An event last night illustrates the growing power of the medical marijuana biz not just in Colorado, but nationwide. The stars of the show were Aaron Smith, executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, a new, Washington, D.C.-based lobbying organization, and Congressman Jared Polis, joined by politicos aplenty, as…
We’ve kept you abreast of developments involving medical marijuana caregiver Ann Marie Miller, who faced a cultivation charge for what she insisted was a legal number of plants — an offense that was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor too late to help her. More recently, she sued the…
Turmoil continues in Operation Fortune Cookie, the state’s largest drug bust that collapsed amid alleged cop snitches and paid-off politicians. Last week, we reported that a suit filed by two local cops suggests Thornton Commander Dante Carbone was the prime suspect in the leak that sunk the drug bust. Now,…
William Breathes writes that Platte Valley Dispensary was a low for his Mile Highs and Lows medical marijuana dispensary reviews. But there are plenty of other highs out there, accessible in our newly updated MMJ listings. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
I could feel the guy across from me in the waiting room at Platte Valley staring at me, his leg twitching up and down nervously. “You’re going to really like this place, man. They have the best weed in town.” I hadn’t even seen the herb yet, and I knew…
Talk about timing. The day after a hearing about a proposed medical marijuana edibles industry ban that was modified to target allegedly misleading MMJ labels (featuring a probably mythical product called Cap’n Chronic), Casselman’s will host an “awareness mixer” for the Unconventional Foundation for Autism, which touts the use of…
In a Monday interview about HB 1250, co-sponsoring Representative Cindy Acree said the bill would outlaw the medical marijuana edibles business. But between her Westword interview and yesterday’s hearing, the focus switched from a total ban to marketing and labeling — and according to MMJ attorney Warren Edson, law enforcement…
Operation Fortune Cookie began with the state’s largest weed bust — 24,000 marijuana plants in 25 north metro homes — but imploded among suspicions of snitches, paid-off politicians and secret investigations. The latest twist? A court filing suggests Thornton Commander Dante Carbone may have been the prime suspect in the…
We recently told you about HB 1250, a bill that appeared to ban the medical marijuana edibles industry in Colorado. Since then, there’s been debate among MMJ community members — fueled in part by articles like this — about whether or not that was true. But in advance of today’s…
In November, Loveland voted against allowing medical marijuana dispensaries — and today’s the last day they can legally operate in town. Of the fourteen centers in business late last year, Loveland revenue manager Jim Wedding says seven have already shut down, with the rest presumably following today. How much will…
As we reported this week, a new court filing suggests Thornton cop Dante Carbone was the prime suspect in the internal leak that sabotaged Operation Fortune Cookie, the state’s largest pot bust. That drug investigation ended meekly when federal prosecutors gave restaurateur Dan Tang a slap on the wrist even…
Butane, used as a solvent in making hash, is among the more controversial substances for medical marijuana users. Experts like Westword medical marijuana reviewer William Breathes, believe butane extracts are safe when done properly. But Wanda James, co-owner of the cannabis edibles company Simplypure.com, is 100 percent anti-butane, and she’s…
As we reported on Tuesday, a new court filing suggests the prime suspect for the implosion of Operation Fortune Cookie, the person many people suspected of tipping off restaurateur and apparent drug kingpin Dan Tang and sabotaging the state’s largest pot bust, was Thornton Sergeant Dante Carbone, one of the…
William Breathes’s latest medical marijuana dispensary review is a rave for Kind Love in Glendale, a top-shelf center located in the basement of an old gym. And there’s more leafy goodness to be found in our newly updated MMJ listings. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
The only thing that kept me from going into Kind Love, formerly Herbal Connections, were the ridiculous ads on the former gym’s building: closeups of a man’s abs with text reading “9 out of 10 women prefer this to shopping” and a woman’s-abs version declaring “9 out of 10 men…
The other night a pothead friend was complaining to me about the lack of any candidate he could support in the Denver mayor’s race. I noted that Doug Linkhart, the Denver city councilman who tried to extend reviews on MMJ grows but couldn’t muster the votes, has said he supports…
Despite a threatened lawsuit aimed at councilwoman Judy Montero and developer Mickey Zeppelin, the Denver City Council approved new medical marijuana grow operation regulations last night with no changes. But MMJ attorney Warren Edson predicts that the bill on view below will backfire, with businesses locating outside Denver rather than…
The controversy over medical marijuana grow operation regulations — which now includes a threatened lawsuit targeting developer Mickey Zeppelin and councilwoman Judy Montero — comes to a head at tonight’s Denver City Council meeting. There, councilman Doug Linkhart hopes to stretch reviews at some grows from two years to four…
Developer Mickey Zeppelin says he isn’t a public official and did not violate any law by discussing the location of a grow facility in the River North neighborhood, where he’s a major property owner…
Dan Emmans, owner of Grass Roots Health and Wellness Center, says that Denver City Council’s proposed changes to the zoning rules medical marijuana growhouses have little to do with pot and a lot to do with politics. On Tuesday night, councilmembers will decide whether to grandfather in growhouses set up…
A dispensary owner and grower leasing a warehouse in a neighborhood at the heart of the current Denver City Council zoning discussions plans to file a lawsuit alleging that developer Mickey Zeppelin, Councilwoman Judy Montero and former Councilwoman Susan Barnes-Gelt not only interfered with his ability to conduct business, but…
In his latest medical marijuana dispensary review, William Breathes gives Patients Plus a minus. Fortunately, there are more positives to be found in our newly updated MMJ listings. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
