Update: How quickly is the Denver recreational marijuana scene changing? On February 4, when we last updated our list of recreational marijuana shops licensed by the city so far, the total was 37 — more than double the eighteen that opened on January 1. And now, just over three weeks…
Dear Stoner: I was wondering about RVIA licenses for vehicles and motor homes — whether people can use marijuana in the enclosed area of those vehicles when they’re not in use. I know there are some quasi-public ones around, but I’m more interested in private use and whether I can…
Millions of dollars in tax revenue are now pouring into Colorado’s coffers due to recreational marijuana sales. And that’s not to mention the personal-liberties victory that came when limited amounts of cannabis was legalized for personal adult use and consumption. Yet Governor John Hickenlooper wouldn’t suggest that other states change…
Yesterday, we shared a completely hysterical Inside Edition report about smoke shacks at Colorado ski resorts — a longtime phenomenon that our William Breathes has been writing about in depth for years. Turns out, though, that one of the main settings for the Inside Edition piece — Leo’s Smoke Shack…
Back in October, at a time when plenty of jurisdictions across Colorado were balking at allowing recreational marijuana sales, Pueblo County Commissioner Sal Pace told us that officials in his part of southern Colorado had chosen to embrace the new industry. “As communities turn down this part of Amendment 64,…
Back in 2012, our William Breathes offered an in-depth tour of smoke shacks — low-key structures at numerous Colorado ski resorts where particularly kind skiers stop to smoke a little pot before getting back to the slopes. Now, Inside Edition has discovered these venerable attractions, but the hilariously hysterical tone…
Last week, we told you about the soft launch of Terrapin Care Station, Boulder’s first recreational marijuana store. But days after our post, TCS celebrated its grand opening in style, with a ribbon-cutting courtesy of Boulder City Councilman Macon Cowles, seen here with owner Christopher Woods, and guest appearances by…
Editor’s note: We couldn’t wait for 4:20 to publish our post about it always being 4:20 at Denver’s Union Station. But we didn’t want to harsh your buzz at 4:20 today — so here’s a classic post from 2012. In doing research for our feature on the history of cannabis…
The other week, I was dropping off my pop at the Oxford Hotel downtown around 2 p.m. when I noticed that the clock was wrong at Union Station. Or, better, the clock was right on at Union Station. Yup. 4:20. At 2 p.m. in the afternoon. I’m not downtown much…
The Denver Police Department has historically looked the other way in regard to marijuana smoking during the annual 4/20 rally at Civic Center Park. But as we reported a few days back, rally organizers are concerned about threats to issue citations this year — so much so that fest attorney…
Eight years ago, seven strangers were picked to live in a converted meat-market bar in Lower Downtown and have their lives videotaped — and they found out what happens when people stop being polite and start being really, really bad at acting like they aren’t in a reality-TV show. I’m…
Doubts about whether demand for recreational marijuana would cover the cost of the program put in place to regulate its sale appear to have been unfounded, at least during its early stages. Evidence comes via Governor John Hickenlooper, who’s come up with a plan to spend recreational-pot tax revenues: $4.5…
Dear Stoner: I’m watching this dreadlocked skier from Norway right now and wondering if Olympic athletes can smoke pot.Reggie Ross Dear Reggie: The Olympics have a notoriously drug-free stance regarding competition, especially when it comes to performance-enhancing drugs. For years, that also included a pretty hard-line stance on cannabis, and…
A medical marijuana dispensary in the Denver area doesn’t have any more impact on its neighborhood than does a coffee shop or a drugstore, according to a recent study released by the University of Colorado Denver. Not only that, but residents don’t perceive a dispensary as an undesirable use of…
Late last month, we reported that a potentially groundbreaking case involving medical marijuana patient Brandon Coats, a quadriplegic fired by DISH after a positive drug test, is headed to the Colorado Supreme Court. In the meantime, the Colorado branch of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) is…
At the Threesome with Mary Jane party at Space Gallery, couples and singles alike got together to celebrate Valentine’s Day with some food, edibles and some live nude body paintings. This BYOC (bring your own cannabis) party was hosted by Edible Events, which helps put on cannabis-friendly events. Photographer Ursula…
The 4/20 rally at Civic Center Park has been a Denver tradition since 1993. But the 2013 edition was cut short after a shooting that remains unsolved. And so, too, does the murder of 4/20 rally founder Ken Gorman, slain seven years ago today. Current rally organizer Miguel Lopez underscores…
Broncos owner Pat Bowlen had to suffer along with the rest of us as his team got crushed in the Super Bowl. And now, PDB Sports, the company that handles the squad’s business on his behalf, is being sued for discrimination and defamation. The plaintiff is Cannabis University, whose founder,…
Ever since the passage of Amendment 64 in November 2012, officials and industry members alike have been concerned about the restrictions related to marijuana businesses and banking services. That’s because federal financial regulations essentially treated any transaction from such operations as money laundering. Now, after months of encouragement from Governor…
Mile High Medical Cannabis isn’t the first shop I’ve visited with some major issues to their marijuana. But it just might be the one shop I’ve come across that was most welcoming of that bad news. I stopped by Mile High Medical a few weeks ago, back before the Broncos…
Earlier this week, Westword and High Times magazine filed a lawsuit against the State of Colorado in regard to regulations that restrict recreational marijuana advertising to publications that are deemed “adult” by a state-mandated formula. Attorney Steve Suskin, who represents Westword on behalf of the paper’s parent company, Voice Media…
Dear Stoner: I know the Stoner is on paternity leave. So I wonder, as a parent of a newborn, what precautions do you take when smoking marijuana?Baby Buds Dear Sugar Babe: This is Hazel Kush, guest Stoner — and also a new mom. There isn’t a whole lot of scientific…
