Marijuana

This week’s multi-part cover story about the state of the state of marijuana takes a look at Amendment 64 and how legislators will address implementing the legalization of small amounts of cannabis and the shops that will sell it. Our print edition also features a Q&A with Amendment 64 proponent…

Critics of 4/20 gatherings tend to dismiss them as pot-infused parties rather than political events — but the annual Denver 4/20 Rally, scheduled to take place at Civic Center Park on both April 20 and 21, suggests that this theory is too one-dimensional. In his latest release, organizer Miguel Lopez…

A bill to register hemp farmers with the state Department of Agriculture has been introduced at the State Capitol. As explained in our cover story, “Green Acres,” the marijuana-centric Amendment 64 also made it lawful to grow hemp, weed’s sober stepsister. The bill, known as SB 241, creates a process…

Despite ramped-up pressure from national media outlets, the federal government still has not offered a response to the December 10 signing of Amendment 64, which allows adults 21 and over in Colorado to use and possess small amounts of marijuana. Into this vacuum have stepped a number of legislators, including…

Last week, Denver mayor Michael Hancock advocated for tight regulation of marijuana in the wake of Amendment 64’s signing, including a ban on pot clubs. Another indication of the Hancock administration’s desire for tough regs? A new study from the Denver Office of Drug Strategy, which argues that marijuana shouldn’t…

We have so much marijuana at Westword, we don’t know what to do with it. Marijuana news, that is. We’re looking to bring on our second-ever pot-specific intern. You don’t need to be a medical marijuana cardholder or anything like that, but some working knowledge of cannabis and the cannabis…

Back in December 2011, we told you about Kaleb Young, a marijuana caretaker who’d been acquitted of three felonies. But while the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office gave back some of the items seized during a raid the previous year, 42 marijuana plants weren’t returned — because they had died. Now,…

There’s an unwritten rule with restaurant critiquing that you don’t visit a place in the first month or so after it opens, since the chef needs a few weeks to break in the staff and grow accustomed to the flow of the operation. The same could apply to medical marijuana…

This week, Mayor Michael Hancock appeared before a Denver City Council subcommittee to talk marijuana. And during his time in the spotlight (see a video of his chat below), he made it clear that if he had his way, pot would be tightly regulated and clubs for those who want…

Dear Stoner: Every time I smoke herb, my eyes get redder than Rudolph’s nose. What’s up with that? Is there any way to prevent it? Ro Jo Dear Ro Jo: Ah, the classic telltale sign that someone has just finished a doobie or a nice bong load: red-eye. When I…

How useful is a drug dog trained to go after something that is now legal in two states? Since it’s no longer a crime to carry up to an ounce of marijuana in Colorado, the mere fact that a drug dog has detected marijuana isn’t reason enough to search someone…

Back in January, the Colorado Children’s Caucus made it clear to members of the Colorado legislature how its members felt about the passage of Amendment 64 via a presentation to the state’s general assembly entitled “How Drugs are Endangering Colorado’s Children.” Now, Stacee Reed, the organization’s associate ombudsman, is spreading…

It’s now been approximately five months since voters approved Amendment 64, which allows adults 21 and over in Colorado to use and possess small amounts of marijuana. Moreover, almost four months have passed since John Hickenlooper signed it into law, and four weeks-plus since U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said…

Back in 2010, we published a story in which a veterinarian warned that dogs shouldn’t be given marijuana. Shortly thereafter, Fox31 did a lurid version of the same story, complete with imagery straight out of a ’60s-era psychedelic flick. Then, last year, CBS4 reported about a vet who’d conducted a…

This 1884 cannabis-related news nugget is the oldest we’ve managed to dig up from the mines of Colorado’s past so far. Though it was clearly syndicated from another source, the piece, “A TERRIBLE OPIATE,” ran pretty prominently in the Leadville Daily Herald in March of that year, running across one…

Most of the time, I find dispensaries from friend suggestions. This time, it was Google maps — more specifically, a street-view image of a hippie walking out of the dispensary and clearly being surprised to see the Googlemobile. Pan to the northeast a frame, and homie is flipping the camera…

It’s been nearly a month since Attorney General Eric Holder said a decision about a federal response to Amendment 64, which allows adults 21 and over in Colorado to use and possess small amounts of marijuana, would be coming soon. And the longer he waits, the harder it may be…

After the state auditor’s dismal evaluation of the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division, members of the Amendment 64 Joint Committee were expected to have some negative things to say to Barbara Brohl, the executive director of the Department of Revenue and overseer of the MMED. But when the opportunity came Thursday…

Dear Stoner: I keep seeing all these different “concentrates” in dispensaries, but I’ve yet to try any. I know this sounds dumb, but what is hash, exactly? Ivana Tryit Dear Ivana: What is hash? Awesomeness concentrated. Next time you get a good look at a bud, check out the white-to-amber…

Lawmakers charged with crafting legislation to regulate recreational cannabis use in Colorado have extended their meetings by one week — but they say they should have a final set of proposals for the legislature April 8. Why was the original date of March 29 set aside? A big reason has…

In a Monday interview with Representative Rhonda Fields, co-sponsor of the latest THC driving bill, we noted that the measure, which is similar to ones that failed the past two years, seemed on a steady march to passage this time around — and that continues to be the case. The…

Yesterday we told you about HB 1114, the THC DUI bill, which is headed to the floor of the House, where it could come up for approval as early as this week before being sent off to the Senate. While that and the pending legislation surrounding Amendment 64 are hot…