Last July, as we reported, the Colorado Board of Health declined to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of conditions legally treatable by medical marijuana following a meeting that left many advocates frustrated. For example, Sue Sisley, a physician awarded a $2 million Colorado grant for a study on pot…
As we’ve reported, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a marijuana lawsuit filed against Colorado by Oklahoma and Nebraska. The complaint has been controversial since it was filed in 2014 — and the Obama administration filed a brief favoring Colorado’s position late last year. Our readers overwhelmingly approved of…
Colorado sold a little less than $1 billion worth of legal pot to consumers last year, but an annual industry report expects that amount to increase in 2016. The Marijuana Business Daily’s yearly Marijuana Business Factbook holds high hopes for the legal pot trade, estimating the national market to be worth up…
With 4/20 less than a month away, it’s no surprise people are still talking about the High Times Cannabis Cup’s move to California. After all, the Cup has been a major event in Denver over the past several years. But not everyone loved the gathering — and not only because…
In December 2014, we told you about a lawsuit in which the states of Nebraska and Oklahoma asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Amendment 64, the 2012 measure that legalized limited recreational marijuana sales in Colorado. Our headline: “NEBRASKA AND OKLAHOMA TO COLORADANS WHO VOTED FOR AMENDMENT 64:…
Our recent post about Jesse and Corinna Tamburo, who were cited after their toddler consumed a marijuana edible, prompted an interesting conversation about cannabis use and parental responsibility. Some readers believe the possibility of kids getting into their guardians’ pot edibles is a huge problem. Others see the issue as…
With so many pot shops in Denver, I sometimes feel overwhelmed when trying to pick the next dispensary to visit. What part of town haven’t I been to lately? Have I already written about that shop? Is the menu filled with strains that I’ve already reviewed? I know what you’re…
Dear Stoner: What’s the best container for pot? I see all these expensive jars but have yet to find anything that works better than my $2 Mason jar. Quail Dear Quail: For some sad reason, many potheads fail to see your wisdom. Maybe people just get bored with Mason jars…
By this point in the 2016 presidential campaign, plenty of observers thought Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders would have raised the white flag, allowing ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to march unobstructed to the Democratic nomination. Instead, he remains a viable candidate, with some prognosticators crediting his position on marijuana for…
A recent Comment of the Day was prompted by our report about the High Times U.S. Cannabis Cup’s move to California following complaints over last year’s event at the Denver Mart. In it, a reader argued that Denver needs to get its head out of its ass about public pot consumption. This…
An independent, pesticide-free certification process will soon be offered to Colorado’s commercial marijuana grows in an effort to raise industry credibility and consumer safety. As commercial marijuana grows continue to receive plant quarantines and product recalls over the use of potentially harmful pesticides, herbicides and fungicides, one industry group is…
Our post about the High Times Cannabis Cup’s move to California after problems in both Denver and Pueblo sparked a wide-ranging conversation. Some of our readers blamed High Times for the problems, suggesting that better management of last year’s event might have prevented push-back from officials. Others pointed the finger at rules…
Ever get off work right at rush hour, take one look at the jammed roads, say “Nope, not today,” and then head for the bar rather than home? That’s how I was feeling last week when I saw that two lanes on Broadway were shut at 4 p.m. Already sick…
Starting this summer, medical marijuana products will be required to undergo testing by certified facilities, much the way recreational products are currently tested. Last week the Colorado House passed House Bill 16-1064, which will enable facilities to get a medical-marijuana testing license in anticipation of that testing, and the state…
The High Times Cannabis Cup, which was rejected in Denver and ensnared in bureaucracy after an announced plan to move to Pueblo, will be skipping Colorado entirely this year. High Times magazine has announced that the event will instead be taking place at the National Orange Show Events Center in San…
Facebook may be blocking the pages of pot businesses, including a number in Colorado. But Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, continues to be a great place to find eye-popping marijuana images, many of which are shared by local companies — or local cannabis enthusiasts. As evidence, check out the…
Dear Stoner: I booked my hotel near the old Cannabis Cup venue. Will there be stoner buses going to Pueblo? I’m mad at High Times for moving it — two-hour drive, with cops! Billy Dear Billy: I feel your pain, brother. Like drinking and driving, smoking pot while driving is…
The Colorado Department of Transportation doesn’t want you to smoke weed and drive, as we report in this week’s cover story, “Weed Limit,” but thinking about where you can stop off to buy weed is apparently just fine. In fact, there are now small signs along I-70 and I-25 that…
Westword contributor Matthew Van Deventer recently wrote about the prospect of Denver placing a limit on the number of marijuana business and grows in the city. Most of the readers who responded suggested that the market, not the government, should dictate how many shops and grows Denver can support. We also heard…
Melanie Brinegar woke up one morning in July 2014, took her daily dose of medicine and then headed to work. She never got there. Police pulled her over for an expired license plate, then noticed an empty dispensary bottle in the back of her car. Brinegar, an employee of RiverRock…
The High Times Cannabis Cup may not be coming to Pueblo after all. According to a spokeswoman for Pueblo County Commissioners, the magazine has pulled its Special Events Permit application for the annual cannabis festival. After getting the boot from the Denver Mart by Adams County Commissioners in February thanks…
The response to our post offering a first look at Denver NORML’s initiative to allow marijuana clubs suggests that there’s a lot of support for the idea. Comments flooded in, with the vast majority backing the concept. The most common reason cited was the Amendment 64-vintage call for marijuana to be…
