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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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Mike Tyson boxing glove edibles

Colorado Banned His Ear-Shaped Edibles, but Mike Tyson Returns With Boxing Gloves

By Thomas MitchellAugust 20, 2024

The boxer’s THC gummies were originally shaped like an ear with a chunk missing, but Colorado cannabis laws banned the shape.

Marijuana dispensary in Aurora, Colorado

Colorado’s First Dispensary Licensed for Delivery Shutting Down the Service

By Thomas MitchellAugust 19, 2024

Colorado cannabis delivery has had a rough go since it came online in 2021, with only a couple dozen stores offering the service.

Method Man Visits Denver Cannabis Venue

By Thomas MitchellAugust 16, 2024

Tetra Lounge had a special visitor last night.

Indoor marijuana cultivation

Marijuana Business Owners Frustrated as Licensing Fees More Than Double

By Thomas MitchellAugust 8, 2024

“It’s tying up more money and locking in revenue for businesses that are closer to shutting down.”

Man pulls handgun from concealed carry holster

Proposal to Give Marijuana Users Concealed-Carry Gun Rights Fails to Make Colorado Ballot

By Thomas MitchellAugust 7, 2024

Organizers of the proposed ballot initiative needed to turn in 124,238 signatures by August 5 to qualify.

Quarry Fire burns in Deer Creek Canyon

Colorado Wildfire Map: Front Range, Western Slope and San Juan National Forest Fighting Blazes

By Thomas MitchellAugust 6, 2024

As wildfires burn across the Front Range, here is an updated map of Colorado blazes this summer.

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Regis Professor Charged for Murder of Wife, Daughter Also Found Dead

By Thomas MitchellAugust 2, 2024

Nicholas Myklebust called 911 early on July 29 to report that his wife was bleeding and their infant daughter not breathing.

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Psychedelic Mushroom Industry Rules Near Finish Line

By Thomas MitchellJuly 31, 2024

Colorado is poised to allow psilocybin edibles at healing centers, but no extractions and only one species of mushrooms are allowed.

Woman smokes marijuana out of pipe at park

Colorado Governor, Denver District Attorney Write DEA in Support of Marijuana Reclassification

By Thomas MitchellJuly 24, 2024

“Our data shows that regulation works and is most certainly a preferable option over the failed notion of prohibition.”

Hazy Denver skyline cover in smoke

Here’s When Hazy Skies, Smoke Will Clear Over Denver

By Thomas MitchellJuly 24, 2024

Air quality in Denver likely won’t improve for another day or two, according to state and national forecasts.

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Hanneck Dry Cleaners Closes After 101 Years in Denver

By Thomas MitchellJuly 23, 2024

The cleaning business on Sixth Avenue predated bubble gum, parking meters and penicillin.

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City of Denver Calls on DEA for Marijuana Reclassification, Medical Marijuana Protections

By Thomas MitchellJuly 17, 2024

“We’ve learned after more than a decade of legalized medical and retail marijuana in Denver that marijuana does not rise to the level of a Schedule I substance”

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Colorado’s Most Famous and Destructive Tornadoes

By Thomas MitchellJuly 17, 2024

Colorado sees around fifty tornadoes per year, and the damage can be devastating.

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Video: Huge Colorado Snake Den Now Has Livessssstream

By Thomas MitchellJuly 16, 2024

Need a new reality dating show? Prairie rattlesnakes reproduce from mid-July to early September.

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Monthly Cannabis Box Delivery Coming Soon to Denver

By Thomas MitchellJuly 10, 2024

Unlike home deliveries before legalization, you can count on GreenDoor’s estimated time of arrival.

Diamond Shruumz microdose products

Colorado Psychedelics Regulators Warn Public of Edibles Sold Online

By Thomas MitchellJuly 8, 2024

The chocolates and gummies have mushroom pictures and terms like “microdosing,” “great vibes” and “enhanced ingredients,” but the FDA says they’re full of synthetic drugs.

Indoor marijuana grow

Colorado Sees Three Mold Weed Recalls in Eight Days

By Thomas MitchellJuly 1, 2024

Colorado saw eighteen marijuana recalls last year, all of which were connected to mold or improper testing procedures.

Snaxland dispensary

Snaxland Voluntarily Recalls Marijuana From Eleven Dispensaries

By Thomas MitchellJune 28, 2024

The recalled marijuana was sold at dispensaries in Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver from May 1 to June 13 of this year.

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Inside Denver dispensary waiting room

Seven Longtime Denver Area Dispensaries Change Hands

By Thomas MitchellJune 27, 2024

One of the selling chains will live on with four stores.

Cannabis flower and THC gummies

Colorado AG Sues Hemp Company for Alleged Illegal THC Sales

By Thomas MitchellJune 25, 2024

“These products were not industrial hemp: they were marijuana.”

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CU Opens Psychedelic Research Center in Downtown Denver

By Thomas MitchellJune 24, 2024

The new center will collaborate with other CU campuses to research the societal, economic and health impacts of psychedelics.

Marijuana bud grown inside

Medical Marijuana Recall Hits Twelve Dispensaries

By Thomas MitchellJune 21, 2024

The recalled marijuana was sold as far back as last August, according to state regulators.

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