Leaving the safely charted waters of the medical marijuana industry in Colorado for the great unknown — the nascent MMJ industry in Connecticut — sounds a little crazy, right? Well, it would be if you owned a medical marijuana business in Colorado — which is something Ethan Ruby has reportedly…
Dear Stoner: Why does my weed sometimes smell like pine trees, other times like oranges, and other times like hay? Sniff Test Dear Sniff: I’m going to get a little cosmic here. The cannabis plant actually has elements of other plants and living organisms in it called terpenes. Okay, all…
Eighteen mayors from around the country, including two from Colorado, passed a resolution Monday at the United States Conference of Mayors, urging the federal government to respect state rights when it comes to recreational and medical marijuana laws. The resolution, drafted by the advocacy group Marijuana Majority, calls for the…
If it’s not one thing, it’s another for the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division. Last year, MMED was forced to make big staff cuts, and it went six months without appointment availability. Then, earlier this year, the division received a terrible grade from the state auditor. The report, “State Oversight of…
Yesterday afternoon, the Amendment 64 committee of the Denver City Council was scheduled to talk about a proposed retail marijuana tax ordinance, as well as a presentation by Denver Health for a pot-education program to be funded by the city. How much money are we talking about? Plenty. According to…
Last week, we told you about Canna-Rave, which touted itself as “the first-ever all-cannabis rave.” The event took place on Saturday night, and while it wasn’t exactly a mob scene, the mix of cultures made for a memorable night. Photographer Christopher Morgan was there, and he returned with plenty of…
This week’s story comes from the July 6,1893 edition of the Leadville Herald-Democrat. It’s a tale of fiendish barbers, giant newsboys and getting so stoned your friends have to physically restrain you. Bonus: This capsule comes with an illustration of terrifying (or hysterical, depending on your worldview) psychedelic hallucinations caused…
So far, 24 Colorado cities have banned recreational marijuana sales since the passing of Amendment 64. This is not a surprise, since most already had an ordinance prohibiting medical marijuana stores. But what about those that have MMJ shops that now won’t be able to switch to recreational — like,…
Of all the dispensaries on Federal, Element420 is arguably the most obvious. If you’ve driven the strip between Alameda and 6th Avenue any time over the last couple of years, you’ve seen the large lime-green building, which sits higher than the nearby strip center and almost juts over Federal like…
If you didn’t think an excise tax of 15 percent and a 10 percent sales tax on recreational marijuana was enough, consider moving to Boulder. The Boulder City Council is considering adding a measure to the ballot in November to create local taxes of up to another 15 percent excise…
Dear Stoner: I’m flying to a bunch of weddings this summer. What’s the best way to get weed when I’m out of town? Wedding Crasher Dear Crasher: There are some websites devoted to this, notably WeBeHigh.org, that list common toker hot spots for cities across the U.S. and around the…
For yet another month, the total number of people on Colorado’s medical marijuana registry declined, despite the fact that the Department of Public Health and Environment approved thousands of new patients. The reason? More patients either aren’t renewing their cards or are dropping off the registry. The state’s statistics show…
The idea of recreational marijuana for sale in your hometown gets closer to reality for many individuals. For others, though, it just keeps getting pushed away. Castle Pines recently passed an ordinance banning the sale of recreational pot, by a unanimous vote from its city council last week — and…
Amendment 64’s passage has energized marijuana opponents like Christine Tatum. An ex-journalist and wife of addiction specialist Dr. Christian Thurstone, Tatum recently went after yours truly for, among other things, failing to contact Thurstone for a post featuring one of his critics. Since then, Tatum has not responded to multiple…
Coming this weekend: A rave featuring heavy bass, lasers, strobes and…marijuana? Yes, you read that right — not ecstasy or another club drug, but good, old-fashioned marijuana. Pot isn’t usually associated with raves, but after this weekend, some rave-goers may think otherwise. That’s because on Saturday, Hashman Events is hosting…
A Durango-area medical marijuana grow operation is finally legal, two years after getting a temporary okay from the county to cultivate cannabis. The La Plata County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a permanent land-use permit last week for Hesperus Mountain Healers (HMH). The operation was originally granted a temporary land-use…
Despite the growing trend against cannabis use at the start of the last century, certain ethnic groups without any stigma were using cannabis as a medical herb. Among these early medical marijuana fans were the Swedes, of which there was a sizable Colorado population in the 1890s. This find from…
Earlier this week, defense attorneys weighed in on a damning report aimed at the state toxicology lab, which conducts blood tests for cases of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. Attorney Rob Corry thinks officials may have waited until June to release the document (it was finished in…
As much as I would like to say there was a more cannabis-related reason for my visit to Gaia, what really brought me to the shop’s doorstep was a Cuban sandwich. Far enough down East Colfax to still be East Colfax, Gaia Plant-Based Medicine is nevertheless in a decent location,…
Dear Stoner: Is there actually a strain known as Polio Pot? A friend was telling me that she’d smoked some and it paralyzed her legs for a while — hence the name. But I’m not sure I buy it — and if it does exist, I don’t think I’ll be…
Physicians around the world overwhelmingly support medical marijuana, according to a poll conducted by the New England Journal of Medicine last month. Focusing on the hypothetical case of a breast cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy and experiencing pain and heavy nausea, the poll asked doctors if they would recommend cannabis to…
As we’ve reported, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers determined that a new marijuana-law provision that treated pot magazines like porn was unconstitutional shortly after it was targeted by a pair of lawsuits — the first from publications like High Times, the second courtesy of the ACLU, representing newsstands and booksellers…
