In William Breathes’s account of the 4/20 rally at Denver’s Lincoln Park on Monday, he noted that the gathering was more about pot than talk, since most of the serious points delivered by speakers were ignored in favor of stoner celebrations. Now, videographer Kevin J. Beaty has captured that dynamic…
Yesterday, the Fort Collins Police Department announced that it was investigating an incident in which nineteen-year-old Austin Essig leaped from the window of his third-story apartment. Essig reportedly shattered his hip and fractured his wrist in the fall. Why are the cops looking into the story? They won’t go into detail…
While many consider the Cannabis Cup to be more of a shit show than an award show at this point, I still look forward to the judge’s annual selections for the top strains in Colorado and seek them out afterward to try for myself. Sure, some people say the awards…
Dear Stoner: I’m curious about buying a vape pen and wondering what brand or type you recommend and which is the most popular. Tokin’ Tom Dear Tom: It depends on how you plan to use your vape pen. Are you a flower guy? Do you want to smoke oils? If…
A bill that would require dispensaries to post signs warning women not to smoke marijuana when they’re pregnant won preliminary approval from the Colorado House yesterday. The measure, House Bill 15-1298, appears below in its entirety. We’ve also included a Colorado Public Health and Environment report from earlier this year…
Retail cannabis outsold medical marijuana through the first two months of 2015, according to tax-revenue data from the Colorado Department of Revenue. Stats show that between January 1 and the end of February, Colorado medical dispensaries had sold $55,394,034 worth of cannabis, pulling in $1,606,427 in total sales taxes. Recreational pot collected…
The majority of Coloradans back the legalization of limited recreational marijuana sales, as was seen in the passage of Amendment 64 in 2012 — and since then, support for the idea continues to grow. But subsequent attempts to harness the power of marijuana voters has had a spotty record of…
Earlier this week, we noted that the Denver Police Department issued approximately 160 citations at 4/20 weekend events despite tweetin’ that “we see you rollin’ but we ain’t hatin’.” Now, the final figures are in for Saturday, April 18, Sunday, April 19 and Monday, April 20. According to the DPD, 243…
By 3:30 p.m. on April 20 in recent years, Civic Center Park was a zoo. Packed to the gills with people and a heavy, healthy cloud of smoke hanging over everyone. But at 3:30 p.m. yesterday — April 20, 2015 — the park was empty. The only person I could…
Walking up to the Denver Mart on 4/20 is exhilarating for a High Times Cannabis Cup virgin. You’ve heard the stories and seen the pictures, and now you’re ready to witness the madness (and probably partake in it). Over 500 marijuana business and thousands of people made the pilgrimage to…
Over 4/20 weekend, the Denver Police Department tweeted that cops weren’t “hatin'” — but they issued approximately 160 citations at Civic Center Park anyhow, most of them for public consumption of marijuana. Turns out, though, that officers were busy at two other locations — a pair of alleged pot clubs…
As we’ve reported, the Denver cops issued around 160 citations during 4/20 events over the weekend, despite insisting that they “ain’t hatin’.” And at the moment of this post’s scheduled publication, attendees at a 4/20 political rally at Lincoln Park may well be lighting up, despite warnings from organizers that public…
Remember that bad taste in your mouth when you were in grade school and Halloween wasn’t on the weekend? Potheads who found out 4/20 fell on a Monday sure do. Nevertheless, there are still more than enough events scheduled for today and throughout the week in our Cannabis Calendar. Green…
You may have heard that it’s 4/20 in Colorado. All day, in fact. That didn’t stop people from celebrating the date early, as our coverage of events such as this year’s Civic Center rally and the latest High Times Cannabis Cup demonstrates. And the meme-makers of America have also been…
As you know, today is April 20 — and the Colorado 420 Coalition insists that a political rally will take place at 4:20 p.m. More details below. In the meantime, the annual 4/20 Rally took place at Civic Center Park over the weekend, with headliners including Rick Ross, seen onstage…
Hey there, all you hep cats gearing up for the big 4/20 shindig/hootenanny this a’here weekend! How about we catch you cool daddies up on some jivin’ jazz history — Colorado cannabis style! In our never-ending historical search through Colorado’s historic newspapers for pot-related stories, we sometimes go off on…
It will come as a surprise to precisely no one that Westword has been absolutely inundated with marijuana-related product pitches in the days leading up to what’s likely to be the largest 4/20 celebration in Colorado history. But the one from the folks at California-based Hemp Hookahzz definitely grabbed our attention. The…
What’s in a name? Would bud from a dispensary that previously sold okay herb under another name smell as mediocre after a change in its name? Not at Mindful, formerly Gaia Plant Based Medicine, which is definitely moving in the right direction. MiNDFUL Medical of Denver 5926 East Colfax Avenue…
There are many different versions of how 4/20 originated, but one thing is clear: Denver’s gathering on April 20 has become the nation’s largest pot party. The celebration got started in the early 1990s, when a loud, brash activist named Ken Gorman smoked a joint on the steps of the…
Businesses planning to give out free product or even just show their buds at the now-annual High Times Cannabis Cup had better think twice, according to a memo issued earlier this month by the Colorado Department of Revenue. The memo says any shop that displays or gives out bud at…
As a hard-hitting journalist, I’m always looking for breaking stories that are essential to the public interest. So when I saw that a Green Solution had replaced a failed McDonald’s at 3179 Peoria Court, next to Nine Mile Station in Aurora, I figured it was my duty to stop in…
Back in 2012, a Denver radio station at 107.1 FM that had been playing EDM transformed into Pot 107.1, a marijuana-themed format. The whole thing turned out to be an attention-getting joke that was never intended to last. The station quickly ditched the sound and is currently playing throwback hip-hop. Now,…
