To borrow a phrase the legendary American cinema masterpiece Anchorman: In the 1930s, Chicago-based writer Floyd Gibbons was the balls. The one-eyed war hero embodied the rough, tough American male image and dazzled the public with his syndicated stories in newspapers, radio and on television, which stem from his role…
Colorado tax records for July show that recreational dispensaries in the state pulled in $28,921,068 in July, while medical sales only generated $28,313,034 — roughly a $608,000 difference and the first time that rec sales have outpaced medical. So how much is that in weed? At around $400 an ounce…
I truly try to not pay attention to advertising in the cannabis world. I’ve gone so far as to put adblocker on my browser and I don’t flip past the music venue notices in my own newspaper to the “green” part of the book. I know ad revenue is what…
Dear Stoner: What is the alphabet soup that follows marijuana around? I know THC is what gets me high, but what about CBD, CBN, THCV, CBA, CBS, ESPN and all of the other things in pot? What do they do?Confused in Commerce City Dear Confused: You might have a few…
We’ve frequently reported stories of law enforcement officials in neighboring states complaining about an ongoing swarm of cars loaded with Colorado pot. Most vocal among them are Nebraska’s state troopers, who seem to get ink every few months by demanding that Colorado taxpayers cover the overtime duty they incur while…
At the time of this tiny news brief from the May 16, 1903 Glenwood Post, “hasheesh” was being blamed for all of the crime and “insanity” in Egypt. Efforts to stamp it out resulted in sixteen tons of hash being confiscated in the country for the year 1901. The population…
The Green Solution’s dual recreational and medical shop on West Alameda reminds me of an old-school shopping mall. There’s the Spencer’s Gifts side, with the random assortment of pot-related stuff like Green Solution sandals, novelty pot leaf ice cube trays and other trinkets: Who knew you could make a pipe…
Dear Stoner: I’m considering growing herb for the first time this winter in my basement. Should I do a hydroponic or a soil setup?Bobby Plantaseed Dear Bobby: Hydroponic was the wave of the future in the ’90s — especially in High Times, where high-tech setups were all the rage. And…
Despite lawmakers’ claims that MMJ patient numbers are growing because of people trying to avoid recreational taxes on pot, patient numbers actually dropped slightly between May and June to 113,506 total red-card holders (down about 1,700 people). In fact, the only population that seems to be increasing on the registry…
Here’s a tale of illegal pill dealing from 1921 in Denver, though frankly it could be from any Thursday afternoon walking through Civic Center Park or parts of the 16th Street Mall today. See also: 1949: Crossword Puzzle’s Solution is Hash From Hemp…
Mind, Body, Spirit Wellness Clinic feels old-school — if that can even be a thing for a dispensary that is only a few years old. But it does. It’s got a vintage suburban Lakewood storefront vibe thanks to its small, 1940s-era stucco building, featuring a curved, glass-brick entrance. And inside,…
Dear Stoner: Why is the price of recreational cannabis usually 50 to 100 percent more than its medical equivalent? I do fully understand that the rec weed is more heavily taxed, but I’m referring to the price before taxes. Isn’t it the same weed? Does it cost more to grow…
Colorado Springs voters could decide whether to allow recreational cannabis sales in the city next April — if, that is, pro-pot and anti-pot city leaders can find some common ground first. Recreational cannabis sales are currently banned in the Springs because of a city council vote last year, but in…
Most of us know by now that hemp and the cannabis we all like to get high and medicated with aren’t the same thing and that you can’t get hash from hemp (unless, apparently, you’re using the Stanley brothers’ cannabis hemp oil). But back in 1949, that wasn’t common knowledge…
The last time I was in Local Product of Colorado, there were issues. Not with the shop itself — which at the time was one of the nicest spaces in Denver where medical cannabis was being sold. No, the problem was with the buds and an abundance of powdery mildew…
Dear Stoner: These taxes are nuts. I just paid like $25 in tax on a quarter of bud. Colorado is going to have some shiny new schools next year, huh?Dank Dad Dear DD: While pot paving our preschools with gold-lined bricks and all classrooms having Google-headquarters-level technology doesn’t seem far…
According to data released by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, there were 115,210 registered medical marijuana patients in Colorado at the end of May — close to a record high. That has lawmakers concerned, not because it means there are a lot of sick people in Colorado,…
The great parts of this slam-piece from the December 14, 1934 Eagle Valley Enterprise aren’t the horrible, blatant lies about cannabis, but the wonderfully antiquated expressions and terms for ganja. Why, even though doing a reefer is supposed to be all wet, this article makes it sound like an aces…
Consistency and quality. Those two things are what keep most businesses afloat. A quality restaurant that can’t consistently deliver top-notch meals will fail. Likewise, a consistently bad restaurant doesn’t stand a chance. The same is true in the medical marijuana dispensary world, where shops consistently lacking in quality have found…
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is holding a workshop today to discuss the CDPHE’s role in recreational and medical cannabis. In an announcement about the semi-private event, which invitees can attend in person or via an online webinar feed, Elyse Contreras, program coordinator for the retail marijuana…
Dear Stoner: Why can’t I own a gun if I’m a medical marijuana patient? Angel Dear Angel: Because you’re a criminal. Not in our eyes, of course, but in the eyes of the federal government, which doesn’t recognize marijuana as anything but an illegal drug. When you buy a new…
What better way to celebrate the coming of summer in Colorado than with weed? That seems to have been the case in Colorado this past June, when tourists and locals purchased more than $24.7 million in recreational marijuana, concentrates and pot-infused food. See also: Anti-Pot “Don’t Be a Lab Rat”…
