As industry advocates gear up to celebrate 4/20, the city’s Social Consumption Advisory Committee is starting to wrap up its work, which means that soon Denver could see legal public consumption every day of the year. But where?

If you want to keep a marijuana meeting going smoothly, don’t mention “reefer madness.” The second-to-last meeting of Denver’s Social Consumption Advisory Committee took an interesting turn on March 24 when Dan Landes, owner of City, O’City and the soon-to-reopen Campus Lounge, and the group’s business representative, used that term — and offended some members of the committee.

Thornton is finally getting a recreational dispensary. On March 23, the Thornton City Council approved a license for the town’s first retail pot store, Rocky Mountain Remedies, but not without some hesitation from council members.

The Drug Enforcement Administration has awarded a Schedule II classification for a cannabis solution, Syndros. It’s approved to treat nausea and vomiting, which many cancer patients suffer during chemotherapy. But many patients are already using medical marijuana to handle those same problems.

Veterans in Colorado’s cannabis industry are the new kids on the block for 4/20. Since there’s no High Times event set for April 20 in Colorado this year, local companies are coming together to create their own 4/20 commemoration that will be representative of the state’s marijuana industry. The Green Solution, The Hemp Connoisseur (THC) magazine, incredibles and New Earth Muziq are partnering to host 420 on the Block in the 1000 to 1200 blocks of Broadway on Thursday, April 20.

Ten days before the NoCo Hemp Expo, Governor John Hickenlooper has signed a bill that will create a group to study the feasibility of using hemp products in animal feed, working under the commissioner of agriculture.

A month from now, thousands will gather at Civic Center Park for the annual 4/20 cannabis celebration. On Monday, 3/20, the Colorado Department of Transportation and Lyft gathered at the same spot to launch a safe driving program — the 320 Movement.

This weekend is known for green beer and drinking, but dispensaries are keeping things competitive with some green of their own. Here are ten dispensary deals in Denver that will outlast St. Patrick’s Day. 1. Altitude Altitude’s “Pot of Gold” deals have eighths selling for $17 and ounces starting at…

On March 18, a report on a research study linking marijuana use to strokes and heart failure will be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 66th Annual Scientific Session. According to the outcomes presented in the data, cannabis users have slightly higher risk for heart problems — and the research shows that there are even cannabis receptors in heart cells.

In this industry, removing a question mark can mean a great deal — especially when it’s removed from a government website. Earlier this week, the National Institute on Drug Abuse switched the title of its website page from “Is Marijuana Medicine?” to “Marijuana as Medicine.” And that wasn’t the only change. Nearly every section of the site, which was last revised July 2015, has minor changes.These revisions may seem inconsequential, but for the cannabis industry and patients who use marijuana for medicinal purposes, they appear significant.

Marijuana companies are accustomed to dealing with strict governmental regulations. They follow them diligently, because one misstep could cost an operating license, and potentially the entire business. What happened with Grow Depot and the Environmental Protection Agency is a cautionary tale, then. Because after an inspection went awry, the family-owned…

A Denver City Council committee met on March 13 to consider a presentation by the Marijuana Industry Group, which made a case for extending the hours of operation for dispensaries in the city. If council approves, dispensaries would be able to stay open until midnight instead of 7 p.m.

Since 2014, a group of fitness enthusiasts have come together to incorporate marijuana into their workouts, with a goal of getting fit for 4/20. This year, Diiullo is in charge of the group’s Facebook account and is posting daily fitness inspiration on her Instagram, @highly.fit. In honor of the first…

Much of Denver’s fourth social consumption advisory committee meeting on March 11 was spent discussing the proposal to allow marijuana clubs, which is currently before the Colorado Legislature.

After hours of testimony on Wednesday, March 8, a Colorado House committee approved Senate Bill 17-17, which would make people suffering from PTSD and other stress disorders eligible for medical marijuana, in an 8-1 vote. It now moves on to a full vote of the House.

In a 34 to 1 vote, the Colorado Senate passed the Post-Traumatic Stress Bill; on March 8, it’s scheduled for a public hearing before the House State Affairs Committee. Adam Foster, lead attorney on the case, says it’s time that Colorado join the 21 states with medicinal cannabis laws that have approved PTSD as a qualifying condition.

Marijuana is now legal in more than half the country, but related areas of the law are taking a while to catch up. Women are still being punished for exposing their babies to marijuana; under child-abuse and child-neglect statutes, women can be arrested for child endangerment or have their babies taken away.  Even so, little is known about whether an infant can be harmed if an expectant mother uses marijuana during pregnancy or after birth. Dr. Thomas Hale is working to change that.

On Saturday, March 4, Curious Appetites hosted a cannabis-infused dinner at Cluster Studios that took everyone down the rabbit hole.  An “Eat me” sign sat on the edibles table; on the bar was a sign that said, “Drink me,” and on the dab bar, a sign urged “Smoke me.” Guest were given an hour to mingle, then sat down at a long, single table, where chef Hosea Rosenberg and his staff from Blackbelly served a four-course meal, paired with four strains of cannabis. Hungry to know more? Here are ten tips for an Alice in Wonderland-themed dinner.

In honor of President Donald Trump’s joint session address, here are others that didn’t just blow smoke.

After Attorney General Jeff Sessions told an assembly of the country’s attorneys general that state marijuana laws are in violation of federal law, Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman came out fighting. Governor John Hickenlooper also said the state is prepared to fight any attempt by the Trump administration to cut back on this state’s rights.