Highlands Ranch’s Chris Bartkowicz, whose home was raided by the DEA in February soon after he showed off his grow to a 9News reporter, is expected to offer a guilty plea in relation to the case. Nevertheless, his arrest raises a series of legal questions regarding the conflict between Colorado’s…
On Wednesday, Erick Schmuckal was taken directly from a court hearing to jail. He’s been ordered to serve 120 days for violating his probation. What did he do to earn this sentence? According to his attorney, Sean McAllister, he acted as a medical marijuana patient and caregiver — which he’s…
The medical marijuana legislation grinding through the Colorado House and Senate continues to fire up debate — note these recent back-and-forths between Senator Chris Romer and MMJ advocate Rob Corry over the issue of licensing requirements for patients age 21 and under. But plenty of other nuts-and-bolts questions remain. Such…
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone grew up in Colorado and attended the University of Colorado in Boulder, which explains why their celebrated show includes lots of local references. So it was only a matter of time before the duo took on the hottest topic around these parts…
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone grew up in Colorado and attended the University of Colorado in Boulder, which explains why their celebrated show includes lots of local references. So it was only a matter of time before the duo took on the hottest topic around these parts…
As Colorado’s medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer’s college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword will be offering a no-holds-barred look at what goes…
For indefatigable marijuana booster Mason Tvert, founder of the advocacy organization Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER), April 1 is a very big day. Rallies are scheduled to take place at more than eighty colleges and universities across the country (see the complete list below) arguing that students who use…
Moments ago, we published a special April Fool’s Day edition of our “Mile Highs and Lows” dispensary reviews, in which William Breathes discovers that the One Man Mobile Dispensary in Civic Center Park lacks the amenities of most MMJ establishments — and it’s fully stocked with seed-filled weed bricks more…
This dispensary has closed. As Colorado’s medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer’s college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword will be offering a no-holds-barred…
Last month, we told you about two marijuana-related busts in Broomfield, as well as North Metro Drug Task Force Commander Jerry Peters’ revelation that his unit had at least 23 active marijuana investigations. Don’t know if the latest bust — of alleged marijuana grower Brian Joseph Strick, 32 — was…
On Monday, Senator Chris Romer argued in favor of requiring those under 21 to do more in order to qualify for a medical marijuana card than those over that age — and he also predicted that there’d be a backlash and a potential dispensary ban if members of the medical…
Update, 12:34 p.m.: Channel 31 reporter Julie Hayden has responded to an interview request on this subject. Look below the original item to read what she has to say. In an age of shrinking newsroom resources, media organizations are borrowing from each other more than ever before — and that’s…
While lawmakers hammer out regulations on Colorado’s nascent yet booming medical marijuana industry, an even bigger political showdown is looming in California, where voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana altogether in the November election. While marijuana activists have been pushing for legalization for decades, some of those associated with…
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers’ announcement that he would be joining in a lawsuit with a dozen other AGs across the country to challenge the constitutionality of the new health-care bill was cheered by some political observers and jeered by others — with members of the latter group casting around…
Senator Chris Romer feels that many of those under age 21 who have medical marijuana cards obtained these licenses to toke under dubious circumstances — and he wants to make it harder for them to do so in the future. However, such distinctions between patients’ ages didn’t make it into…
So you think you’re a connoisseur, what with your cans of Beluga, Kobe steaks and stash of 1998 Dom Perignon? Think again if you haven’t gotten your hands on cannabis caviar, a new kind of top-shelf marijuana popping up at Colorado dispensaries that sells for the astronomical price of $1,400…
The medical marijuana industry in Colorado has been booming since at least last year, with plenty of ganjapreneurs coming up with concepts intended to help them grab a piece of the pot profits. But despite the competition, Chad Bardon thinks he has a unique approach — one that revolves around…
Our “Mile Highs and Lows” dispensary reviews, recently referenced in the Wall Street Journal, are a weekly feature on The Latest Word. Our most recent entry? The Wildflower Seed tastes Fresh Baked Dispensary, which specializes in edibles, not smokables. But for those who prefer other delivery methods, we’ve also updated…
As Colorado’s medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer’s college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword will be offering a no-holds-barred look at what goes…
You can always count on SAFER head Mason Tvert to defend the honor of marijuana. Note that he’s previously praised a study showing teen toking is on the rise but binge drinking is falling and advocated a boycott of Starbucks, allegedly because the coffee titan supports the anti-pot Colorado Drug…
Early this year, reports that the city had issued more than 390 sales tax licenses to medical marijuana dispensaries led many to proclaim Denver “Cannabis Capital USA.” But once city council passed new dispensary regulations on January 11 requiring all current dispensary owners to apply for a new dispensary license…
As of two days ago, the latest version of HB 1284, the bill to regulate the medical marijuana industry, looked something like this. But yesterday’s hearing before the House judiciary committee resulted in a number of significant changes to the legislation. Many of these alterations were good, says Brian Vicente,…
