Despite having friends from Boulder I visit often and a wife who went to CU — not to mention the countless hours i spend in the city — I still find myself with a rather poor sense of direction every time I visit. If it isn’t on Pearl Street or…
During the run-up to the November 2012 election, proponents of Amendment 64 argued that passage of the measure, which legalized limited recreational marijuana sales, would reduce the number of pot cases clogging Colorado courts. According to a new study, this prediction has been proven true over the years that followed…
On Saturday, March 21, Luke Goodman, a 23-year-old from the Tulsa, Oklahoma area, took his own life in Keystone, where he was visiting as part of a family skiing and snowboarding vacation. Now, his family has come forward to argue that his suicide (he used a gun) came as a…
Six marijuana grows in Denver were ordered to quarantine and possibly destroy plant harvests after Denver Fire Department officials determined that the grow facilities weren’t using chemicals properly. Bugs and pests are a fact of life for commercial growers, but dealing with them appropriately is important, because eventually, humans will…
Dear Stoner: I have an Iolite mini-vaporizer, and I’ve noticed that many different kinds of herb taste the same in it. Could this be because of the constant temperature the vaporizer operates on? Is there a moderate-priced vaporizer with temperature control that will let me enjoy the various flavors of…
Yesterday, we noted that anti-pot zealot Christine Tatum was among the authors of “Clearing the Haze,” a four-day marijuana-hating jeremiad published by the Colorado Springs Gazette. At this writing, Tatum, the wife of Dr. Christian Thurstone, another notable Colorado cannabis critic who’s featured in the package, has not responded to interview requests…
“Clearing the Haze,” a new four-part series by the Colorado Springs Gazette, is hardly an even-handed look at marijuana in the state a year-plus after the legalization of limited recreational pot sales. Rather, it’s a beautifully presented but woefully one-sided anti-weed screed typified by a headline on a March 24…
Get ready for the next big marijuana controversy. Charas Scientific, one of eight labs licensed by Colorado to test cannabis for potency, among other things, has conducted a new pot study based on the reported analysis of 600 buds from legal growers and sellers in the state. This afternoon, Charas Scientific’s Andy…
Although the future of the cannabis industry remains cloudy with a chance of assholes, many people still want to get into the market on the ground floor. Folks like this should be interested in the two marijuana business conferences coming to town — and there’s also a deadline to criticize…
Strychnine and cannabis. The two have absolutely nothing in common. One kills you, the other won’t no matter how hard you try. But this August 4, 1911 article in the Wray Rattler does a great job of conflating the two to a readership likely to make the nonexistent connection between pot…
Buddies Wellness is one of those dispensaries that you’ve probably missed unless you’ve driven past it or heard about it from friends. I know I did, even though it’s been around for five years according to the budtender there. The shop is hidden away in an industrial center a few…
While the City of Denver has made it clear that marijuana-use lounges and clubs aren’t going to be tolerated, our neighbors to the south in Colorado Springs have welcomed pot clubs. Even members of the Colorado Springs City Council have generally been supportive, allowing several establishments to be licensed and…
In a new interview with VICE News, President Barack Obama said plenty of things that cheered marijuana-legalization advocates. For instance, he decried the criminalization of nonviolent drug offenders and made comments that seemed to support the rescheduling of cannabis — one of the key provisions in a new bill pushed…
Dear Stoner: What’s the deal with “live resin” extract? What makes it so expensive, other than the fact that tourists will buy it? If the extraction process for “live resin” is to freeze and process the plant while it’s still alive, then “live resin” does not cure. As a patient,…
Colorado’s marijuana laws are under attack in the court system. Three lawsuits seeking to undue the state’s legalization of limited cannabis sales have been filed in recent months. They include a complaint filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by the states of Nebraska and Kansas, another one from the Washington, D.C.-based…
Green Labs is the epicenter for many pot activities this week, but keep your eyes peeled for events coming in April in this week’s cannabis calendar. Enjoy some Bellinis cocktails, beer, hors d’oeuvres and bong bingo with pot-comic Jeffrey Peterson during Belinis, Beer & Bong Bingo at Green Labs tonight…
Back in the day, a lot of marijuana paranoia was spread through newspaper wire services. Editors needing to fill room would find salacious stories of marijuana-mad maniacs running amok and killing people and reprint them (and the practice continues to this day). This story out of New Orleans must have…
If you think the impact of cannabis legalization in the state hasn’t altered how people choose to recreate after work, look no further than the parking lot of Options Medical Center in Wheat Ridge during that time of day. Before I got out of my car, two people parked and…
America wants to legalize cannabis. That’s the gist of a poll conducted by General Social Survey, touted as the nation’s most reliable public-opinion survey group, which recently found that 52 percent of this country’s population feels that cannabis should be legalized. The poll asked 1,687 Americans whether they “think the…
At a press conference today, three prominent U.S. Senators — Kentucky Republican (and likely GOP presidential hopeful) Rand Paul and two Democrats, New Jersey’s Cory Booker and New York’s Kirsten Gillibrand — unveiled a sweeping medical marijuana bill. The legislation would firmly establish state’s rights when it comes to cannabis policy,…
Dear Stoner: How does one go about winning the heart of a dispensary worker? The weed workers are always interesting, cool and, of course, down with the herb. What’s not to like? Madly in Love Mario Dear Mario: I’m happily married, so I can’t tell you much about how to…
The Colorado Children’s Caucus wants to talk to marijuana and growing expos want you to be ready for spring after this week with several opportunities to learn from experts in this week’s cannabis calendar. Today at noon, the Colorado Children’s Caucus will discuss the dangers children face since recreational legalization…
