As communities around the state struggle with what to do about proliferating marijuana dispensaries, some cities and towns are washing their hands of the whole thing by banning them outright or instituting temporary moratoriums. Now, however, some of the dispensaries threatened by these developments are fighting back. As we reported…
Yesterday I received a very special present in the mail from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: My medical marijuana registry ID card! Whoopee! Here’s the rub: It took fourteen weeks from the time I applied for the card in August for it to arrive — much longer…
This morning, Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown presented his proposed ordinance to regulate the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries to the council’s Safety Committee. We live blogged the hearing; you’ll find Brown’s proposal at the bottom of this post, with our most recent reports at the top. 11:50 a.m.: Broadwell thinks…
Last month, the Fort Collins city council considered passing an emergency moratorium against new medical marijuana operations — only to decide that this action wasn’t such an emergency after all. A couple of weeks later, however, the council opted for just such a moratorium — until March 26, by which…
Welcome to the big leagues, medical marijuana. And by that, I mean the public-relations big leagues. Example — a new poll conducted for Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulation showing that “64 percent of voters said they would approve proposals that would establish state-licensed marijuana dispensaries to cultivate and provide marijuana…
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers has been among the state’s most vocal critics of current medical-marijuana policy. So it’s no wonder conservative columnist George Will sought him out — and they apparently got along famously. In a November 25 entry on his Facebook page, Suthers wrote: “Had breakfast with political…
Earlier today, we told you about a lawsuit aimed at Centennial for closing CannaMart, a medical-marijuana dispensary, in mid-October. According to Bob Hoban, one of two attorneys representing the patients and caregivers bringing the suit, a ruling in the case could turn out to be precedent-setting — not that such…
Medical-marijuana patients and providers, as well as the attorneys who argue on their behalf, haven’t always found the courts to be in their corner. Witness the controversial ruling in the Stacy Clendenin case, which caused the Board of Health to alter its definition of caregiver — at least until a…
Today’s just-published review of Highlands Health is only the start of our information about medical marijuana in Colorado. We’re continuing to regularly update our directory of dispensaries, which is growing longer and larger all the time. The most current list can be found by clicking here…
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 will be offering a no-holds-barred…
Two months ago, we posted a notice that we were looking for a medical marijuana critic, to review the dispensaries that were springing up across Colorado. Hundreds of applications, many international media inquiries and probably dozens of new dispensaries later, we’ve chosen our critics. Read their bios below…
Emerging from the sweet-smelling smoke cloud left by the medical-marijuana explosion is Toke of the Town, a new national blog dedicated to all things weed. The blog is powered by Village Voice Media, Westword’s parent company and the engine behind geek blog Topless Robot and crime blog True Crime Report…
Move over, Cheech and Chong: The two most important people in Colorado’s marijuana scene are Brian Vicente and Mason Tvert — and they’re out to prove it by passing a statewide initiative in 2012 that will legalize marijuana for all Coloradans over 21. Vicente and Tvert unveiled the plan last…
A September 23 blog quoted Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett as saying he’s “committed to having the most progressive approach to medical marijuana of any DA’s office in the state.” Among those who commented on the item was one Nicholas Polashek, who wrote: Then why is the Boulder County DA’s…
Medical-marijuana entrepreneurs and patients, among others, have been waiting with trepidation for the next Board of Health meeting, slated for December 16, at which its recent tweak of the “caregiver” definition was expected to be revisited following a Denver District Court ruling throwing it out. Well, the wait just got…
While some officials seem to see the ongoing medical-marijuana boom as a threat to all that’s good and strong and true about our fair state, Denver city councilman Chris Nevitt is focusing on the practical questions that arise from the issue. Earlier this month, Nevitt talked about regulating dispensary food…
Today marks the debut of another new medical-marijuana critic, William Breathes. In the meantime, we’re continuing to regularly update our directory of dispensaries, which is growing longer and larger all the time. To peruse the latest list, click here…
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 will be offering a no-holds-barred look at what goes…
Beware of sending an e-mail to Jann Scott. The longtime public-access gadfly (profiled by yours truly back in 1992, prior to the launch of our online archives) tends to forward his correspondence to anyone and everyone — and that’s precisely what happened in the case of an exchange about marijuana…
The word “emergency” has been bandied about frequently in relation to medical marijuana, as in the recent Board of Health meeting to change the definition of caregiver — a decision that was subsequently tossed in Denver District Court due in part to the lack of lead time given to various…
At 6 p.m. tonight, the Fort Collins city council will consider an emergency ordinance to place a moratorium “upon the acceptance of applications for the issuance of licenses or permits related to businesses that seek to dispense medical marijuana.” This action concerns Terri Lynn, a caregiver who operates as a…
In a blog published yesterday, state senator Chris Romer said this while discussing some of his ideas for regulating the medical-marijuana industry: “The medical-marijuana community isn’t the only stakeholder here. Lots of suburban parents are horrified when they drive their fifteen-year-old, who they want to keep focused on high school,…
