We recently told you about HB 1250, a bill that appeared to ban the medical marijuana edibles industry in Colorado. Since then, there’s been debate among MMJ community members — fueled in part by articles like this — about whether or not that was true. But in advance of today’s…
In November, Loveland voted against allowing medical marijuana dispensaries — and today’s the last day they can legally operate in town. Of the fourteen centers in business late last year, Loveland revenue manager Jim Wedding says seven have already shut down, with the rest presumably following today. How much will…
As we reported this week, a new court filing suggests Thornton cop Dante Carbone was the prime suspect in the internal leak that sabotaged Operation Fortune Cookie, the state’s largest pot bust. That drug investigation ended meekly when federal prosecutors gave restaurateur Dan Tang a slap on the wrist even…
Butane, used as a solvent in making hash, is among the more controversial substances for medical marijuana users. Experts like Westword medical marijuana reviewer William Breathes, believe butane extracts are safe when done properly. But Wanda James, co-owner of the cannabis edibles company Simplypure.com, is 100 percent anti-butane, and she’s…
As we reported on Tuesday, a new court filing suggests the prime suspect for the implosion of Operation Fortune Cookie, the person many people suspected of tipping off restaurateur and apparent drug kingpin Dan Tang and sabotaging the state’s largest pot bust, was Thornton Sergeant Dante Carbone, one of the…
William Breathes’s latest medical marijuana dispensary review is a rave for Kind Love in Glendale, a top-shelf center located in the basement of an old gym. And there’s more leafy goodness to be found in our newly updated MMJ listings. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
The only thing that kept me from going into Kind Love, formerly Herbal Connections, were the ridiculous ads on the former gym’s building: closeups of a man’s abs with text reading “9 out of 10 women prefer this to shopping” and a woman’s-abs version declaring “9 out of 10 men…
The other night a pothead friend was complaining to me about the lack of any candidate he could support in the Denver mayor’s race. I noted that Doug Linkhart, the Denver city councilman who tried to extend reviews on MMJ grows but couldn’t muster the votes, has said he supports…
Despite a threatened lawsuit aimed at councilwoman Judy Montero and developer Mickey Zeppelin, the Denver City Council approved new medical marijuana grow operation regulations last night with no changes. But MMJ attorney Warren Edson predicts that the bill on view below will backfire, with businesses locating outside Denver rather than…
The controversy over medical marijuana grow operation regulations — which now includes a threatened lawsuit targeting developer Mickey Zeppelin and councilwoman Judy Montero — comes to a head at tonight’s Denver City Council meeting. There, councilman Doug Linkhart hopes to stretch reviews at some grows from two years to four…
Developer Mickey Zeppelin says he isn’t a public official and did not violate any law by discussing the location of a grow facility in the River North neighborhood, where he’s a major property owner…
Dan Emmans, owner of Grass Roots Health and Wellness Center, says that Denver City Council’s proposed changes to the zoning rules medical marijuana growhouses have little to do with pot and a lot to do with politics. On Tuesday night, councilmembers will decide whether to grandfather in growhouses set up…
A dispensary owner and grower leasing a warehouse in a neighborhood at the heart of the current Denver City Council zoning discussions plans to file a lawsuit alleging that developer Mickey Zeppelin, Councilwoman Judy Montero and former Councilwoman Susan Barnes-Gelt not only interfered with his ability to conduct business, but…
In his latest medical marijuana dispensary review, William Breathes gives Patients Plus a minus. Fortunately, there are more positives to be found in our newly updated MMJ listings. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
This dispensary has closed. Last year on The Daily Show, I quipped that dispensaries are like restaraunts: Some people want a nice steak house, while others can settle for McDonald’s. Patients Plus is the latter — a fast-food marijuana stop…
Last December, Representative Claire Levy floated the idea of a bill setting a marijuana-impairment standard for Colorado drivers. This notion has coalesced into HB 1261, which establishes an impairment limit of 5 nanograms of THC per milliliter of blood; read it below. Levy’s already heard from advocates who oppose the…
Last week, we told you about Representative Jerry Sonnenberg shredding a medical marijuana amendment after a run-in with advocate Miguel Lopez. At the time, Sonnenberg said Lopez had spit on a lobbyist and been expelled from the capitol — claims Lopez specifically denied. Now, a video of at least part…
Yesterday, the Denver City Council attempted to tackle medical marijuana regulations that MMJ attorney Warren Edson initially feared could close 137 of 150 MMJ grows in the city. The current measure, which will be voted upon by council a week from today, is no longer so draconian. But Edson says…
Update below: You know you’re making an impact when your business model is satirized on national television. That’s what happened to Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies, which was needled by Seth Meyers on this weekend’s edition of Saturday Night Live. See the clip below…
Passions were aflame in the medical marijuana community yesterday, with both a department of health MMJ advisory committee meeting and a judiciary committee hearing on cleanup bill HB 1043 stirring controversy. Now, we learn Representative Jerry Sonnenberg actually tore up a 1043 amendment after a verbal set-to with advocate Miguel…
Some very different takes on yesterday’s judiciary committee hearing on HB 1043, a medical marijuana bill co-sponsored by Representative Tom Massey and Senator Pat Steadman. Jill Lamoureux, who also weighed in on a contentious health department advisory meeting, doesn’t think the bill is highly problematic. As for the Cannabis Therapy…
Yesterday, the meeting of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s MMJ advisory committee got off to a rocky start, when a time change nearly prevented advocates from commenting. But Jill Lamoureux, an advisory committee member and owner of Boulder County Caregivers, feels steps forward were still made…
