I’m a person who doesn’t carry a lot of cash, because having it enables my weak-minded impulsiveness. I’ve usually got enough money to cover my (bargain) meals, but I still often find myself cashless when driving toward a dispensary I’ve never visited before. I was worried that I was about…
In the middle of a four-month extension of the 2014 marijuana moratorium that was set to expire on January 1, 2016, Denver City Council is considering all options — including imposing caps on locations, a proposal that at-large council rep Robin Kniech presented on February 22. The Special Issues Marijuana…
Dear Stoner: Where can I find cannabis-friendly events around Denver? I have a business in cannabis and would like to host a smoke-friendly event, but I’m not sure where to look. Tarik Dear Tarik: Hosting a cannabis-friendly event in Colorado is pretty easy, but hosting a pot-smoking-friendly event? Not so…
Can an insurance company refuse to pay for damage to marijuana at a legal pot shop because cannabis remains illegal at the federal level? That was among the many questions asked in a lawsuit filed by Green Earth Wellness Center, a Colorado Springs medical marijuana business, against its insurer, Atain…
Last month, we reported about Denver NORML’s plan to introduce a marijuana social use initiative for the 2016 ballot. And when we chatted with Denver NORML executive director Jordan Person about a marijuana raid in Colorado Springs that she saw as an example of why such an initiative was needed,…
Marcus Forzani, seventeen, was carrying a vape pen in his pocket when something unexpected happened. The vaporizer’s battery exploded — an uncommon occurrence, but one that’s not exactly unprecedented. As a result, Forzani suffered second- and third-degree burns to one leg. A GoFundMe page has been created to help raise…
News broke earlier in February that Adams County had denied the High Times Cannabis Cup’s event permit, only for the publication to later announce that the festival would move to Pueblo. But now, the status of the Pueblo site is also in question. Originally scheduled to be at the Denver…
Our Thomas Mitchell recently reported about a study showing that the legal marijuana business used over $6 billion in energy during 2015. The report started a firestorm among our commenters, with many of them pointing out that the energy costs would be substantially diminished if outdoor grows were allowed. Among…
When it was revealed in November that Snoop Dogg had partnered with the LivWell dispensary chain to sell his own brand of cannabis products, the announcement provoked two reactions: intrigue and contempt. Intrigue from those who appreciated the shrewd venture and the image of Tha Doggfather legally pushing pot products,…
A new report shared with the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that many marijuana tourists got more than they bargained for when visiting Colorado after the state legalized limited recreational pot sales. Specifically, the number of out-of-state residents who made cannabis-related emergency room visits in 2014, after Amendment 64 went…
Dear Stoner: What is Thai stick? Is it just an old strain of chronic from the ’70s? The Berg Dear Berg: Be ready to take notes if an old-timer ever tells you about the time he smoked a Thai stick, because it was probably crazier than any blunt you’ve ever…
As recently as last summer, some cannabis activists were disappointed by presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’s marijuana policies. But since then, Sanders had become more progressive about cannabis — and now, a recent poll suggests that he’s got a real shot to defeat Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in the March 1 Colorado…
Legal indoor marijuana grows are consuming energy at an exorbitant rate, according to a recent report by a cannabis industry data provider. While most of legalized marijuana’s effects on communities are measured in terms of dollars and crime statistics, electricity usage is becoming an issue of growing concern among environmentalists…
In a sea of generically named pot shops labeled with words like “apothecary,” “alternative,” “herbal” and so on, anything original is sure to stand out. To be honest, though, I hadn’t noticed how clever Terrapin Care Station’s name was until a friend was playing a Grateful Dead album one lazy…
Dear Stoner: I like the pain relief and sleep aid that CBD offers, and I even enjoy a little psychoactive effect, but I still get way too high after a hit of weed. Is there any high-CBD product that’ll get me high but not too high? Jonah Dear Jonah: If…
As we recently reported, Colorado Department of Transportation figures show that in 2015, marijuana driving citations actually went down from the previous year, albeit by a small amount — 1.3 percent. In apparent response to these numbers, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office has released pot-citation data from that particular area…
Ever since the passage of Amendment 64, which legalized limited recreational marijuana sales in Colorado, state officials have been concerned about a rise in stoned driving. But has the phenomenon already peaked? It’s far too soon to say definitively. But data from the Colorado Department of Transportation show that the…
According to a recent study, Colorado is in the bottom third of states when it comes to excessive drinking. Our post sharing the stats got people talking about whether or not Denver has a drinking problem. Some of those who responded consider the issue to be overblown, while others feel…
Last month, Massachusetts lawmakers visited Colorado to learn more about the state’s marijuana industry in advance of a 2016 ballot measure in their state — and some of them were pretty freaked out by the experience. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren seems much calmer about the issue — particularly as it applies…
We’ve seen vaporizers rise in popularity over the past few years as an option for cannabis consumption, including devices that can vape marijuana flower and hash oil with relative ease. Now you can add another compound of the marijuana plant to the list, and you’ve probably been smoking it without…
We recently posted about NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s claim that the league’s marijuana ban is “the correct policy.” Goodell’s statement, made just before Super Bowl 50, retreated from previous statements suggesting a willingness to consider altering the NFL’s treatment of the substance, not to mention advocacy by plenty of former…
Colorado has been the trendsetter in legal recreational marijuana for more than two years, and as debates about the plant’s economic and social effects rage around the country, people frequently look to this state’s capital for data that supports their arguments. But until recently, Denver hasn’t been able to provide…
