As we reported yesterday afternoon, HB 1284, the medical marijuana regulatory bill, was passed by the Senate on its second reading — and at least at this writing, it appears to be on the fast track to passage and a trip to Governor Bill Ritter’s desk. As for the bill…
For the most part, the marijuana movement has long been seen as a predominantly male group — but that’s about to change. Just in time for Mothers Day, a variety of local pot activists (most of them female) are launching the Women’s Marijuana Movement with the belief that the fairer…
Is HB 1284, the medical marijuana regulatory bill, on the cusp of passage? Could be. The state senate passed the bill on its second reading this afternoon, pushing it one crucial step closer to becoming law. As Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulation’s Matt Brown concedes, the measure could still be…
For the last few weeks I’ve been curious as to how The Daily Show would use the three-plus hours of footage they got with me last month. I was paraded around the Westword office in a gas mask bong, got to burn a bowl in the conference room, took over…
In February, HIghlands Ranch’s Chris Bartkowicz showed off his home medical marijuana grow to Channel 9, after which he was promptly busted by the DEA — an arrest that earned criticism from MMJ advocate Rob Corry and even Representative Jared Polis. Despite such support, Bartkowicz reportedly planned to plead guilty…
Earlier today, we told you about five new amendments being floated by Senator Chris Romer and others in relation to HB 1284, the medical marijuana regulatory bill, which the senate is scheduled to debate today. Just last week, Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulation’s Matt Brown declared that “enough was enough”…
Yesterday, we told you about another batch of eleventh-hour amendments to HB 1284, the medical marijuana regulatory bill, by co-sponsoring Senator Chris Romer, who’d previously suggested banning 21-year olds from dispensaries, among other things. The bill is slated to reach the Senate floor today, but that doesn’t mean the amendments…
The Daily Show’s long awaited dissection of Denver’s medical marijuana industry finally reached the screen last night, and the results were smokin’. Along with the anticipated ganja gags (a pile of cheeseburgers makes a guest appearance), correspondent Jason Jones stumbled upon a real story: The competition between larger dispensaries, represented…
The Grand Hyatt Denver will be hopping this Saturday, as folks gather to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation, the local drug-policy reform organization better known as SAFER. Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, Denver City Councilman Chris Nevitt, and columnist and morning show host David…
The story that led Channel 31’s newscast last night — about dogs eating marijuana edibles — was remarkable in a couple of ways. The cutesy, goofy opus, which gobbled up the first five minutes of the newscast (see it below), was impossible to parody, since it pretty much satirized itself…
An attempt to kill HB 1284, the medical marijuana regulatory bill, fell short yesterday — and that’s fine by Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente, a prominent MMJ advocate. “I think we’re seeing desperation on the side of law enforcement,” he says, “and I also think they can’t see the forest for…
Yesterday, a last-ditch effort by Republican lawmakers to derail HB 1284, a bill to regulate the medical marijuana industry, by pushing MMJ questions to the November ballot failed. That means the legislation is expected to reach the senate floor this week — yet Senator Chris Romer is still interested in…
Last Wednesday, we shared with you the flurry of alterations made by a senate committee in HB 1284, a bill intended to regulate the medical marijuana industry. On Friday, the bill headed to an appropriations committee, where significant shifts weren’t anticipated. But while the main fight is still expected to…
There have got to be safer places to cultivate marijuana than in Broomfield. Cops there are among the most aggressive in the state when it comes to busting weed grows. Note that the late March arrest of Brian Joseph Strick was the fourth pot-cultivation bust there over a 45-day span…
Mike Davis, co-owner of Breckenridge’s new Club 420, believes it’s unfair to discriminate against the non-afflicted. Marijuana is for everyone, he says. “That’s the whole point,” Davis says of the mountain town’s exclusive new pot lounge. “It’s not just medical marijuana patients that cannabis is necessary for. In our opinion,…
Appropriately enough, our collection of “Mile Highs and Lows” dispensary reviews just keeps growing. The latest entry finds The Wildflower Seed critiquing Ka-tet Wellness Services, which served her well in a time of need (and pain). Her piece supplements our just-updated dispensary directory, a compendium of MMJ information that’s expanding…
This dispensary has closed. As Colorado’s medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer’s college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword is offering a no-holds-barred look…
To legalize or not to legalize? That could be a question for the November ballot. Last week, as thousands hazed up Civic Center in celebration of 4/20 and, just across the way, legislators inched closer to passing the country’s first state marijuana dispensary regulatory system, it seemed like Colorado marijuana…
Yesterday morning, we previewed a senate committee hearing on House Bill 1284, which is intended to regulate the medical marijuana industry, with Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente maintaining that he’s ready to push a ballot initiative if the final results are subpar from MMJ advocates’ perspective. The hearing wound up evolving…
Today’s 2 p.m. senate committee hearing about House Bill 1284, a medical marijuana regulatory bill, is shaping up to be a showdown between legislators such as Senator Chris Romer, who’s talked about floating a slew of new, more restrictive amendments, and MMJ advocates who fear the measure is getting worse,…
Today at 2 p.m., the public will be able to comment as House Bill 1284 reaches a senate committee. It’s sure to be a contentious session, since even pro-regulation advocates like Matt Brown see the latest version of the measure as regressive, and Senator Chris Romer is eager to add…
As noted in a just-published blog, House Bill 1284, which aims to regulate the medical marijuana industry, will be the focus of a senate committee hearing at 2 p.m. tomorrow. During the get-together, the public will have a chance to comment on numerous alternations in the measure that some MMJ…
