Still waiting. I’m still waiting. Yes, I have the Talking Heads stuck in my head. That’s usually not a bad thing, but I keep repeating the chorus to “Crosseyed and Painless” every day around this time as the mailman drops off another stack of mail that doesn’t contain my medical…
Dear Stoner: Does the MED track recreational sales to customers? I’ve seen a few people online recently claiming it does, but I don’t know what to believe anymore. I just don’t want to be in some computer somewhere as a criminal because I buy a joint after work on Friday…
Medical marijuana patient numbers in Colorado have flattened out over the past few months, settling at around 116,000 people despite the submission of more than 2,700 new-patient applications during the past few months. In September, there were 115,710 patients on the registry; in October, the number was 117,239 — but…
Arguably the best part of a Jamaican vacation isn’t the beaches or the cheap outdoor ganja, but the food. The island is dripping in spices and flavors, and roadside shacks serve up some of the most amazing dishes on the planet, from spicy jerk chicken to vegan Rasta ital. Chef…
Most studies on cannabis and cannabis use focus on joints. That’s fine and dandy for the most part, but it doesn’t really give researchers a true idea of cannabis consumption when a larger part of the cannabis-using population relies on bongs, pipes, oil rigs, vape pens and edibles to get…
We told you last month about the accusations against Anna Cozy, owner of Colorado Alternative Medicine. Colorado regulators say Cozy tried to pass off forged recreational pot documents at the state and city level; when confronted with charges, she reportedly said she “panicked” when the state licensing process began and…
The 16th Street Mall is one of those places that is designated as a tourist destination purely for the sake of being a tourist destination. Aside from Denverites who work in the tall buildings that create a canyon of the street, the place is purely for visitors, and I don’t…
Dear Stoner: If I breed a new strain from a male and female plant, can I name it whatever I want? Is there any sort of convention to follow?Bob the Breeder Dear Bob: You are free to name it whatever you come up with — no matter how stupid that…
Yesterday, we told you about a Texas law professor who says Nebraska and Oklahoma conservatives who preach state rights are hypocrites for attacking Colorado’s state marijuana laws. He’s not alone. Several Oklahoma lawmakers are questioning why adamant states’-rights leaders there are calling for the feds to crack down on Colorado…
The first time we visited Terrapin Care Station years ago, I remember that my bartender was barefoot and posters of Widespread Panic and the Grateful Dead adorned the walls of the otherwise ramshackle little place they had in South Boulder. It didn’t deter us, though, because at the time, the…
Dear Stoner: Kaiser Permanente is sending out forms to people who are on pain medication that say the insurance company is going to be doing random urinalysis tests and not allowing even medicinal users of cannabis to continue using it. I was wondering about the legalities of this.Timidly Toking in…
Since William Breathes is under the weather, we’re digging up a time capsule from January 3, 2014 — two days after the sale of recreational marijuana became legal in Colorado. Here’s that blast from the recent past: Judging from the national and international media circus surrounding the legalized sale of…
Dear Stoner: I am a landlord who lives two hours away from our rental in Pueblo. Last week I discovered that our new tenants are using our house as a grow house without our consent. I have no problem with Amendment 64 or using the house in that manner, but…
Late last week Oklahoma and Nebraska filed suit in the U.S. Supreme Court to halt Colorado’s implementation of Amendment 64. Basically, both states say they are tired of dealing with marijuana that crosses the border. In the suit, they claim that Colorado cannabis ties up law enforcement agencies and is…
Anna Cozy, the owner of Colorado Alternative Medicine in South Denver, has been arrested and accused of faking documents related to her marijuana business and supplying them to inspectors. According to a report from the Denver D.A.’s office, Cozy was charged with two counts of attempting to influence a public…
If I had to sadistically pick my favorite death trap on a Denver highway, the now-defunct westbound Bryant exit from Sixth Avenue would take the cake. Trying to exit the freeway on this short ramp was near-impossible, and entering the roadway there was just as deadly, since traffic heading to…
Dear Stoner: I saw something the other week about marijuana not being good for creativity. It seems like it should have come from The Onion or National Report, since pot seems to help people be more creative — but it was real. WTF?P. Nutbag Dear Nutbag: We thought it was…
Medical marijuana patient numbers continued to climb in recent months, increasing from 115,710 people at the start of September to 117,239 by Halloween night. And those patients spent quite a bit of money on pot, with medical sales outpacing recreational sales in September and October as well. See also: “Sue…
Don’t let the location in a rundown, shitty strip center that’s years from its former glory fool you. Holistic Life may be in one of the grungiest locations on South Sheridan, but the herb inside is easily the best I’ve found during months of searching in the area. See also:…
Dear Stoner: I’m a committed home brewer, and I was wondering how to make pot beer. I was thinking of adding oil to my beer, but I didn’t know if that wouldn’t dissolve in beer. I also thought about putting flower in the beer, like a hop, and boiling it…
Hemp clothing/lifestyle-product group Hemp House is throwing the city’s first Nug Hunt — a scavenger hunt planned for mid-January, when the company will give away coupons for 24 penny-priced eighths of herb from Evergreen Apothecary and Colorado Harvest Company. See also: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Review: Altitude the Dispensary (West)…
This article from the May 1914 Summit County Journal gives a good idea of the official national temperament toward drugs at the time with a summary of the 1914 Harrison Narcotic Tax Act. But it’s the accompanying cartoon that tells the real story. See also: Cannabis Time Capsule, 1893: Horses…
