I’ve been eyeing the CCF sign on Colfax for years now. It’s one of the most prominent MMJ signs on Colfax, while at the same time being relatively modest. Just three big letters on an old neon marquee. I always assumed the sign was probably the best part about the…
It’s hard to believe that it has been two years since I last visited the Giving Tree in Denver. Time flies when you’re stoned. Most everything has remained physically the same about the shop, but the space was never an issue; it was seeds. But the quality of herb seems…
A few months back, we here at Mile Highs and Lows begged and pleaded for you to help convince the folks at the South By Southwest Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas to let us talk about marijuana journalism at what is arguably the most important media conference in America. Thanks…
Over the weekend, I attended South By Southwest Interactive in Austin, where I was scheduled to host a medical marijuana seminar; look for more on that subject in this space soon. But one of the most intriguing, and controversial, projects on display wasn’t at the convention. It was on the…
Fire officials point to recent fires at medical marijuana cultivation sites as proof of increasing dangers at such facilities, which harness loads of energy to power the fans, lights and filters needed to produce high volumes of cannabis. But are these grows really the electrical-blaze equivalent of ticking time bombs,…
I’ll be honest: The name Chronorado sounds like something a marble-mouthed hippie would say when telling his friends where the Rainbow Gathering is this summer. And the place isn’t that appealing from outside. But lately, the shop’s been getting decent reviews from people I’ve encountered, and I figured I could…
While most of us live on a budget that prevents us from spending thousands on medical marijuana each week, there are apparently a few patients with lots of disposable income to throw around. Budtenders I’ve spoken with talk about people coming in regularly to buy ounces of hash oil and…
While mountain smoke shacks like the ones described in this week’s feature, “Secret Stashes,” tend to be, well, secret, they are also built on public land and are meant for any herb lover who finds them to stop in and enjoy however they see fit. But there are some basic…
Now and then, companies send us medical marijuana-related products ranging from vaporizers to board games. We showcase them in our quasi-regular product review section, Stoner MacGyver. The latest? Heady Glass vapor dome set and Ti Power nails…
Green Solution anchors a run-down strip center filled with discount stores, nail salons and a coin-op laundry. It’s nothing impressive, and my initial reaction was to begin questioning my decision to drive to the ‘burbs in the first place. (Like most people I know who grew up in the suburbs,…
Earlier this month, Park County commissioners proposed an ordinance that would put onerous restrictions on home medical marijuana grows. In addition, county officials would be granted unfettered access to such operations…
This week’s Westword cover story, “Secret Stashes,” explores the phenomenon of on-mountain shacks, shanties and huts commonly called smoke shacks by the skiers and riders who use them as a private place to light up herb. As part of our coverage, we sent the Mile Highs and Lows camera crew…
Yesterday, U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesman Jeff Dorschner implied that the 23 dispensaries issued shut-down letters had stopped doing business at their previous locations, within 1,000 feet from schools. While some centers have relocated, others have shut their doors permanently…
Update: Sadly, the number of ski deaths in Colorado this season has grown again. On Sunday, 24-year-old Joshua Allen of Tampa, Florida, was found in the trees of the Elk Run underneath the Outback lift at Keystone and airlifted to Summit Medical Center, where he later died…
Elvis lives in Aspen. Sometime after the King died, an unknown skier tacked an “Elvis Presley Boulevard” sign to the trunk of a pine tree in a wooded traverse on Aspen Mountain. In the days, weeks, months and years that followed, other fans added pictures and artifacts until the shrine…
Three minutes into the seven-minute ride on the Super Gauge Express chairlift at Winter Park, one of my guides turns, pulls down the turtleneck of his red ski jacket and says, “I think I’m not feeling safe enough. I think we should get safer.” Soon I’m following the two skiers…
Now and then, companies send us medical marijuana-related products ranging from vaporizers to board games. We showcase them in our quasi-regular product review section, Stoner MacGyver. The latest? Kanga Can — The Dry Ice Hopper…
The private information of as many as two dozen medical marijuana patients was improperly handled, according to 7News. The John Ferrugia report claims that “sensitive information in the medical marijuana registry, including names, dates of births and Social Security numbers” were sent out via mail, stapled to a packet of…
My first real experience with cannabis genetics involved smuggled Northern Lights seeds from the Picasso coffee shop in Amsterdam. Though I was just a kid and what I grew wasn’t anything to brag about, the experience gave me a new love for the plant…
Representative Wes McKinley wants to save the earth with hemp, and not in some philosophical, hippie-dippy way either. Through a bill he has introduced this session that would study how hemp plants clean contaminated soil, McKinley is hoping to eventually revive industrial hemp production in Colorado and the rest of…
Senator Steve King’s proposed THC driving bill, which would set an intoxication standard of five nanograms of THC per milliliter of blood for medical marijuana patients and a zero-tolerance level for non-patients, is up for discussion on Monday. And opponents are gearing up for a fight…
The Colorado medical and recreational cannabis communities are put under the lens of reality television tonight. Tonight, National Geographic Channel will air the first episode American Weed, the latest weed-themed reality TV show to hit the mainstream. See a preview below…
