As we’ve discussed in this space, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is the state agency that most frequently raises alarms about marijuana use. No surprise, then, that the CDPHE’s new survey of marijuana use cites concerns about the percentage of children exposed to marijuana and the decreasing…
In 2012, as we’ve reported, Brandon Coats, a paralyzed medical marijuana patient fired by DISH for failing a drug test, filed a complaint over the issue in Arapahoe District Court. When he lost there, attorney Michael Evans brought the case to the Colorado Court of Appeals, where jurists also rejected…
Earlier this month, we told you about the narrow defeat of an amendment co-sponsored by Colorado Representative Jared Polis that would have protected recreational marijuana businesses from possible federal prosecution. Why revisit the subject? Due to Polis’s inspired rant in defense of the measure, which pivoted on his comparison between smoking…
Want to run your own marijuana business? There’s more to the industry than dispensaries and growing operations. Check out some of the socials, discussions and expos for up-and-coming ganjapreneurs in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Funky Buddha Lounge will host High Social Happy Hour by Blazer — a happy hour for…
The description of High Valley Farms on the website of Silverpeak Apothecary makes the place sound bucolic and environmentally friendly in the extreme — an idyllic piece of land just outside Basalt, in a gorgeous part of Colorado. But the farm’s neighbors aren’t singing its praises. Instead, they’re complaining about…
When I first heard about the Ballpark Holistic Dispensary, I envisioned puffing a fatty on a summer day as I gallivanted around Coors Field in an unbuttoned Larry Walker jersey. Though public-consumption laws and respect for your eyes prevent me from living out such freedom, Ballpark Holistic, at 2119 Larimer…
Dear Stoner: I’ve been smoking pot for a few years, but in the last six months I’ve started smoking more as I drink less (I’m 25). My parents have always been against marijuana, but I want to be honest with them if I continue to partake. How should I break…
As you know, this year’s 4/20 celebration was a huge event, with a gathering at Civic Center Park co-starring rapper Rick Ross drawing thousands and other festivities taking place throughout Denver and Colorado. About three months from now, will you be ready for a do-over? It could happen thanks to legislation…
As we’ve reported, many of the Republican hopefuls who have either declared for the 2016 presidential contest or are expected to do so — including Jeb Bush — have taken semi-moderate positions in regard to Colorado’s legalization of limited recreational marijuana sales. The approach of Bush, senators Rand Paul and…
Get ready for the marijuana industry to show its buttoned-up side throughout the upcoming weeks. With CannaCon this week, the U.S. Cannabis Expo next week and the Cannabis Business Summit later this month, it’s time take out your notebooks and learn something in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. CannaCon will take…
My experiences at chain dispensaries over the past few months have me worried about the quality of cannabis in Colorado. Yes, you can legally buy an ounce on almost any block in the city — but if that store has several other locations, that ounce may not be top-notch. I’d…
Congress voted on two amendments to a Department of Justice spending bill Wednesday that would protect marijuana businesses in states where they’re legal, but only one of them passed. Introduced by Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and Democratic Congressman Sam Farr, both of California, the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment will prohibit federal funding…
Over 4/20 weekend, as we’ve reported, police officers raided and shut down two Denver pot clubs, Grassroots Colorado, at 2209 Larimer Street, and POTUS Club, 1395 Alameda Avenue (the old Sugar House location). The approach to doing preventing the businesses from reopening has involved declaring them nuisances and pressuring landlords…
Dear Stoner: Some of the dispensaries I go to make me use a locked bag so it’s “childproof” when I leave, but others just let me walk out with a paper bag full of pot. What gives? Kenny Dear Kenny: Ever notice a pattern in the packaging your buds come…
Colorado Representative Jared Polis is considered to be among the most marijuana-friendly legislators elected to national office. Earlier this year, for instance, he was cited as a role model by the #IVoteCannabis campaign. But that doesn’t mean pot activists universally support his policies. Case in point: He’s already getting pushback…
In mid-April, a former Colorado Springs-area Fox Sports radio outlet switched its format to K-HIGH, a marijuana-talk station. Now, a Denver station has followed suit. What had been KDCO-FM/Mile High Sports Radio is now KBUD-FM, also known as Smokin 94.1. In March, the station and its sister signal at 1550 AM…
As the less attractive but smarter sister of marijuana, hemp rarely gets the political or social attention it deserves. Now that there’s some hemp events happening in this week’s Cannabis Calendar, be sure to show the Jan Brady of the marijuana movement some love. Colorado Rocky Mountain High Singles is…
People perusing Craiglist are typically looking for love or searching for bargains. This ad one of our readers stumbled upon certainly appears to offer the latter. It features a 1979 Volkswagen Bus — the kind of vehicle that generations of free spirits have transformed into hippie vans — selling for the incredibly…
Most people assume that Colorado has the best pot prices of any state in the union thanks to the volume of legal limited recreational sales here. But most people would be wrong — as of this week, anyhow. And the ranking could change at any moment. Example: Earlier this month,…
Euflora opened its first location on the 16th Street Mall, which made it a hot spot for tourists, but not local potheads, who complained about the hot prices. Euflora now has two stores open in Aurora, and both see a steady stream of traffic. Curious to see if these suburban…
Dear Stoner: I’ve had a vaporizer for almost a year now and have a buttload of golden-brown vaped weed saved up. Is there anything I can do with it, or have I been wasting my energy? Nicholas Dear Nicholas: If your vaporizer isn’t turning your flower black, it might eventually…
In recent years, we’ve published several posts featuring Deuel County, Nebraska Sheriff Adam Hayward. Why? Hayward is among the Nebraska badge-wearers most devoted to busting people who bring Colorado marijuana into his state —and he’s a prime target of those who feel Colorado drivers are being profiled when they cross state…
