The drafters of Denver’s social cannabis consumption initiative have been vocal about their dissatisfaction with the city’s finalized rules and distance requirements for businesses applying to open a consumption area. Now they’re taking it a step further, threatening to sue the City of Denver if less restrictive rules aren’t put…
Kevin Sabet, the president and CEO of Virginia-based Smart Approaches to Marijuana, has become arguably the most influential critic of marijuana legalization in the United States. But in an extended interview on view below, he fights against the perception that he’s a one-dimensional prohibitionist along the lines of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Sabet stresses that he and his organization, shorthanded as SAM, take what he sees as a sensible approach to cannabis by arguing in favor of treatment rather than jail time for users in trouble and advocating for greater study of the substance to determine the best ways to utilize it medically.
Wyoming is considered one of the best theaters on the West Coast to view the eclipse. Many of those visitors are expected to come from Colorado, but Wyoming sheriffs have a message for us: don’t bring your weed.
Kirke LLC/Metro Denver Telluride Health Center LLC, known to its customers as The Hemp Center, has voluntarily issued a recall on medical marijuana products because of potentially unsafe levels of four banned pesticides.
Jeff Sessions, a proponent of the war on drugs, hasn’t been shy about saying that marijuana should remain illegal federally. So on April 3, four governors of the states with legal recreational cannabis businesses up and running, including Colorado, sent him a letter. And finally, the Attorney General has responded.
Jeff Hunt, the vice president of Public Policy at Colorado Christian University, invited Westword and others to share his op-ed, “Marijuana Devastated Colorado, Don’t Legalize It Nationally” earlier this week. Although we declined, USA Today obliged in spreading Hunt’s reefer-madness gospel on August 7
Our Stoner tells a concerned Coloradan how to report unhealthy marijuana cultivations to the proper authorities.
Wana Brands has announced an addition to its branch of infused pills in hopes of pleasing consumers looking for more specific effects.
Blackberry Kush has been largely overshadowed by the Blueberries and Grape Apes of the strain world, but it’s achieved a moderate shine in Denver, where I’ve found at least a dozen pot shops carrying it over the past year.
Most Colorado locals know the unwritten rules of smoking while on a hike, but some tourists and transplants might have a little bit to learn. Here’s some tips on how to get the most from a pot-infused hike.
How old do you have to be to buy CBD products? What if they’re made from hemp? Our Stoner has the info.
As pro-pot as the rest of the country makes Colorado out to be, it’s still hard for folks to get together, chat and enrich themselves over cannabis outside of a private home. Then, the Mile High Showcase come to town.
Since pairing CBD and coffee is all the rage the days, trying GO Beans, 1906’s interesting take on the fad, seemed like a fun morning mission. But it proved more of a learning experience.
While Jeff Sessions is writing states that have legalized marijuana, he’s hearing from Coloradans, too, who want to make sure medical marijuana stays legal in this state.
A teenager who suffered a concussion in a sports injury finally found relief through cannabis. Now her mother asks Attorney General Jeff Sessions to stay away from meddling with marijuana.
Dispensaries are carrying more and more pre-rolls from wholesale companies dedicated to joints and little else. Are they worth the money? I smoked them all to find out.
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper can’t seem to give a national interview without legal cannabis grenades being hurled at him. Luckily for him, he’s become a seasoned veteran on the topic.
Among those at the center of an unprecedented lawsuit filed against Attorney General Jeff Sessions over federal scheduling of marijuana is Alexis Bortell, eleven, who had to move with her family from Texas to the Colorado community of Larkspur in order to legally use medical cannabis, which has eliminated the epileptic seizures she regularly suffered. As such, she represents a group of patients that her lawyer, Michael Hiller, describes as “medical marijuana refugees.”
Are bears attracted to the scent of marijuana? The Stoner turns into a ranger for the week to tackle this one.
As lucky as we are to live in Colorado’s cannabis haven, it’s important to arm ourselves with knowledge about CBD and its healing effects. Here are six instances in which CBD helps Mile High residents, from treating Multiple Sclerosis to enhancing love lives.
Some users report an initial energy burst after smoking Panama Punch, but a strong dose of lethargy can take over within an hour. The high is extremely blissful, however, devoid of paranoia and great at dissolving inhibitions.
Stratos, a company known for its pharmaceutical-style products infused with cannabinoids, will be teaching a series of Cannabis 101 classes to Balfour Senior Living residents in August and September.
