Dear Stoner: The governor signed Amendment 64 into law, but do you think the federal government is going to really allow this to happen? Cannacynic Dear ‘cynic: Attorneys have pointed out that there’s not much the feds can do about the decriminalization aspect of it at the state level: If…

Up in Weld County, owners of the three dispensaries in Dacono have filed a complaint to stop a citywide ban on medical marijuana businesses that’s scheduled to take effect January 1. Dacono Meds, Maryjane’s Medicinal and Green Medicals filed their request for an injunction last Friday, hoping to stay in…

In doing research for our feature on the history of cannabis in Colorado, we came across some amazing old news stories from local papers about marijuana arrests and more. We’ll share the most memorable of them in our quasi-regular feature, Colorado Cannabis Time Capsule. Today’s item, from October 12, 1937:…

Since the passage of Amendment 64, which legalizes adult possession of an ounce or less of marijuana, have you been getting questions about how it will work? So have we. To help clear the foggy air, we’ve asked medical marijuana dispensary critic William Breathes to follow in the footsteps of…

For the third year in a row, state lawmakers will be pushing for an official marijuana DUI limit, to curb what they say is an epidemic of stoned drivers that will only get worse with the passage of Amendment 64. Senator Steve King, a Western Slope Republican, is again sponsoring…

Update: Yesterday afternoon, after we shared an activist Max Montrose’s claim that a Fox31 report on driving under the influence of THC was rigged (see our previous coverage below), the station released a 1,600-word response denying the claim. Reporter Mark Meredith insists the driving simulator wasn’t rigged, and says the…

In doing research for our feature on the history of cannabis in Colorado, we came across some amazing old news stories from local papers about marijuana arrests and more. We’ll share the most memorable of them in our quasi-regular feature, Colorado Cannabis Time Capsule. Today’s item, from December 20, 1934:…

Since the passage of Amendment 64, which legalizes adult possession of an ounce or less of marijuana, have you been getting questions about how it will work? So have we. To help clear the foggy air, we’ve asked medical marijuana dispensary critic William Breathes to follow in the footsteps of…

Less than a month before a city-council-approved ban on dispensaries would even take hold in the tiny town of Dacono, a petition that calls for repealing that ban has already been approved. It’s scheduled to go before voters in 2013…

The Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division has released the set of rules personnel hope to change over the next year in order to streamline the state medical marijuana industry. See the full document below…

Last January, private pilot Carl Gruber took off from a California airport headed for Boulder with 55 pounds of marijuana loaded into his tiny plane. But instead of friendly co-smugglers waiting for Gruber at the Boulder County Airport, the Boulder County Drug Task Force and agents from the Department of…

Now and then, companies send us medical marijuana-related products ranging from vaporizers to board games to books. We showcase them in our quasi-regular product review section, Stoner MacGyver. The latest? Puffit stealth personal vaporizer…

Once again, the holidays have me broke. Between buying flights to see family and gifts for my wife and nephew, the wallet is a little thin. But as the song says, “First take care of head.” So I shot down to South Broadway’s Discount Dispensary Land to cash in on…

According to the Transportation Security Administration, if medical marijuana patients’ paperwork checks out, they can board a flight with meds in tow as long as they are headed to a medical marijuana state that honors Colorado red cards. So…now that voters in Washington and Colorado have legalized small amounts of…

The state medical-marijuana registry continued to grow in September, with 107,666 people in Colorado signed up for the program. The official September tally of valid red cards marks an increase of 3,528 cards from the month before…

After a long delay, the state Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division has begun implementing a private caregiver registry — despite caregivers being handled by a separate government agency. State law crafted in response 2010’s House Bill 1284 requires the MMED to keep track of private caregiver grow locations — a useless…

In doing research for our feature on the history of cannabis in Colorado, we came across some amazing old news stories from local papers about marijuana arrests and more. We’ll share the most memorable of them in our quasi-regular feature, Colorado Cannabis Time Capsule. Today’s item, from November 24, 1939:…

Who says El Paso County isn’t pro-marijuana? The official tally is in and Amendment 64 passed by a whopping ten votes. In total, 292,698 people in the county voted in the election. Of that number, 141,701 people voted for Amendment 64. Officials in El Paso County said that the slim…

This dispensary has closed. Jane Medicals has been a dispensary fixture on East Colfax Avenue for the last three years. But I have no idea what it used to look like — or what it soon will look like, for that matter. My first and, so far, only visit to…

In light of Amendment 64’s passage, district attorneys and city attorneys across the state have announced that they will be dropping possession and paraphernalia charges. And even though the ballot measure has not yet been signed into law by the governor, local police departments are already re-examing their own approach…

Now and then, companies send us medical marijuana-related products ranging from vaporizers to board games to books. We showcase them in our quasi-regular product review section, Stoner MacGyver. The latest? Cloud essential oil personal vaporizers…

If there is a hell, its soundtrack would undoubtedly include hours of recordings from a busy corporate guitar store. On a Saturday, the places are awash with a horrid mix of out-of-tune “Smoke on the Water”/”Stairway to Heaven”/Metallica medleys — someone thumping with no rhythm on a cranked-up bass and…