If all of this hysterical talk over the past week about marijuana being a contributing factor in the deaths of two people in Denver seemed familiar to you, dear cannabis historian, it’s because it should be. This isn’t the first time Colorado news outlets have latched onto the myth that…
Governor John Hickenlooper recently compared adult marijuana use to drinking a beer in the afternoon. But the State of Colorado isn’t treating the products equally in advance of the annual 4/20 events taking place this weekend. We don’t recall officials cautioning about the use and abuse of ale leading up…
This dispensary has closed. As I said a few weeks ago, if you’re going to open your doors to the public, I’m not going to be concerned with how much time you’ve had to iron out the kinks. The bud is grown at that point, and there’s no changing what’s…
There’ll be a lot of pressure on Denver police officers working this weekend’s annual 4/20 event at Civic Center Park. Organizers have been asked to discourage public smoking even though lighting up at 4:20 p.m. on April 20 is arguably the gathering’s most sacred tradition — and security concerns are…
Dear Stoner: It’s our first 4/20 in Denver. Give us some tips.Mountain Mark Dear Mark: While the organizers of the two-day 4/20 rally are asking people not to light up at the event in order to comply with the city’s request, the reality is that people have been lighting up…
It’s been three-and-a-half months since the start of recreational cannabis sales in Colorado, but recent stats show that medical marijuana sales still far outpace recreational sales — even with a patient base of fewer than 114,000 people. Retail sales tax collected in the state in February for retail cannabis sales…
It’s not easy to keep up with all the recreational marijuana shops licensed by the City of Denver. Our most recent update, published on April 3, featured 65 stores that have won the blessing of officials. Now, during the lead-up to the annual 4/20 festivities, the total has reached 73…
As we’ve reported, State of Colorado and City of Denver tourist agencies have resisted the temptation to use marijuana as a way to lure visitors to the area, despite mainstream media pot coverage that’s essentially free advertising. Against that backdrop comes word that hotel searches for Denver on 4/20 weekend…
As we’ve reported, city officials expect organizers of this weekend’s 4/20 event at Denver’s Civic Center Park to actively discourage public pot smoking — an activity that’s illegal under Colorado law. However, liquor will be sold and can be consumed at the McNichols Building on the Civic Center complex during…
We’re accustomed to seeing Denver top marijuana-centric city lists. So we were definitely surprised to come across Elite Daily’s “10 Best U.S. Cites For Stoners To Live In” and discover that while Denver was among the two Colorado communities to make the cut, and despite upcoming 4/20 activities drawing tourists…
We’re pretty sure that this story in the Silverton Standard from January of 1890 was meant to scare people. But as is the case with a lot of these old pieces, they actually do a great job of selling us on the amazing effects of cannabis. Even if they aren’t…
Colorado’s marijuana laws allow communities to decide whether or not to allow recreational sales. Votes on the topic have taken place in more than a dozen municipalities over the past couple of weeks, with a hefty percentage turning thumbs-down. These results don’t frustrate one prominent marijuana advocate charged with following…
One of the first dudes I ever got stoned with in high school was a super metal-head named Eric who was into Dungeons and Dragons, wizards, warlocks and Tolkein novels. His room at his mom’s house, where we would smoke after school, was a tribute to all of these things,…
This is the 100th day since recreational marijuana sales became legal in Colorado, and to mark the occasion, Michael Elliott of the Marijuana Industry Group has put together eight reasons it’s working, supported by coverage from national and local media outlets. Yes, the items are cherry-picked, and legalization opponents could…
Dear Stoner: I’ve always wanted a hemp houseplant. What are the rules and regulations for growing hemp on a small, non-commercial scale? And does that count as one of the six plants that I’m allowed to grow? I realize that if I’m already growing marijuana, I’d need a male hemp…
Have you checked your calendar lately? The annual 4/20 weekend is nearly upon us, and we can already smell the smoke in the air in the Mile High City. Okay, maybe that’s just the smoke from our pot critic’s desk. But that smoke signals an ever-growing list of cannabis-centric events…
Update: Earlier this morning, we shared an interview with Conley Hoskins, an indicted medical marijuana entrepreneur who decried the shuttering of two dispensaries by a state agency; see our previous coverage below. In the conversation, Hoskins mentions that about fifty employees went unpaid due to the shutdown — and now…
As we noted in an article yesterday asking whether Alabama cops think all Colorado drivers look like drug smugglers, we’ve been hearing from lots of folks on the subject of pot profiling. Of course, officers are supposed to have probable cause to justify a traffic stop and a search for…
In last week’s marijuana legislative roundup, our William Breathes referenced two bills about drug endangered children that he said “could arguably make all cannabis-using parents criminals.” He’s not alone in this belief. But Senator Linda Newell, a Littleton Democrat, insists that nothing could be further from the truth. And on…
After our latest post about marijuana profiling, we were contacted by plenty of folks who say law enforcers in other states conducted traffic stops and searches that appear to have been based solely on their Colorado license plates. Among the most memorable tales comes from 65-year-old Sandra Lenga, who was…
We’ve got a followup to a post last November that spotlighted a 1922 Telluride Daily Journal blurb on Martinez Gonzales, who was arrested after Montrose cops found him growing herb in his front yard. Last we had heard, Gonzales was being held in jail until an evaluation on his sanity…
Denver mayor Michael Hancock isn’t the likeliest marijuana tourist. Recall that he ripped Amendment 64. Nonetheless, he and other Denver city officials will visit Amsterdam next week in part to learn more about the city’s approach to weed. Apparently, Hancock and company haven’t heard of this little thing called the…
