At 2 p.m. today, the special issues committee of the Denver City Council will discuss an ordinance to adopt local licensing procedures for medical marijuana centers, infused product manufacturers and optional premises cultivation, aka MMJ grows — many of which could be forced to close if they’re not protected against…
In touting the break-up of an alleged drug ring said to be using medical marijuana as cover, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers suggested a link between the MMJ biz and illegal dealing. Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente sees this statement and others as evidence Suthers is wasting taxpayers’ money on an…
Update: Earlier this week, we told you about an investigation in Las Vegas targeting Pierre Werner, who ran a Boulder dispensary under his nickname, Dr. Reefer, before Colorado law established that a former felon like himself couldn’t own an MMJ center. Now, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nevada has unsealed…
“Boulder Accidentally Discloses Secret Marijuana Grow Sites,” published by the Boulder Daily Camera, reveals that the city put a map on its website showing the whereabouts of sixty cannabis cultivation centers. Along the way, the piece quotes Boulder assistant city attorney Kathy Haddock as asserting that the map should never…
Governor Bill Ritter signed Colorado’s medical marijuana bills into law this past June — and ever since then, advocacy organizations such as the Cannabis Therapy Institute have challenged many of the legislation’s provisions and the regulations being written for them. Now, such arguments have been formalized via a petition to…
In his latest review, William Breathes reveals that Earth’s Medicine isn’t his favorite MMJ center on the planet. But neither is it the only one, as you’ll discover upon checking out our newly updated center listings. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
This dispensary has closed. I have yet to find a decent shop on Federal, and Earth’s Medicine is no exception. I felt rushed the short eight minutes I was in the store — and during my brief follow-up phone call, it was clear the owner had better things to do…
When Scott Durrah and Wanda James sold their dispensary, Apothecary of Colorado, in July, they talked about opening a medical marijuana edibles company. Six months later, Simply Pure is in business…
Move over, Sarah Palin, there’s a new grassroots movement afoot: the Teapot Party, a legalization movement founded after everybody’s favorite midnight rider, Willie Nelson, was busted in Texas in November for pot possession. In an interview after the arrest, the songwriter noted, “There’s the Tea Party. How about the Teapot…
William Breathes noticed that the Ballpark Holistic Dispensary was going through a slight identity crisis — the grow-supply setup was stellar, but the law requiring dispensaries to grow most of their own product has made it difficult to keep up with demand. Our medical-marijuana directory contains dozens more dispensaries, many…
Stuck somewhere between being a grow supply store and a medical marijuana dispensary, the Ballpark Holistic Dispensary is having a slight identity crisis…
In this state, patient medical marijuana records are protected by medical privacy rules and the state constitution. When patients fill out their MMJ applications, it’s assumed they will be locked securely away, not even accessible by law enforcement. The last place anyone would expect such forms to appear is next…
Prediction #1: Unable to stop the increasing incidence of slope rage, Colorado ski resorts begin to promote Spring Break pay-per-view broadcasts of Ultimate Ski-Fighting® to help generate revenue. Below, see how the stoner vote affects the Denver Mayor’s race…..
In September, Colorado’s health department rejected the use of medical marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, a common affliction for veterans. But that doesn’t mean the military and MMJ have been divorced once and for all. Cannabis Science, a Colorado Springs marijuana pharmaceutical company, has formed a military advisory board…
Have a question about how medical marijuana works — or doesn’t work — in Colorado? Post it on the Latest Word, and you’re certain to hear from plenty of people — some official experts, like pot reviewer William Breathes, others unofficial. And where there’s smoke, there’s ire, as evidenced by…
William Breathes had heard a lot of good things about Colorado Alternative Medicine, and the shop measured up to his high expectations, which you can read about in his latest review. And there are dozens more options available in our medical-marijuana directory. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
Colorado Alternative Medicine is one of the few shops I’ve heard good things about from patients as well as other dispensary owners. I’ve been hearing stories about its solid collection of connoisseur genetics and homegrown-quality herb for over a year now, and decided it was finally time to check it…
And here we thought marijuana made its proponents more mellow than our average cranky correspondents. Yesterday morning, shortly after Nick Lucchesi posted his piece on one of the products he’d seen at KushCon II, Prescription Lock, which ends the “need to hide your weed,” Mr. Mezzrow posted this comment: So…
Last week I talked about how much I hated holiday shopping. After going to KushCon II over the weekend, I’ve changed my mind. Below is my top ten pot-toy wish list for Santa this year. All photos by Aaron Thackeray…
Last week, Representative Claire Levy talked about introducing legislation to establish standards for driving under the influence of marijuana. Colorado Coalition for Patients and Caregivers’ Robert Chase, a well-known local marijuana advocate, opposes this notion, and in a letter to Levy and other members of the general assembly, he explains…
Our Thursday preview of this weekend’s massive KushConII event found spokeswoman Chery Shuman focusing on the gathering’s seriousness. To that end, SAFER’s Mason Tvert is using KushConII as a platform from which to launch his approach to 2012 pot legalization. Look below to get more info on that, as well…
William Breathes meant to go Christmas shopping — but instead, he wound up at Boulder’s The Farm, his latest medical marijuana review subject. And there are more choices available in our newly updated MMJ center listings. Click to access our medical marijuana dispensary directory…
