Richard Belzer, a TV mainstay thanks to the Law & Order franchise (he’s currently a regular on Special Victims Unit), got his start as a standup comic. But don’t expect lotsa chuckles at the debate he’ll moderate at this weekend’s Plant Medicine Expo & Healthcare Provider Conference. Because he’s very…
High profile medical marijuana grower Chris Bartkowicz won’t be able to use the state’s medical marijuana laws as part of his defense in federal court, a judge ruled yesterday. Bartkowicz was arrested last February after showing off his grow operation to a local television news crew…
You can find just about everything you want at Mile High Marketplace, that collection of kitsch north of downtown Denver at I-76 and 88th Avenue that’s long been a local institution (and in our hearts, will always be known by its old name, the Mile High Flea Market). Just about…
Today’s rally for Chris Bartkowicz, who faces sixty years in prison for growing medical marijuana, took place at the federal courthouse prior to a hearing that’s ongoing at this writing. Westword’s Boyd Fletcher is there and will offer a complete report. Meanwhile, page down to see his photos from the…
Members of Colorado’s health department held a hearing before deciding not to make Tourette’s Syndrome a condition approved for medical marijuana treatment. But that wasn’t the case with a petition involving post-traumatic stress disorder — and Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente, who later this morning will lead a support rally for…
As we noted in a September 10 post, the February arrest of Highlands Ranch marijuana grower Chris Bartkowicz, as well as his subsequent indictment, has been a rallying point for local medical-marijuana activists. That will literally be true tomorrow, when members of major MMJ advocacy organizations will gather at his…
Yesterday, a special issues meeting of the Denver City Council considered medical marijuana grow limits in residential areas. And as Colorado Coalition for Patients and Caregivers’ Robert Chase predicted, the proposal moved forward. Now, the full council is likely to consider the restrictions next month, and Chase, who belittles members…
Last week, a reader posted a tip that City Park Dispensary — which garnered a favorable review from us back in July for its unique strains — was being forced to close down. Unfortunately, the rumor is true. And the reason is approximately 100 feet long…
At 3:30 p.m. today, the Denver City Council will consider zoning language to limit the amount of medical marijuana grown in residential locations. Some advocates believe this measure would severely restrict the rights of MMJ caregivers in Denver — among them Colorado Coalition for Patients and Caregivers’ Robert Chase, who’s…
Last week, the folks over at Kind Reviews put up some disturbing pictures of spider mite infested cannabis from MariTrust, 4662 Glencoe Street. Spider Mites are small (one millimeter) crab-like spiders that take over plants, leaving eggs, webs and exoskeletons behind. While they’re not necessarily harmful to smoke, such an…
Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett once said he wanted to be the state’s most progressive DA when it comes to medical marijuana. In contrast, Attorney General John Suthers thinks MMJ dispensaries suck. It’s no surprise, then, that lawyers/medical marijuana advocates Rob Corry, Jeffrey Gard, Warren Edson, Leonard Frieling and Jon…
In August, we told you about a move on the part of El Paso county commissioners to place a medical marijuana dispensary ban on the November ballot. The plan’s subsequent approval means voters will decide the fate of approximately seventy centers, grow operations and the like. But medical marijuana advocates…
This week, news that a national survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) showed illegal drug use among Americans twelve and older is climbing, with much of the increase due to marijuana, made headlines nationwide. But Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente says there’s no cause for alarm…
Roughly 75 people attended the Department of Revenue’s Medical Marijuana Advisory committee meeting this morning. Despite fears from the Cannabis Therapy Institute that there wouldn’t be enough space in the board room, everyone who wanted a seat had one. But some people gave theirs up early…
This dispensary has closed. In “Mile Highs and Lows,” Westword offers a no-holds-barred look at what goes on behind the locked doors of marijuana dispensaries, whether they resemble swanky bars or a dope dealer’s college dorm room. See our updated dispensary list here, and keep reading for William Breathes’s review…
Yesterday, Colorado’s board of health considered and then rejected the prospect of formally adding Tourette Syndrome as a condition that can be treated by medical marijuana in this state. It’s a decision that incenses Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente, who earlier petitioned the health department to allow medical marijuana use for…
The Department of Revenue’s medical marijuana advisory committee has been controversial from the beginning, and not only because meetings weren’t open to the public until after advocates complained. Now there are gripes from the likes of Cannabis Therapy Institute that the meeting space is too small for everyone who wants…
A few weeks ago news outlets across the nation, including Westword, reported on what appeared to be the first-ever pot commercial on regular TV, a spot for a California dispensary on Sacramento station KTXL. But as it turns out, irregular TV around Colorado has been running dispensary ads for some…
Every now and then local companies drop off their medical marijuana-related products at the Westword offices. Enough, actually, that we decided it would be a good idea to kick off a quasi-regular product review to showcase our Colorado Stoner MacGyvers…
Here’s one of the stranger public political spats of the season: El Paso County Commissioner Amy Lathen and Colorado Springs councilman Sean Paige have been going back and forth over marijuana. Seems Lathen publicly said Paige supports weed legalization, which she appears to oppose. Paige responds that he opposes it,…
The February arrest of Highlands Ranch marijuana grower Chris Bartkowicz, as well as his subsequent indictment, has been a rallying point for local medical-marijuana activists — and it will continue to be so for months to come. The judge at a two-day hearing has allowed the case, which could net…
Today, medical marijuana attorney Rob Corry sent a letter to the three best-known gubernatorial candidates — John Hickenlooper, Dan Maes and Tom Tancredo — asking them two weed-related questions: Would they support a law preventing the legislature from using MMJ funds like a piggy bank? And would they back the…
