The Denver Chapter of Moms for Marijuana plans to rally in support of Chris Bartkowicz, the Highlands Ranch medical marijuana grower facing federal cultivation charges. Tomorrow, Bartkowicz will find out if a judge will accept a plea-deal for a five year sentence…
William Breathes found Local Product of Colorado, the subject of his latest medical marijuana dispensary review, to have pros and cons. But there are plenty of other options to be found in our newly updated MMJ listings. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
This dispensary has closed. The storefront and decor at Local Product of Colorado have been set up with the utmost care. But their actual local product and its pricing may need some attention…
At 9 a.m., Colorado’s Department of Revenue will begin two days of public hearings at the Jefferson County Justice Center, Hearing Room 1, about its draft regulations for the medical marijuana industry. Among those hoping to speak is MMJ attorney Rob Corry — but he’s already fired off a six-page…
Even as the Colorado dispensary scene matures out of its heady boom days, ganjapreneurs still hope to strike it rich with one MMJ-themed enterprise or another — although like a lot of the product moving around dispensaries these days, not all of it passes the smell test. Take, for example,…
Medical marijuana has been enshrined in the Colorado constitution since 2000, with a new MMJ regulatory law signed into law this past June and more medical marijuana legislation in the pipeline. But that’s not the case in other states, as the Wyoming Supreme Court recently reminded a Boulder patient. Sensible…
HB 1043, a new medical marijuana bill, combines legislative cleanup efforts by Senator Pat Steadman and Representative Tom Massey, co-sponsor of the MMJ measure that became law in June. Steadman admits that he doesn’t agree with everything in the bill at this point, and neither does Massey, whose proposals include…
The building housing The Herbal Cure, the subject of William Breathes’s latest MMJ center review, has been around since 1927 — and other operations in our newly updated listings are built to last, too. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
The outside of The Herbal Cure still looks probably much the way it has since it was built in 1927, minus the giant red railroad trolley in the front, which makes it look like a movie set for a spaghetti western…
Update: Yesterday, Colorado’s board of health rejected an emergency petition from the Cannabis Therapy Institute, on view below in an item first published yesterday morning. The reason? The board didn’t believe the concerns outlined in the petition constituted an emergency. However, the topic has been placed on agenda for the…
In Colorado, where there’s medical marijuana, there’s media. So it was only a matter of time before someone attempted to organize all those newshounds on the weed beat — and now that time has come. Introducing Colorado-based Cannabis Press Association…
Update below: Last week, Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies co-founder Vincent Palazzotto shared his relief that a health department advisory committee struck draft language that might have outlawed mobile MMJ clinics like one his organization uses. Now, he hopes HB 1043, a new medical marijuana bill, will allow…
Last week, we shared info about HB 1043, a new medical marijuana bill co-sponsored by Representative Tom Massey, who helped shepherd Colorado’s main MMJ regulatory bill through the legislature and into law. Partnering with Massey is Senator Pat Steadman, who describes 1043 as a work in progress. He admits being…
Talk about the smell of success. Apparently Boulder now has so many MMJ businesses that folks all over are complaining about the ever-present aroma of pot in the air — and officials are struggling to clear the air…
This week, the department of health’s medical marijuana advisory committee struck draft language that would have doomed mobile MMJ clinics — but it left intact limits against doctors with conditions or restrictions on their licenses. However, HB 1043, a new bill on view below, could change the game again…
For his latest review, William Breathes visits La Conte’s Clone Bar and Dispensary, located in an old building that may have been a speakeasy. But there are plenty of other options available in our newly updated listings. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
If Denver really is the wild west of medical marijuana, then La Conte’s Clone Bar and dispensary makes a pretty good town saloon…
On Tuesday, the health department’s medical marijuana advisory committee, considered whether or not bless language requiring docs to have a permanent location in order to recommend MMJ — a provision that would have doomed the Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies, which sends a mobile unit to far-flung locations…
Now and then, local companies show us medical marijuana-related products. Enough, actually, that we decided to showcase our Colorado Stoner MacGyvers in quasi-regular product reviews. The latest is below…
That was fast. Last week, MMJ advocates represented by attorney Andrew Reid petitioned the Colorado Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of the state’s medical marijuana laws. But the Supremes have already rejected this bid, forcing Reid and his clients to take a much slower path through lower courts…
In January 2010, Mile High NORML staged a pro-cannabis rally across the street from the State Capitol in conjunction with the opening day of the legislative session. But when advocate Miguel Lopez filed a permit to repeat the feat this year, his application for the same location was denied. Although…
Even as the Denver City Council’s special issues committee is set to meet about new zoning rules for marijuana grows, the health department’s medical marijuana advisory committee will gather to consider new rules for doctors who recommend MMJ. In the opinion of Cannabis Therapy Institute’s Laura Kriho, such regs have…
