Dear Stoner: Given the concern about diversion of cannabis out of state, will simply having Colorado license plates be probable cause for a traffic stop by police in the states surrounding Colorado?The Bud Bandit Dear Bud: Have you ever met anyone from Amsterdam? You can imagine the question they’re asked…
A Georgia state representative introduced a bill earlier today that would legalize CBD-rich medical cannabis oil for children suffering from severe seizure disorders, including epilepsy. But the state won’t allow for cultivation of pot. Instead, Representative Allen Peake suggests connecting patients with needed medicine by importing medical cannabis oil from…
Big Tobacco was alive and well in 1908, promoting itself as the only thing that people should be putting in their pipes and lighting up. That’s painfully clear in this 1908 article from the Telluride Daily Journal detailing substitutes for tobacco from around the world (notably in places inhabited by…
In every city, there are buildings known for being complete black holes for any restaurant or bar that tries to open. I can think of a few in Denver off the top of my head, including one at the corner of 11th and Lincoln, where dance clubs, mescal bars and…
Dear Stoner: Are there going to be high-CBD strains at recreational dispensaries? I really want to shop for the marijuana to use it medically. Anne (via the potline) Dear Anne: We’ve gotten this question a lot recently from people who want to try cannabis medically but don’t want to see…
On January 10, while much of the state’s cannabis community was focused on the launch of recreational sales, permanent rules for the recreational and medical marijuana industries were being quietly approved and put into effect by Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division. Most were unchanged from previous drafts, but cannabis concentrates for…
Rocky Mountain Organic Medicine is located in the shadow of the Interstate 70 and Highway 6 interchange, and it’s home is one of the most curious buildings in the metro area. I’ve been driving past the thing for at least fifteen years, and always assumed it was a really tiny…
Dear Stoner: I’m a medical cannabis user and have had my red card for about two years. I noticed that some of these medical dispensaries are opening up for recreational users as well. My question is: How much can they grow for recreational users, and how much of my medicine…
After peaking for 2013 at 112,862 patients in August, the state medical marijuana registry went into a two-month decline, losing more than 2,000 patients by November, when the total was 110,785 registered medical marijuana users. But even if the overall numbers are lower, the amount of money spent by MMJ…
Editor’s note: William Breathes became the planet’s first professional medical marijuana critic when he joined Westword in 2009, and since then, he’s emerged as the local expert on all things cannabis. Today, he lists his ten favorite marijuana concentrates of 2013. Check out his choices below, and click on the…
Editor’s note: William Breathes became the planet’s first professional medical marijuana critic when he joined Westword in 2009, and since then, he’s emerged as the local expert on all things cannabis. Today, he lists the ten dankest marijuana strains of 2013. Check out his choices below, and click on the…
Houstonian Joe Mattingly likes the finer things in life. Namely, he enjoys expensive ski trips to Vail, Beaver Creek, Utah and Lake Tahoe. And now he’s thinking about visiting Steamboat Springs. The only problem? Colorado legalized marijuana and this Texan doesn’t want it interfering with his vacation. In fact, he…
It had been about three years since I was last in The Herbal Cure to check out the herb. And within a minute of my most recent visit, it was easy to tell that the shop has done a lot of, um, growing in that time. Not that the herb…
Dear Stoner: It’s legal to grow up to six plants and gift an ounce of herb to anyone 21 and up, and it’s legal to buy it in a store. But is it illegal for patients to share product given to them or purchased from a store? Once a product…
Marijuana grows on trees, but some newly minted Colorado recreational centers faced a shortages less than a week after opening — even though medical dispensary shelves remain stocked. As a result, several retail stores, including the high-profile 3D Cannabis Center, have voiced concerns that they won’t be able to keep…
It wasn’t a complete shit-show for weed everywhere in Colorado yesterday. Aside from a handful of phone calls about whether or not the shops were selling recreational weed and the occasional stop-in from a confused would-be recreational buyer, regular medical marijuana dispensaries had a slow, normal New Year’s Day (if…
For this week’s Ask a Stoner, our ganja guru took a look at the questions and answers on the City of Denver’s official retail marijuana page. While most of the site’s advice is solid and straightforward, some of it needed tweaking by an actual cannabis user. It is illegal to…
As lines began wrapping entire blocks in Denver, we headed up to Central City and Annie’s — a shop that has the distinction of receiving the first local licensing approval for recreational retail sales six weeks ago, well before the state got around to licensing anyone. There wasn’t a line…
Westword has a team of writers and photographers around Colorado today covering the start of legalized cannabis sales to adults 21 and up. Though the rest of the Westword blogs are sleeping today, we’ll be updating The Latest Word through the day with dispatches from the field. Read on for…
Denver International Airport banned marijuana possession on airport property this week in a move that officials say will help prevent legal pot from flying illegally out of state. That includes the parking lots. So if lighting up a huge bowl of kush in the West Garage before getting on a…
Vail.Along with Colorado’s new marijuana laws legalizing limited amounts of herb for adults 21 and up came liberalization in the conversation around the state. People aren’t afraid to talk about marijuana in public anymore, largely because it’s not illegal to do so. In fact, it’s not uncommon now to hear…
Cannabition, a January 1 blowout, has been canceled thanks to a not-so-vague memo the promoters received from the City of Denver on Friday afternoon, warning that not only business owners could be punished if the bash were held, but any person in attendance caught lighting up could (and probably would)…
