Four months after opening up the application process, the Aurora Marijuana Enforcement Division awarded the city’s 24th and last retail store license to the Green Solution. “The Green Solution is a professional corporate organization that is focused on security, compliance and interested in being a partner with the City of Aurora…
New cannabis consumers are often attracted to edibles, but wonder how much is too much. To help both Colorado native newbies and the many tourists who visit Colorado and have questions about edible potency, industry officials and state regulators have worked to educate people on the edible consumption limits. Some…
When you walk into a dispensary and ask a budtender to recommend a strain, you’re basically asking this: “What is your strongest?” Although the recommended strains will vary from shop to shop, many budtenders will pull out their version of the THC titan known as Ghost Train Haze. Ghost Train…
What was Sean Spicer smoking when he linked marijuana with opioid addiction? And why did Jeff Sessions repeat the false claims?
In this op-ed, retired Denver County Court Judge Mary Celeste details why the Trump adminstration is clueless about marijuana and opioids.
Can you have a pot party at your workplace? In your company’s parking lot? Our Stoner has the answers.
Ever since Donald Trump nominated Senator Jeff Sessions to serve as attorney general, industry advocates have worried that Sessions might use his new position to crack down on marijuana. At his confirmation hearing last month, Sessions was evasive when asked what he would do as attorney general now that 60 percent…
After White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said that we should expect “greater enforcement” of marijuana laws, particularly regarding recreational sales, Colorado politicians responded. Governor John Hickenlooper appeared on MSNBC on February 24 and then on Meet the Press February 26, when he was in Washington, D.C., for a governors’ conference…
This week the Trump administration dropped a bomb on the cannabis industry when press secretary Sean Spicer said the marijuana industry should expect “greater enforcement” from the federal government. This stance is in direct opposition to statements Trump had made on the campaign trail regarding marijuana, and other signs from the administration since his election. Here’s a roundup of what Trump has said on the issue, coverage of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ comments since his appointment, and follows on Spicer’s comments this week.
As Colorado’s cannabis industry continues to grow and mature, dispensary owners and other ganjapreneurs are taking a more analytical approach to retail marijuana. According to industry experts, dispensaries cannot hope that the novelty of cannabis and tourism continues to support the market. Rather, they need to dive deeper into customer engagement.
Within minutes of press secretary Sean Spicer’s comment on February 23 that we can expect “greater enforcement” of marijuana laws by the Trump administration, outcries resounded throughout the marijuana industry.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer just gave one of the most direct comments we’ve gotten from the Trump administration regarding marijuana policy. In response to a reporter’s question at a February 23 press briefing, Spicer said he believes we will see “greater enforcement” of federal marijuana laws. His comment…
A medical patient n probation for a DWAI (beer) wants to know if he can use marijuana. Our stoner has the answer.
When people first consider cannabis as a pain remedy, they often don’t know where to start — and they have lots of questions. Fortunately, Lynn Honderd, the CEO of Mary’s Medicinals who co-founded the company in 2013, has lots of answers. We recently sat down with Honderd to talk about Mary’s Medicinals and why cannabis is helpful for so many medical patients.
Every startup has its challenges, but a cannabis startup comes with additional challenges. Entrepreneurs who want to get in the business face a unique set of hurdles, including ever-changing regulations, legal issues and struggles to set up the right team. Here are ten things every budding ganjapreneur needs to know.
I was introduced to Pineapple Express as a movie, not a strain (that’s how young I am). Not one to buy into commercial hype, I stayed away from the strain in my early years of toking, always thinking it was a ploy to sell some less-than-stellar herb. But nearly nine years after the stoner-action flick came out, I thought it was safe to give it a try.
After Bec Koop, a Denver-based florist, saw a need for green at some Colorado weddings, she wound up hosting Colorado Cannabis Wedding Expo events. Being able to bring together cannabis-friendly businesses to help couples plan their weddings was a dream come true, she says, standing in the mock-bridal suite of a showcase in Littleton on February 19. Still, she adds, there were some barriers to the business.
Our Stoner gets the definitive answer on how many pot plants are allowed in Denver.
Tumbleweed Express is set to open in Parachute, Colorado, in March and it’s going to have something no other dispensary in the state does — a drive-thru.
A bill introduced in the Colorado Senate last week would allow you to get weed delivered to your house. Dispensaries would have to apply for a delivery endorsement and then have an employee or approved contractor drive recreational or medical cannabis, or cannabis products, right to your door.
Concentrates are a popular variation of cannabis. Whether you prefer budder, shatter, wax or oil, concentrates dominated the market in 2016 and were the top-selling marijuana product in Colorado. Here’s a look at some of the most beautiful concentrates from Colorado:
The medicinal uses of marijuana span a wide variety of diseases and disorders, but a recent study conducted by Colorado State University indicates cannabis may not be as useful for treating depression and anxiety.I
