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Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell has been the news editor of Westword since February 2024. He’s been with the publication since 2017 and was formerly its cannabis editor. He’s earned numerous awards and accolades for his work, including placing second for the Marijuana Enterprise Reporting Award from the Colorado Society of Professional Journalists in 2018; being named a Top Cannabis Journalist by Leafbuyer in 2020; and placing first for the College Sports Writing Award from the Arizona Press Club in 2014. His prior work experience includes Arizona Republic, Inman News and Fox Sports.

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Pig n' Whistle dispensary in Denver

Jackpot: Colorado Dispensaries Can Sell Lottery Tickets

By Thomas MitchellOctober 4, 2023

The practice is legal, according to state officials, but the dispensary’s gaming days could be ending soon.

Inside Dead Battery Club bar in Denver

Denver Creates Attorney Reimbursement Fund for New Bar, Restaurant and Dispensary Owners

By Thomas MitchellOctober 2, 2023

The grants go up to $10,000 on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Denver PsyCon psychedelic expo bag

Five Takeaways From Denver’s Latest Psychedelics Expo

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 29, 2023

PsyCon continues through September 30 at the Colorado Convention Center.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis talks with U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper

John Hickenlooper Talks Cannabis, Congress and Maureen Dowd’s Infamous Edibles Trip

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 29, 2023

“Rescheduling to Schedule III is good…but it’s not perfect.”

A southern Colorado cannabis farm ruined by grasshoppers

Grasshoppers Won’t Stop Eating Colorado Cannabis

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 28, 2023

Farms with over 1,000 cannabis plants have been wiped out in days, according to growers.

A handful of cannabis buds

Five Takeaways From the Senate’s Cannabis Banking Reform Hearing

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 27, 2023

The new and updated Safer Banking Act still has obstacles in Congress.

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Cannabis on a bus

Cannabis-Friendly Ghost Tours Coming to Denver in October

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 25, 2023

Get stoned and spooked on the streets of downtown Denver.

Blue magic mushrooms with psilocybin

Boomer Bowl: Magic Mushroom Growing Competition Coming to Denver

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 22, 2023

The contest is open to the public and will measure everything from magic mushroom beauty to psilocybin potency.

Psychedelic psilocybin mushrooms

Coming Soon: Denver’s Next Major Psychedelic Conference

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 21, 2023

The two-day expo expects around 2,500 visitors.

The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook by Boulder author Robyn Griggs Lawrence

High Literature: Cannabis Cookbooks, Novels and Memoirs by Colorado Authors

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 20, 2023

These ten authors put the “lit” in literature.

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Cannabis Officials Consider New Hospitality Rules

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 19, 2023

Licensing officials could allow cannabis bars to sell more weed, but only one of these establishments currently exists in Colorado.

Cannabis plants grow indoors

After Two Years of Falling, Legal Weed Prices Are Climbing Back Up

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 18, 2023

Fewer growers and surpluses have prices inching back up in dispensaries as summer ends.

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CU Study Finds That Cannabis Breathalyzers Are Full of Hot Air

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 15, 2023

“THC exposure does not equate to impairment. The link in literature, it’s just not there.”

CBD and THC peanut butter by Numb Nuts

Numb Nuts THC Peanut Butter Wants to Make You Feel Tingly Inside

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 15, 2023

“Relative to fats and protein, nut butters are some of the best ways for THC and cannabinoids to be completely absorbed into the product.”

The Illegal Pete’s Queso Cannabis Vape from O.Pen

Say Cheese: Illegal Pete’s and O.Pen Launch “Queso” THC Vape Cartridge

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 14, 2023

The “bucket-list” partnership could bring Illegal Pete’s edibles to dispensaries down the road.

A hand holds a burning joint

Colorado Marijuana Sales See Slight Rise in July

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 13, 2023

The pot industry showed a small spark of improvement last month.

Behind the glass at an indoor cannabis cultivation in Denver

Should Dispensary Shoppers Be Notified of Decontaminated Weed?

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 12, 2023

A hefty portion of the cannabis industry says no, but government officials and some growers disagree.

Cannabis buds hang to dry after harvest

Anna Willey, a Talented Grower From Denver’s Medical Marijuana Days, Returns to Colorado

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 8, 2023

After moving to California and becoming one of the state’s most esteemed commercial growers, Anna Willey has returned with one of Colorado’s largest dispensaries.

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People stand outside of Denver's Marijuana Mansion in Capitol Hill

Time to Say Goodbye to the Marijuana Mansion?

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 7, 2023

The historic home is full of Colorado cannabis history, ghost sightings and local art. You can have it for $2.3 million.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis hands out free doughnuts to a driver

Governor Polis Urges President Biden to “Finish the Job” With Cannabis Legalization

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 6, 2023

Colorado’s governor doesn’t want to see the DEA get in the way of marijuana banking and tax reform.

Dialed In rosin edibles

Salida Ownership Group Acquires Popular Rosin Edibles Brand

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 5, 2023

Already available in around 550 stores across the state, Dialed In quickly became one Colorado’s most popular THC gummy manufacturers after launching in 2020.

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Former Teacher Joined the Cannabis Trade, Then Wrote a Book About It

By Thomas MitchellSeptember 1, 2023

“It started in a tiny notebook and eventually turned into a self-published book.”

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