Miguel Lopez is a write-in candidate for governor, as well as an advocate for what he calls “marijuana re-legalization.” He sees 2012 as the year when this issue is likely to reach the ballot box, but he doesn’t want activists to wait around until then. That’s the message of “2010…
Everyone has questions about the new medical marijuana laws. And one of the best people to answer them is Jill Lamoureux-Leigh, one of the most successful and respected people in the MMJ community…
Mason Tvert, the main man behind SAFER, lives to promote the theory that marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol — and if he can hype his book Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink? at the same time, that’s even better. These goals come together in…
When Senator Chris Romer first proposed a medical marijuana regulation bill, he said legislation might close half the state’s dispensaries, and Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente thinks 40 percent of MMJ businesses may falter in the wake of HB 1284’s signing. MMJ Menu’s Ryan Bregenzer believes it. He’s gotten to the…
Earlier this week, the city council in Broomfield, where a moratorium on medical marijuana businesses is about to expire, voted a ban forward by a 5-4 margin. If it passes on a second reading, July 27, it becomes law. Why not put such a measure on the November ballot? Broomfield…
The time has finally come. My battered, torn and frayed red card expired on the 13th, forcing me to join the club of thousands of doctors-recommendation-carrying medical patients waiting for a card…
Just published: Our latest Mile Highs and Lows dispensary review, in which William Breathes makes a return visit to Mile High Medical (after walking out the first time). And that’s not all, folks. To peruse our newly updated dispensary directory, click here…
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 clinics, whether they resemble swanky bars, sterile dentist’s offices or a dope dealer’s college dorm room. See our dispensary list here, and keep reading for William…
On July 2, Altitude Organic Medicine shut down after a city council zoning measure doomed it — an outcome council member Carla Madison said was regrettable but unavoidable. Before he closed up shop, AOM co-owner Brian Cook implied that another nearby dispensary, LoHi Cannabis Club, had used political connections against…
Aurora police chief Dan Oates defends a sting operation that led to the arrest of a doctor accused of writing medical marijuana recommendations without examinations. But Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente, who’s criticized law enforcement’s approach to medical marijuana in the past, questions the department’s actions, which he sees in the…
One of the main people to thank — or curse — for Colorado’s new medical marijuana regulations is Matt Cook, senior director of enforcement at the Department of Revenue. Cook, who worked closely with legislators developing the rules, is now in charge of enforcing them and will be helming the…
Last week, the Aurora Police Department busted Dr. Manuel Aquino-Villaman for allegedly writing medical marijuana recommendations to two undercover police officers without examining them. Among other things, he’s been charged with conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Should this sting operation be viewed in the context of Aurora’s reputation as an anti-MMJ-biz…
In early June, several Colorado Springs locals filed paperwork to put a medical-marijuana-business ban on the November ballot. Since then, I’ve tried to reach petition signatories or anyone else representing the group. And today, I finally succeeded. Unfortunately, though, they’ve refused to talk to Westword, in part because they disapprove…
A new study from Rand’s Drug Policy Research Center suggests that marijuana costs could be slashed as much as 80 percent, and pot use could increase by as much as 50 percent, if Californians pass the legalization measure on their November ballot. Such momentous changes could drastically shake up the…
Fresh from the jar: A Mile Highs and Lows dispensary review of Fort Collins’ Elite Green Organics by the Wildflower Seed. And there’s more where that came from. Check out our newly updated dispensary directory by clicking here…
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 clinics (see our dispensary list here), whether they resemble swanky bars, sterile dentist’s offices or a dope dealer’s college dorm room. This week, the Wildflower Seed…
The Denver City Council amendment that essentially zoned Altitude Organic Medicine out of existence was fast-tracked due to what most observers interpret as a state moratorium on approving new medical marijuana businesses until July 2011. But Boulder assistant city attorney Kathy Haddock believes the legal language allegedly establishing this moratorium…
At 11 a.m. this morning, vets, lawyers and activists hope to present a petition to Ned Calonge, Colorado’s chief medical officer, asking that post-traumatic stress disorder be added to a list of conditions that can be treated by medical marijuana. The battle over PTSD and medical marijuana has been going…
Yesterday, Denver City Council member Carla Madison explained the rationale behind an amendment that forced Altitude Organic Medicine, a successful Highlands dispensary, out of business. AOM’s Brian Cook has responded with a virtual manifesto about the situation. Read it below:…
Last Friday, Altitude Organic Medicine’s Highlands location held a combination goodbye party and going-out-of-business sale after being forced to close due to a controversial amendment that essentially zoned AOM out of existence. Owner Brian Cook promises a lawsuit — but city councilwoman Carla Madison defends the measure that shut him…
Lionel Rivera, the Republican mayor of Colorado Springs, says his city has a chance to resurrect itself from pummeling budget cuts brought on by the recession and the state’s tax law that limits the city’s ability to fund its coffers. The medical marijuana industry boon, among other things, is providing…
In June, we told you about a Denver City Council amendment aimed at shutting down Altitude Organic Medicine, a Highlands dispensary, over a zoning technicality. When the amendment passed, owner Brian Cook pledged to sue the city — and that’s still his plan. But he’s also shutting down AOM today,…
