically, a street-view image of a hippie walking out of the dispensary and clearly being surpr... More >>

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  Amendment 64 Joint Committee extends meetings due to failed MMED audit

  published Apr 03, 2013

  Lawmakers charged with crafting legislation to regulate recreational cannabis use in Colorado have extended their meetings by one week -- but they say they should have a final set of proposals for the... More >>

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  Marijuana legislative update: Dispensary tax deductions and more

  published Apr 02, 2013

  Yesterday we told you about HB 1114, the THC DUI bill, which is headed to the floor of the House, where it could come up for approval as early as this week before being sent off to the Senate. While ... More >>

• Ask a Stoner: What is hash, exactly?

  published April 4, 2013

  Dear Stoner: I keep seeing all these different "concentrates" in dispensaries, but I've yet to try any. I know this sounds dumb, but... More >>

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  Cannabis Time Capsule, 1921: Marijuana use worse than opium addiction

  published Mar 29, 2013

  Though cannabis paranoia was alive and well years before this 1921 article was written, marijuana use was still dubbed a "new menace" facing people living along the Mexican border. According to this r... More >>

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  Medical marijuana dispensary review: Wellness Center of Denver

  published Mar 28, 2013

  Wellness Center of Denver is probably the closest dispensary I've found to the dispensary-less wasteland that is Aurora. Due to their proximity to A-Town, the folks there really didn't need to do mu... More >>

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  Medical marijuana registry numbers climb, but more patients dropping off active list

  published Mar 27, 2013

  The active patient numbers for Colorado's medical marijuana community crept slightly higher in January, to 108,656 people, but any significant growth was offset by a pattern of people dropping off the... More >>

• Ask a Stoner: Why do bubblers create a stronger high than pipes?

  published March 28, 2013

  Dear Stoner: I went to my friend's house who is growing now and asked to see his plants. He said they were "sleeping," and I wasn't... More >>

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  Cannabis Time Capsule, 1904: Mexican duo terrorize after smoking a joint

  published Mar 22, 2013

  Here's one of the oldest examples of reefer madness we've dug up so far for Colorado Cannabis Time Capsule. This article, which ran August 24, 1904, in the Telluride Daily Journal (as well as several ... More >>

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  Medical marijuana dispensary review: Tetra Hydro Center in Denver

  published Mar 21, 2013

  I've been thinking for the past few weeks that I would take up golf this spring. I don't know why I suddenly like the idea of paying someone so I can walk around a field for hours going from cup to cu... More >>

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  Medical marijuana industry-related bills alive in House and Senate

  published Mar 20, 2013

  A Colorado House bill that would create a marijuana responsible-vendor program in the state moved through a second Senate reading Monday without any amendments, paving the way to final approval on a t... More >>

• Ask a Stoner: How can I pass my drug test?

  published March 21, 2013

  Dear Stoner: I've never tried marijuana, but lately my pot-smoking brother-in-law has been hanging out at our house with his stash, and... More >>

• 420 Extravaganja party announced for 4/20 weekend

  published Mar 15, 2013

  The 4/20 weekend this year is shaping up to be a massive, city-wide event. Not only is the traditional 4/20 political rally again taking at Denver's Civic Center Park, but the crew from High Times has... More >>

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  Medical marijuana dispensary review: LivWell Broadway Wellness in Denver

  published Mar 14, 2013

  LivWell is one of the larger Colorado dispensary chains, with seven affiliated dispensaries scattered from Colorado Springs all the way up to Boulder, including PostModern Health and Denver Patients G... More >>

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  Marijuana: Joint committee to use task force recommendations to iron out Colorado pot laws

  published Mar 13, 2013

  Colorado legislators have formed a body to help craft legislation based on recommendations of the governor-appointed Amendment 64 task force, which wrapped up February 28 and released its findings thi... More >>

• Ask a Stoner: What's the deal with 4/20?

  published March 14, 2013

  Dear Stoner: What is up with 4/20? Why is that like the St. Paddy's Day for potheads? Nada Mota Dear... More >>

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  Marijuana: See three-plus years of Mile Highs and Lows photos on video in under four minutes

  published Mar 08, 2013

  I was doing some cleanup and recycling dozens of green and blue plastic medicine jars containers laying around my house when it hit me: I've been through a lot of different herb in the last three year... More >>

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  Medical marijuana dispensary review: Kindman in Denver has the kind, man

  published Mar 07, 2013

  Kindman is down the street from the Regency dorms, which for some reason I will always remember as the crack-palace hotel it was before it was converted to student housing a few years ago. With the ho... More >>

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  Marijuana: United Nations board says Colorado pot law violates international treaties

  published Mar 06, 2013

  As we reported earlier today, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder didn't choose his appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee to share the Justice Department response to marijuana laws in Colorad... More >>

• Ask a Stoner: Does smoking pot cause strokes?

  published March 7, 2013

  Dear Stoner: My wife was telling me that she heard on TV that smoking pot can cause strokes in older folks. I'm 63 and just a little... More >>

• Medical marijuana dispensary review: Patients Choice on South Broadway

  published Feb 28, 2013

  Patients Choice is one of Denver's oldest and longest-running dispensaries. Opened in March 2009, the shop hasn't moved from its end-cap spot in a little brick-faced strip center just south of Evans o... More >>

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  Marijuana dispensary to give out high-CBD strain seeds and clones for free

  published Feb 27, 2013

  Elite cannabis genetics aren't shared with just anyone who asks for them. Growers pride themselves on holding certain rare strains close -- and dispensaries have been known to hoard them. For these re... More >>

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  Marijuana-friendly coffee shop sues Lafayette to fight city's pot-business ban

  published Feb 26, 2013

  The owner of a once pot-friendly coffee shop in Lafayette is suing the city over a ban that she says specifically targeted her legal operation. Veronica Carpio, owner of The Front Tea and Arts, had be... More >>

• Ask a Stoner: How do I get off the MMJ registry?

  published February 28, 2013

  Dear Stoner: Is there a mechanism — like a process or a form — to remove one's name from the registry once the red card has... More >>

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  Medical marijuana dispensary review: Root Organic in Boulder

  published Feb 22, 2013

  Root Organic and Boulder Wellness are situated directly next to each other in the back of a small strip center just east of central Boulder on Arapahoe Road. I hadn't realized that until I parked and ... More >>