Tired of spending money at dispensaries and interested in a basement garden? There are multiple classes this week on the process of cultivating your own private or commercial marijuana grows, the usual pot-friendly lineup at Green Labs and more in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. On Thursday, May 28, Clover Leaf…
Congress can’t seem to get the veterans hospital in Aurora straightened out, but a Senate Appropriations Committee passed an amendment to a Veterans Affairs funding bill yesterday that would allow Veterans Health Administration doctors to recommend medical marijuana to patients in states where it is legal. The 2016 Military Construction,…
For the last couple of weeks, we’ve been spreading the word about local dispensary owner Jim Rice’s bid for another shot on CBS’s Survivor. After placing twelfth in Survivor: South Pacific in 2011 (we followed his progress before he was voted out), Rice was hoping to get enough audience votes…
With a thirty-day guarantee on its clones and thirty-plus to choose from, La Conte’s Clone Bar and Dispensary on Washington Street has become a go-to for some basement growers. Its younger sister at 105 East Seventh Avenue, which started out as a medical dispensary, hasn’t gained the same notoriety —…
Dear Stoner: Do you have any good infused-product recipes that require smaller amounts of pot? I’m looking for a mentor in making pot edibles and dabs. Mckenzy Dear Mckenzy: If you don’t want to pay for classes on extraction or cooking with cannabis, there are plenty of recipes to help…
Last month, we told you about Denver police raids at two pot clubs over 4/20 weekend. Among the places hit was Grassroots Colorado, located at 2209 Larimer Street. The business, which includes a clothing and hat shop and a private club area known as The Break Room, may not be there…
Over the past few years, we’ve written numerous posts about claims of pot profiling — drivers in cars with Colorado license plates who say they were pulled over in other states for incredibly minor or nonexistent infractions as a pretext to search the vehicle for cannabis. Wyoming is among the places…
Cannabis events are pretty sparse this week, but as always, Green Labs has mixture of weekly classes and pot-friendly social mixers to educate and entertain. Also check out a photo gallery showcasing the intricacies of marijuana grows, cultivation classes and more in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. Mixed Bag: Marijuana in…
Back in March, we wrote about the death of Luke Goodman, an Oklahoma resident who killed himself in Keystone, reportedly after eating a marijuana edible. Now, CBS4, the station that led the way on the Goodman story, has discovered that the coroner who analyzed the 2012 suicide of Daniel Juarez, an…
Today, Governor John Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 15-014, which has been characterized as a “medical pot crackdown bill.” Among other things, the legislation will empower a board, in consultation with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, to “establish guidelines for physicians making medical marijuana recommendations.” The provision is…
For some reason, “How stupid can some people be?” remains a popular question in the Internet age, despite abundant evidence that the answer is, “Astonishingly, incredibly, jaw-droppingly stupid.” More evidence surfaced earlier this month, when D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), the venerable anti-drug organization, published on its website a story from…
I’ve been getting hash-pen cartridges at the Starbuds in the University of Denver neighborhood for months, but I’d never purchased its flower before. This Starbuds branch, located at 1640 East Evans Avenue, is across the street from an actual Starbucks and near the original Chipotle. Since plenty of college students…
What a difference a few years make. Last month, we told you about a bill that would make it legal for medical marijuana patients on probation to use cannabis — a previously controversial notion that was ripped by at least one prominent district attorney and rejected by the Colorado Court of…
Dear Stoner: Are edibles good for helping you sleep? A bunch of my friends say they’re using pot to sleep. What would you recommend? Menopause Minnie Dear Minnie: Eat an edible and you could be off to dreamland — as long as you pay attention to both dosages and strains…
Earlier this year, we noted that several presidential hopefuls from both major parties have come out in support of a state’s right to legalize marijuana sales, as Colorado did in 2012. Among those who’ve made such statements is presumed Republican front-runner Jeb Bush. Now, recently announced candidate Carly Fiorina, a darling…
Once again, Green Labs is proving to be a leader in Denver’s cannacentric entertainment. With five pot events going on this week, the place clearly shows a love for the herb, but it’s not alone. Check out a pot photo exhibition, charity golf tournament, Clover Leaf University courses and more…
Time flies when you’re having fun. Time flies even faster when you’re half-baked and have the greatest job in the world. But after five and a half years as the country’s first cannabis critic for the mainstream (sort of) media, I’m ready to slow things down. So I’ve decided to…
Before marijuana critic William Breathes bid farewell to the Westword staff a few days ago, he gave me one piece of advice: “Go to Trenchtown,” he said. “You won’t be disappointed.” I wish I could afford a plane ticket to the famous Jamaican neighborhood that the late Bob Marley called home,…
A Denver man — and marijuana dispensary owner — is eager for another chance to eat bugs, sleep in the dirt and engage in the primal challenges that come with competing on the CBS reality series Survivor. But he needs your help to get there. Jim Rice is one of 32…
It’s a warm April morning less than two weeks before 4/20, and Dixie Elixirs executive Joe Hodas is cheerfully showing off the company’s new products — wildberry lemonade and peach tea — and a childproof bottling system that will ensure that Dixie’s most popular products are on the shelves for…
Dear Stoners: Time flies when you’re having fun. Time flies even faster when you’re half-baked and have the greatest job in the world. After two-plus amazing years of answering your (often hysterical) questions about cannabis and five-plus unforgettable years as the nation’s first newspaper cannabis critic, I’ve decided to hang…
Back in 2012, Drug Enforcement Administration boss Michele Leonhart earned the enmity of marijuana reformers when, under questioning from Colorado Representative Jared Polis, she declined to say that pot is a lesser health problem than crack, meth or even heroin. See the video of that shining moment below. Now, Leonhart has…
