Our post discussing concerns in Illinois over marijuana mailed from Colorado featured commentary from a representative of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area group. Tom Gorman, the RMHIDTA exec quoted, estimated that more than 90 percent of cannabis sent via the U.S. Postal Service goes undetected. The topic was…
Since March, we’ve been reporting about concerns over the use of pesticides on marijuana. Now, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has taken up the cause. In an executive order included in an industry-wide bulletin distributed by the Marijuana Enforcement Division, Hickenlooper directs “state agencies to address threats to public safety posed…
Any dispensary that has been open longer than two years in Denver is, by default, a grizzled vet in the Mile High pot scene. At the very least, these shops deserve respect for managing to follow regulations and stay alive as others failed. Advanced Medical Alternatives, open since 2009 at…
Despite Ohio voters’ rejection of what critics called a very flawed marijuana legalization proposal last week, few observers believe that public acceptance of cannabis use is on the decline. Indeed, more prominent people than ever before admit to having partaken. That’s clear from a list of the fifty most influential pot…
Dear Stoner: What’s the weirdest way to consume cannabis? Joe Blow Dear Joe: The human body has a few orifices, but not all of them are meant to be an entry point for marijuana consumption. Snorting kief like cocaine won’t do anything but make you feel like an idiot and…
Colorado marijuana continues to be treated like the boogie man by media organizations around the country — and at least one law-enforcement group based here is happy to aid in that process. For proof, look no further than a new report from ABC7 in Chicago headlined “MAILING MARIJUANA: OFFICIALS REPORT SPIKE IN…
Jason Flores-Williams is a Denver-based attorney. But he’s taken on the cause of medical marijuana patients in New Mexico — particularly those who live in rural areas without easy access to MMJ. In recent weeks, he’s filed two court documents, including one today, that take up their cause, including a…
When the State Senate’s Caregiver Act was signed into law May 18, part of the language required the Colorado State Medical Board to craft new guidelines for physicians recommending medical marijuana by November 19. The first set of guidelines, released in September, were met with vocal disapproval from medical marijuana…
Pesticide use, hash oil explosions, odor issues and media scrutiny are just some of the challenges discussed at the City of Denver’s Marijuana Management Symposium – a two-day conference at which city and state marijuana administrators are sharing their regulatory experiences with outside communities. The gathering runs through today at…
Fall has finally arrived. Everyone who was asking for it, I hope you’re happy. I’ll take summer sunshine and 85 degrees anytime over pumpkin-flavored everything and dreary weather. Recently resigned to the fact that my mornings on the patio were nearing an end, I tagged along with a friend who…
Dear Stoner: Dispensaries that are medical and recreational are only allowing medical patients 21 and older in. Does that mean medical patients under 21 have to go to med-only shops now? Brynn Dear Brynn: That’s not the case, but I can’t blame you for coming to that conclusion. My strain-reviewing…
A recent Comment of the Day suggesting that reefer madness can create meth heads was prompted by our post about new billboards that cite marijuana potency. The main message of the one above, put in place near Boulder, asks the question, “Dad, is today’s Pot a hard drug?” Plenty of readers have…
While the results of the Jefferson County School Board recall were the biggest election story locally, there were plenty of other important measures that went before Colorado voters, including Proposition BB, which was touted as allowing the state to spend excess tax money generated by marijuana sales beyond state estimates — a requirement…
There’s plenty of optimism that recreational marijuana sales will be legalized in more states. Not long ago, 24/7 Wall Street offered a list of eleven states that could jump on the legalization bandwagon next: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. But progress…
Englewood’s City Council postponed its decision on marijuana consumption clubs Monday night as it gathers more information and waits for the results of tonight’s local election, in which four new council seats will be assigned. In October, the Englewood Liquor and Medical Marijuana Licensing Authority presented a drafted ordinance that…
Last year, the Denver Police Department and Smart Colorado, an organization concerned about youth access to marijuana, hyped up the possibility of pot edibles being handed out to Halloween trick-or-treaters. Afterward, as we pointed out, the number of reports about such issues topped out at zero — meaning that there…
Last week we told you about the city of Denver’s Marijuana Management Symposium, where politicians and potential regulators from around the globe will listen to some of Colorado’s legal marijuana administrators share their experiences with taking on the world’s first major legal cannabis market. On Thursday, November 5 and Friday,…
After hysterical Halloween 2014 headlines, this year the Denver Police Department and Smart Colorado have abstained from warning the public about crazed criminals who give pot-laced candy to trick-or-treating kids. Maybe that’s because no such criminals were reported last year. Or because cops and concerned parents alike realized that the cost…
There’s just one statewide measure on the ballot this November: Proposition BB. If passed, it would allow the state to retain and spend $66.1 million in revenue from marijuana collected through the first year of Proposition AA taxes. If it fails, that money will be refunded to taxpayers (it would…
All three Pure Medical Dispensary locations now cater to the recreational crowd, but their employees are quick to tell you that their patient-friendly practices remain the same as always. I had never tried any of Pure’s flower before stopping by the original shop on Bannock Street, and I was interested…
“Or even some famous Colorado brownies.” On the day that Democratic — make that self-labeled “democratic socialist” — Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced that he supports removing marijuana from its current classification as a Schedule 1 drug by the federal government, in effect leaving its regulation up to the states,…
Dear Stoner: What is a moratorium? It doesn’t seem to be friendly to the dispensaries based on my Facebook feed. Allison Dear Allison: A moratorium is a temporary prohibition of an activity, and Amendment 64 gives local municipalities the right to ban or freeze marijuana-related applications, so your Facebook friends…
