Is there a better stretch of road in Denver than Federal? Colfax, maybe. But Federal has the best food, the best people-watching, the best classic cars regularly cruising by — and it’s one of the last thoroughfare in the city whose character developers haven’t tried to steal in the last…
For a year-plus, we’ve shared claims of pot profiling from drivers who say they were pulled over on bogus pretenses in other states simply because their vehicle had Colorado license plates. For instance, a 65-year-old was told she fit the profile of a drug smuggler because she didn’t fit the…
Dear Stoner: Here’s a stoner question that’s been on my mind: Is the world eternal?Grass Hopper Dear Grass Hopper: Waxing philosophical is one of life’s greatest stoned joys. As for your eternally unanswerable question: This stoner is a bowl-half-full kind of guy. Yes, the fact that Earth is only 4.5…
Worlds collided on Friday when the Colorado Symphony Orchestra held the first of three cannabis-friendly fundraisers whose concept collected a lot of attention — and press. Brass and bongs. Corsages and cannabis. Hemp and Handel. Horns and hashish. By most accounts, the event was a success and raised about $50,000…
In the months since limited marijuana use and possession became legal for adults 21 and over, we’ve been seeking out statistics related to driving under the influence of marijuana in the hope of determining how the number of offenses compares to alcohol-related DUIs. Earlier this month, for instance, we revealed…
Based on the above ad from the September 18, 1901 Aspen Daily Times, cigars sold anywhere other than the Brick Saloon in town were filled with weed — which, apparently, they thought led people to make out with pigs. And people say the marijuana shop competition is tough these days…
“We’re building a plane while we’re flying it.” That’s how Shellene Suemori, head of science at Dixie Elixirs, a locally based enfused beverage maker, describes the cannabis industry in Colorado. Since recreational dispensaries first opened their doors in January, marijuana entrepreneurs have been exploring new ideas in business, technology and…
Update below: Back in January, as part of a post about a marijuana tour hosted by O.penVAPE, a Denver-based firm whose vape pens and other products have been acclaimed by cannasseurs across the planet, we published the photo above, in which company chief revenue officer Todd Mitchem can be seen…
It’s been a long wait, but May flowers eventually came — at least here at Mile Highs and Lows. It’s been a month of mediocre dispensaries (and hailstorms), leaving us with nothing but a few nice buds among a lot of slightly busted flowers while we wait to meet up…
Yesterday, Governor John Hickenlooper signed a baker’s dozen worth of bills on various topics. But arguably the two most high-profile measures had to do with marijuana: legislation to establish a one-ounce-of-cannabis equivalent for concentrates and a proposal to make marijuana edibles more identifiable. A prominent marijuana advocate praises these measures…
Hey Stoner: Why does organically grown MJ cost the same as the chemy stuff? Why do buds that take longer (like 112 days) to grow, cost the same as a strain that only takes 50 days? Why does a strain that produces a small harvest cost the same as a…
The Colorado Medical Marijuana Patient Registry continued its slow but steady climb in March according to statistics released by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. As of March 31, there were 115,208 active red cards in the state — up 1,767 people from the month before…
For well over a year, we’ve shared claims of pot profiling from drivers who say they were pulled over on bogus pretenses in other states simply because their vehicle had Colorado license plates and local cops wanted an excuse to search it for marijuana. Note the story of a 65-year-old…
For at least a year, polls have shown that a majority of Americans support marijuana legalization. Yet there remains an enormous disparity between the way cannabis is treated in Colorado and Washington, the two states that have legalized recreational weed sales in limited amounts, and the approach taken by the…
We’ve been reporting about a Marijuana Enforcement Division working group looking into placing THC limits on pot edibles. At the group’s last meeting, the MED proposed packaging that would require individual serving sizes featuring 10 milligrams of activated THC to be wrapped separately when sold as part of a 100…
Aspen might be a small town, but the battle for news readership has always been a fierce one — though the insults have probably toned down (in print, at least) since 1897, when this screed from the editors of the Aspen Tribune ran bashing the editors and, more directly, the…
Dear Stoner: I’m flying from one Colorado city to another. Is it legal to carry marijuana on me?Durango Unchained Dear Durango: We’re not saying you can — and we’re not saying you can’t. We’ve written in the past about how the Transportation Security Administration doesn’t really have any law-enforcement capabilities…
State medical-marijuana testing labs licensed by the Marijuana Enforcement Division can no longer accept and test private samples dropped off by patients and caregivers. Legally, they’re only allowed to test marijuana from state-licensed marijuana facilities. Officials say the move keeps the state out of the federal government’s cross-hairs by maintaining…
After a week of what seems like endless Reefer Madness stories from the Denver television stations, we thought we’d leave you with some vintage pot hysteria from 1911. Yes, in case reports of wild Mexicans wasn’t enough to scare the hell out of white America, the thought of it killing…
Last month’s Spice bust in Loveland, in which a business owner and two employees were arrested for peddling a substance colloquially known as synthetic marijuana (even though it has little in common with cannabis), got plenty of attention. But the operation pales in comparison to a nationwide series of raids…
It’s been years since I was last in La Conte’s. Back in 2011, it was one of the few shops offering buds below $40 an eighth, with hash oil selling at $30 a gram. It wasn’t the best bud, but the value was good, and overall the shop got a…
Dear Stoner: Last week you talked about vaporizers and vape pens. What kind do you recommend?Eager Edgar Dear Edgar: It really depends on whether you want a desktop vaporizer or a portable vaporizer, and how much dinero you’re willing to drop. Vapes are like tattoos — good ones aren’t cheap,…
