Think the U.S. enforcing our drug laws abroad is a relatively new thing? Think again. According to this gem we dug up from the February 2, 1923 Akron Weekly Pioneer Press, we’ve been meddling in other countries’ drug affairs for more than ninety years…

‘Twas the day before the day before Christmas, and all through my place, not a bowl pack could be found to puff to my face. All the bubblers and bongs had been cleaned up with care, in hopes that I could find something skunky to put in the air. I…

Dear Stoner: Is it easier to get high at high altitude, as it is to get drunk? Tipsy McSpliff Dear Tipsy: Brace yourself, because you might not like the answer. The altitude/alcohol connection is actually a myth. In fact, your tax dollars went to a Federal Aviation Administration study on…

As January 1 draws closer, the biggest question in Colorado has been: What will be the first shops legally allowed to sell recreational cannabis to adults 21 and over? Now we know…sort of. Yesterday, the State of Colorado became the first state to license recreational marijuana dispensaries when the Department…

Amendment 64 legalized the possession and use of limited amounts of pot for adults 21 and over, but it didn’t legalize public consumption of cannabis on streets, sidewalks, parks or any other public place, for that matter. But apparently that message didn’t quite reach Denver and Boulder residents, as public…

This week’s medical marijuana dispensary review took us to Trenchtown, named for the famed Jamaican ghetto where Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and many other amazing musician to ever come from that country were born and raised. Most of us have the ganja-toking image of Jamaica thanks to them, actually. But…

One good thing about herb is that when it hits you, you feel no pain. Unless, of course, you’re smoking some pretty poorly grown weed — in which case you may get a scratchy throat or headache. If that has been the case for you lately, maybe rockin’ over to…

With marijuana now legal in Colorado (if you’re 21 and above and the amount is an ounce or less), odds are good that you’ve got a stoner on your holiday gift list. Or maybe two stoners. Or possibly ten. Wondering what to get them this year? We’re here to help,…

Dear Stoner: The recent issue about whether people can smoke in public view, like on personal patios or balconies, has me a little confused and irritated. Non-smokers say smoking pot in public view is dangerous to families and might influence children the “wrong way,” but I feel that cigarettes are…

As you know, real marijuana is now legal for 21-and-over adults in Colorado, at least in small amounts. But smokable “synthetic marijuana” remains illegal — and a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows why. In August, use of synthetic marijuana was linked to 221 Colorado…

This week over at Ask a Stoner, we uncover a few truths behind some Jamaican folk remedies using cannabis, including its purported use as a cure for asthma and glaucoma. But did you know that cannabis can be a cure for corns on your feet? No? Don’t feel bad. Neither…

When medical pot shops first started popping up in Colorado four years ago, most tried hard to differentiate themselves from their competition, whether it was through a crafty spin on cannabis-related words, a dispensary with a theme or even just a personal touch to the decor. Conversely, Metropolis Medical –…

Dear Stoner: In the song “Legalize It,” Peter Tosh says herb is good for glaucoma and asthma. Was marijuana being used for those things back then, or was he just full of it? S. K. Eptical Dear S.K.: Peter Tosh’s claim that ganja is the only cure for either condition…

Legal cannabis sales start January 1, and a handful of dispensaries will be opening their doors at 8 a.m. to help kick off a green new year. But will there be enough to keep up with demand? Denver City Council mulled that question on Monday night, with Councilman Charlie Brown…

Here’s an old Cannabis Time Capsule we’ve dug up from nearly 136 years. It appeared in the now-defunct Colorado Banner newspaper out of Boulder. This December 13, 1877 brief details the schemes of a Philadelphia snake-oil salesman hooking unsuspecting victims on the opium-like wonders of hashish! Cue scary music…

With all of the mergers, acquisitions and buyouts in the medical industry over the last year or so, it’s hard to keep up with who owns what. Not to mention where all of the bud that’s supplying these stores is coming from. As such, Colorado Harvest Company ended up being…

Dear Stoner: Can I fly out of DIA with pot? Headed Home for the Holidays Dear Head: We’ve covered this a few times, but it’s worth reviewing again before January. The short answer is: Yes, but only sort of. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Security Administration agents at…

The number of minors under the age of eighteen on the Colorado medical marijuana registry grew by thirty children in September, bringing the total number of kids with parental-approved medical pot recommendations to ninety, according to state records. That’s more than double the 35 minors that were registered as of…

Of all the conditions that bring patients to The Clinic Medical Marijuana Centers, one is especially important to master grower Jay Price: multiple sclerosis. He knows which strains help the muscle pains and which strains help the eye spasms or the depression that often comes from battling the incurable disease…

The Ridge is our second Strainwise dispensary to review. Last September, we stopped by The Retreat on Colorado Boulevard in Denver, at the time one of the newest Strainwise shops. We were not too excited by their buds, but hopeful that they would improve on their newly found “blank canvas”…