Colorado Launches Survey to Find Out How You Use Cannabis

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has launched a survey to begin monitoring patterns of retail marijuana use in this state. The Cannabis Users Survey on Health includes 32 questions on everything from why people are using marijuana to their preferred method of consumption and  frequency of use. Marijuana continues…

Marijuana Activists Push Pot at DNC, March With 51-Foot Joints

Convention-goers and Philadelphia residents witnessed two 51-foot inflatable joints being marched up Broad Street yesterday in celebration of the Democratic National Committee’s progressive platform on marijuana. The Philadelphia branch of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and DCMJ, the outfit that helped legalize marijuana in Washington., D.C., organized…

Cannabis Job Fair in Denver: Eight Companies That Are Hiring

It’s a great time to be an unemployed weed lover in Colorado: One of the nation’s largest cannabis career fairs is coming to Denver on Thursday, July 28. Over fifty companies ranging from dispensaries to labs are hiring for over 1,000 positions, from entry level to executive. From 2 to 8 p.m…

Medical Marijuana Supported by Testimony at Senate Judiciary Hearing

At a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing convened last week to consider “the potential medical benefits of marijuana,” lawmakers heard from cannabis advocates and doctors alike. Their testimony overwhelmingly supported marijuana being used for medical purposes; many of the speakers also supported rescheduling cannabis to a Schedule II substance. Numerous…

Seven Tips for Creating Your Own Cannabis-Themed Dinner

Kendal Norris and her company, Mason Jar Event Group, have done it again. Her most recent of signature seasonal Cannabis Pairing Dinners last weekend allowed guests to combine a high-end cannabis experience with fairy tale scenery and amazing food. Beginning the night with a shuttle service from Sweet Leaf Dispensary to Shupe Homestead…

Vice Does America Gets High, Heads to Denver in Tonight’s Episode

“The Porno, The Hitchhiker & The Weed,” tonight’s episode of Viceland’s Vice Does America, will bring viewers to Denver as hosts Abdullah Saeed, Will Cooper and Martina de Alba visit the Denver Relief grow house and discuss Colorado’s marijuana legalization.  This was not Saeed’s first foray into the world of…

Trichome Institute’s TAG System Puts a Grade on the Quality of Your Weed

Starting today, you can purchase weed that’s been given a quality-assurance grade. Created by the Trichome Institute, a Colorado-based company dedicated to science, education and certification, the Trichome Assurance Grade (TAG) system analyzes potentially unhealthy, even dangerous, parts of marijuana for which the government doesn’t require testing. Currently Colorado only compels…

Camp Bud+Breakfast Offers Cannabis (and Canine) Friendly Getaway

A dirt road winds through a mountain pass to a sign reading “Aspen Canyon Ranch.” Horses graze on the land leading up to the main lodge; dogs run free throughout the property.  Welcome to Camp Bud+Breakfast, a partnership between Bud+Breakfast and Aspen Canyon Ranch, which opened last weekend near Parshall in Grand…

Bud+Breakfast Opens Fourth Pot-Friendly Spot in Grand County

Bud+Breakfast is opening a new location in the mountains of Grand County this weekend, marking the company’s fourth marijuana-friendly bed-and-breakfast in Colorado. Located about an hour and a half from Denver in Parshall, Camp Bud+Breakfast was set up in partnership with Aspen Canyon Ranch, in a ranch setting where guests…

Six Things Stoners Can Enjoy Over Fourth of July Weekend

As weed-smokers across Colorado prepare for a long weekend of revelry and patriotism, here are some ideas for how to create some new Fourth of July traditions to make your holiday an elevated experience. Water Indica users in particular will understand this: There’s nothing like diving into a pool or…

New Jersey State Senator Talks Up Pot Legalization After Colorado Visit

After a four-day trip to Colorado earlier this month that took him through Boulder, Golden, and Denver, New Jersey State Senator Nicholas Scutari, a Democrat from Union, examined the effects of legalizing recreational marijuana. He concluded similar legislation could benefit New Jersey. His trip included visits to dispensaries and meetings…

Grand Opening of LivWell’s Largest Dispensary Today

LivWell, one of Colorado’s largest cannabis companies with fourteen dispensaries across the state, has replaced its original Evans location with its largest store to date: a 6,000 square-foot space at 1941 West Evans Avenue that opens today. The old, 2,000 square-foot store would fit inside the new store’s waiting room. …

Willie Nelson’s Weed Company Is Now Hiring in Colorado

Willie Nelson has been an advocate for pot enthusiasts everywhere and championed the legalization of marijuana for decades. This summer his new company, Willie’s Reserve, is making his love of weed official. Willie, famous for the pot enthusiasts who flock to his shows, “happily shared the bounty from their home…