This dispensary has closed. I couldn’t have visited Grassroots Grown at a worse time. No, the shelves weren’t bare, and although the herb on the shelves could use some lovin’, that wasn’t the problem, either. Unfortunately, Grassroots will probably have to move, since it’s one of 48 shops (so far)…
The CU-Boulder scheme to squelch the annual 4/20 event by closing Norlin Quad and banning visitors puts lotsa pressure on the university’s police department. But spokesman Ryan Huff stresses that a plan is in place to dissuade potential attendees from coming to Boulder in the first place and treat those…
After months of confusion regarding the legality of seed sales at dispensaries, the Colorado cannabis community finally has an answer from the state. And though it doesn’t technically ban seed sales, it’s not exactly the one some plant breeders wanted…
Last night, the Boulder City Council passed a resolution supporting CU-Boulder’s plan to shrink the campus 4/20 event by closing Norlin Quad and banning visitors on Friday; read it below. This morning, we spoke to two members of the council — one who supports it wholeheartedly, and another who voted…
CU-Boulder administrators insist they’re not cracking down on the campus’ annual 4/20 event — but they’re closing Norlin Quad and banning visitors on the big day. Thanks to these actions, scenes like the ones captured by photographers Kate Levy and Colleen Whitfield at last year’s bash won’t be taking place…
More than 4,500 people signed on to the Colorado medical marijuana registry from January to February of this year. That constitutes the biggest jump in registry numbers since June 2010, when the total rose 6,557 patients from the previous month…
The Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of America (MMAPA), an organization that made its reputation by speaking out on behalf of patient rights, is shutting down. Why? Vincent Palazzotto, the man behind the nonprofit, lists a slew of extenuating factors that led to what he stresses was the very difficult decision…
Update below: Last month, a majority of attendees at the Denver Republican Assembly backed Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act. And enthusiasm is even more widespread among Democrats. Saturday’s Dem state convention and assembly in Pueblo formally supported Amendment 64 — an action that proves to proponent Mason…
In defending CU Boulder’s decision to close Norlin Quad and ban visitors on 4/20, Chancellor Philip DiStefano claims the event is a party, not a protest — an assertion echoed by the institution’s spokesperson. But Mark Silverstein, legal director for the Colorado ACLU scoffs at this argument even as he…
Now and then, companies send us medical marijuana-related products ranging from vaporizers to board games. We showcase them in our quasi-regular product review section, Stoner MacGyver. The latest? LighterMate magnetic lighter…
After weeks of denying that it would crack down on 4/20 events, the University of Colorado Boulder has announced that school will limit campus visitors to official business only and close down the famous Norlin Quad where as many as 10,000 students have gathered to smoke herb in past years…
The brilliant minds attending the Colorado School of Mines can be included with those other young people who apparently need federal protection against drugs. Mile Highs and Lows caught up with Golden Alternative Care owner Craig Mardick briefly yesterday, who confirmed that his shop was included in the most recent…
The changes to Denver Kush Club since our first visit in May 2010 haven’t been drastic, but the transition from stoner den with a thrown-together lounge and dispensary to a slick storefront with memorable herb made for a great second first impression…
For the second month in a row, the Colorado medical marijuana registry has seen an increase in the number of patients, definitively ending a six-month stretch of people giving up their red cards. According to stats released by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment last week, a total…
Today, eleven organizations associated with medical marijuana, including trade associations and the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, have sent an open letter to U.S. Attorney John Walsh. How does Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente describe the message at the heart of the document, on view below in its entirety?…
U.S. Attorney John Walsh has said that his crackdown on dispensaries near schools is intended to protect children and young people from drugs and drug abuse. But a good number of Boulder dispensaries targeted in the second round are near a university full of adults, leading some to speculate on…
Studies show that 55 percent of Americans believe marijuana should be legalized, but only sixteen states (including Colorado) allow its medical use. The following infographic, shared by a reader/graphics pro, is a visual argument for legalization. (The campaign for regulating pot in Colorado began in November 2010 and continues through…
This dispensary has closed. It wasn’t a busy day, but the shop named A Mile High was slammed with customers the day I was in — including a father in with his toddler son buying herb. Now, I have no problem with herb being used around children, but years of…
On March 22, two doctors practicing in northern Colorado were arrested by the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office on charges of writing false medical marijuana prescriptions for undercover officers. If the charges against them are true, does that make them typical of MMJ physicians? Or the exceptions?…
The woman seen here looks like a highly polished business owner, perhaps, or maybe a suburban soccer mom. But as portrayed on a billboard being formally unveiled today at a high-profile location near the Denver Broncos’ home, Sports Authority Field at Mile High (see it below), she’s also a fan…
Last night, CBS4 ran a piece about staff cuts (from 37 to twenty) at the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division. At the conclusion of the report, on view below, correspondent Rick Sallinger asked ominously if the reduced crew could possibly enforce the many regulations imposed on MMJ businesses. But he skipped…
Yesterday, voters in the communities of Lyons, Fruita and Crawford voted about whether to allow medical marijuana retail sales — and the results were mixed. Lyons okayed dispensaries, while Crawford and Fruita nixed them even though neither is home to such a business at this time…
