The monthly harvest of medical marijuana patient data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is dried, cured and ready for consumption. For the first time in three months, the Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry saw an increase in patients with current and active red cards. At the end…
Medical cannabis has been on the fast-track to mainstream acceptance over the last few years, and more and more high-profile organizations, including the MS Foundation, are aligning themselves with cannabis groups promoting the safe and beneficial plant. Add to that list Boulder’s BStrong foundation, which raises money for cancer research…
Today brings yet another military-related pot article to our Colorado Cannabis Time Capsule archive. This time, it’s from the Aspen Democrat-Times circa December 1916. The tale is about Mexican militia men storming the border with the demon plant and getting our soldiers hooked on drugs. Gasp!…
It has been more than three years since we were last at Lotus Medical, in the Elephant Corral building on the western edge of downtown Denver. But unlike a lot of shops that have either changed hands or simply changed decor over the past few years, it seems that Lotus…
Dear Stoner: I saw that Uruguay is legalizing marijuana. What is going on down there? When should I start booking my airline tickets and hotel reservations? Tea Traveler Dear Traveler: Uruguay is basically pulling a Colorado, with the legalización of limited amounts of cannabis for adults and regulating sales through…
This week’s article isn’t so much damning cannabis (or Indian hemp as it’s called in the piece). No, cannabis’ reputation as a sinful vice seems to have been already established at this point. Instead, a doctor loosely links cannabis with alcohol to make the demon of booze seem even worse…
People’s Choice Wellness Center has a small waiting room up front with an ATM, but I didn’t get any time to check it out — and it’s not like it matters much anyway. According to my budtender, the shop isn’t going to be sticking around this location much longer. So,…
Dear Stoner: How long have people been getting high off of marijuana? Sean in Lakewood Dear Sean: Recorded cultivation of cannabis for fiber goes back as far as 7,000 years in some parts of the world — that much we know. As for how long humans have been getting stoned,…
Think of the Colorado State Fair, and visions of endless funnel cake, mutton bustin’, carnival rides, 70s rock bands playing past their prime, puke-smelling midway rides, horse shows and rodeos come to mind. Starting this year, though, the Cannabis Patients Network would like to add something to that list: medical…
This 1915 article from the Littleton Independent shows that the U.S. government had interest in cannabis as a medicine even as some states around the country had begun to ban it as an illicit drug. Not only were they interested, they were growing it themselves. An excerpt: “A medical drug…
Not that people weren’t smoking ganja at the parties I went to before, but these days it seems like everyone is pulling out a spliff of something from their new garden or recently discovered dispensary to pass around. (Yes, it is medicine, and, yes, we enjoy it socially: Get over…
In a state like Colorado, where cannabis use and possession (of limited amounts) is now legal, you would think that synthetic marijuana wouldn’t have much of a following. But you would be wrong. Five Fort Collins men — Dien Le, Ponlue Pim, Pirun Pim, Ricky Pim and Kenneth Barnes –…
Here’s another cannabis-related ad, this time from the Ouray Plaindealer from August 30, 1907. Though unlike past advertisements for medicines that contained cannabis, this is one touts the medical benefits of Dr. Franklin Miles’ Pain Pills despite not having any cannabis in the product. And while the pills probably did…
With every trip back and forth to Denver International Airport this summer to pick up visiting friends and family, I’ve become increasingly excited for the light-rail train to DIA. Not only will it finally put Denver up there with other real cities that have real public rail transportation from their…
Dear Stoner: My friend is a cultivator who is very proud of the fact that s/he grows an entirely organic product, outdoors, no chemical fertilizers, etc. Is this really an issue? I noticed that six of the approximately forty medical marijuana business adverts in Westword proclaim that they market an “organic” product…
When Jamie Rephann’s eight-year-old boxer mix, Tank, started having trouble walking, he took his dog to the vet, where he learned the options were pretty limited. Either Tank could go on expensive pain medication that might destroy his liver, or Rephann could try other, alternative treatments for his pet –…
The Boulder City Council approved a 5 percent municipal excise tax on cannabis for growers and manufacturers last night and decided against enacting a separate sales tax — for now, at least. The city did leave open the option of a 5 percent sales tax if other cities — namely…
The Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry saw a decrease of more than 1,000 active red cards at the end of May – marking the second straight month of such declines, despite nearly 6,000 new patient applications over that time period. As of May 31, there were 105,886 active medical marijuana patients…
As we told you last month, Boulder City Council is considering adding a 26 percent tax on retail marijuana sales in the city — in addition to state taxes. The measure has gained steam since then, and tonight the city wants to hear from the general public. As it stands…
Last week, Weedmaps.com founder and CEO Justin Hartfield made some waves in Boulder by announcing his plans for a ganja-only farmer’s market in the college town in the Boulder Daily Camera. While it makes sense, especially considering Boulder’s reputation for being a haven of all-things-organic farmer’s markets and quality marijuana,…
Today’s Colorado Cannabis Time Capsule is a short tale giving us a glimpse into the mind of a 1930s Colorado criminal named Anderson. This time around, the news brief comes from the Douglas County Record-Journal, based out of Castle Rock. It’s dated February 9, 1934. The piece’s brevity leaves us…
Some of my most vivid summer memories involve going to the local plant nursery with my pops when I was a kid. But while recollections of hauling mulch or soil back to the family station wagon still linger, what stands out most to me is the olfactory reaction to the…
