Editor’s note: Medical marijuana critic William Breathes just returned from a honeymoon in Jamaica. Read his first trip diary entry here, and check out part two below. The minute you get off the plane in Negril, someone is there to sell you herb…
Update: Yesterday, the Fort Collins Police Department returned growing equipment and other property seized from medical marijuana grower Frank Marzano way back in 2007, during a hunt for a fugitive that turned into a pot raid. Last year, a Colorado court ruled that the search was illegal. Look below to…
As it turns out, German shepherds have a pretty fucking good sense of smell. I learned this after a quick flight from my honeymoon in Jamaica last week to the lovely Miami International Airport. Miami isn’t really known for their tolerant stance on drugs, as Jose Duran at our sister…
Colorado boasts a thriving medical marijuana industry as well as a vibrant tech scene. It’s little wonder, then, that, courtesy of forward-thinking companies such as MJ Freeway and idWeeds, we’re now starting to see inklings of a homegrown marijuana tech industry sprouting up along the Front Range. Is this the…
With medical marijuana clean-up bill HB 1043 under scrutiny from U.S. Attorney John Walsh, it’s no surprise that the medical marijuana lobbyists were out in force when the measure went before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. Representatives of the Medical Marijuana Industry Group spoke to the committee, as did co-sponsor…
In January, Pierre Werner, who ran a Boulder dispensary under the name Dr. Reefer, was indicted in Nevada on multiple marijuana counts — as were his mother and brother. All three have now signed plea agreements, but Werner is asking patients and advocates to write letters to the judge on…
U.S. Attorney John Walsh’s letter objecting to elements of HB 1043, a bill meant to clean up parts of last year’s medical marijuana rules, has alarmed activists and confused legislators like Senator Pat Steadman, the measure’s co-sponsor. Could dispensary raids like those taking place in Spokane this week be in…
This week, medical marijuana critic William Breathes visits MariTrust, a dispensary previously criticized for selling spider-mite-infested products — and gives it an insect-free bill of health. The review shows the importance of shopping around, and our newly updated MMJ listings can help. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
Last year, MariTrust got called out by Kind Reviews for selling spider mite-infested herb. I’m glad to say I didn’t find any bugs when I recently checked out its herb; the shop seems to be selling clean meds. That doesn’t mean I’ll hurry back, but at least customers can be…
With all the controversy over U.S. Attorney John Walsh’s letter criticizing part of HB 1043, a medical marijuana bill intended to clean up some of last year’s regulations, local members of the MMJ industry are both confused and concerned. No wonder one well-known area gangjapreneur, Brian Cook, prefers doing business…
Earlier today, we shared a letter from U.S. Attorney John Walsh attacking elements of HB 1043, a bill intended to clean up aspects of last year’s medical marijuana legislation. Senator Pat Steadman, who’s co-sponsoring the measure with Representative Tom Massey, confesses to being somewhat mystified by Walsh’s take, which struck…
HB 1043, a bill sponsored by Representative Tom Massey and Senator Pat Steadman to clean up last year’s medical marijuana regulations, seemed to be quietly moving toward passage — but no more. A letter from U.S. Attorney John Walsh attacking aspects of the legislation call into question whether the federal…
As we’ve reported in the past, a recent investment report coming out of Colorado pegged the size of the medical marijuana market at $1.7 billion, just under the amount generated annually by Viagra sales. That’s enough moolah to catch the attention of the pharmaceutical companies, which appear to be quietly…
Again this year, thousands of people celebrated 4/20 on CU-Boulder’s campus. Afterward, university officials complained about the $50,000 cost of providing security for this non-sanctioned event — among them CU regent Michael Carrigan, who wants the university to take “whatever steps are necessary so that the protest doesn’t occur on…
At 11:30 a.m. this morning in the State Capitol’s Senate press room, members of the Women’s Marijuana Movement will mark both Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Alcohol Awareness Month by arguing that increased cannabis use may help prevent rapes fueled by booze. It’s a subject that WMM co-founder Toni Fox…
This past week, Denver played host to the annual conference of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. On Friday, I was part of a panel discussion at which NORML presented its Hunter S. Thompson Media award to “Denver Westworld” — which is close, but no herbally…
Opponents of a bill to set THC driving limits got a big boost after a blood test of Westword medical marijuana critic William Breathes showed he was nearly three times over the proposed limit when sober. But while the legislation has been put on hold, it’s not dead — and…
William Breathes’s 4/20 week medical marijuana dispensary review is a colorful one: Verde Wellness Center. But there’s plenty more shades of green available in our newly updated MMJ listings. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
I like things verde. Salsa verde on a breakfast burrito makes life better and Mesa Verde National Park is one of earth’s most beautiful places. And last week, I found plenty of my favorite kind of verde at another verde to like: Verde Wellness Center…
Even as 10,000-plus people were lighting up at the Denver Civic Center Park 4/20 rally, about the same number were doing likewise on CU’s Norlin Quad in Boulder, where the vibe was less commercial and more about raising a sweet-smelling cloud over the campus. We sent photographer Hunter Stevens to…
You walk into Civic Center Park, and immediately you smell it. Happy 4/20, everybody. You keep walking, slowly at first, like a teen at his first day of high school. Where to go first? There are so many people — some smoking joints, some peddling hand-outs, all wearing the symbol…
Miguel Lopez, organizer of the 4/20 rally at Civic Center Park, hoped the annual marijuana celebration would attract 100,000 people. Not quite: Most estimates put the crowd at 10,000 to 15,000. But that didn’t make the atmosphere any less astonishing. Check out samples of our 4/20 slideshow below, along with…
