Our Thomas Mitchell recently reported about a study showing that the legal marijuana business used over $6 billion in energy during 2015. The report started a firestorm among our commenters, with many of them pointing out that the energy costs would be substantially diminished if outdoor grows were allowed. Among…
When it was revealed in November that Snoop Dogg had partnered with the LivWell dispensary chain to sell his own brand of cannabis products, the announcement provoked two reactions: intrigue and contempt. Intrigue from those who appreciated the shrewd venture and the image of Tha Doggfather legally pushing pot products,…
A new report shared with the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that many marijuana tourists got more than they bargained for when visiting Colorado after the state legalized limited recreational pot sales. Specifically, the number of out-of-state residents who made cannabis-related emergency room visits in 2014, after Amendment 64 went…
Dear Stoner: What is Thai stick? Is it just an old strain of chronic from the ’70s? The Berg Dear Berg: Be ready to take notes if an old-timer ever tells you about the time he smoked a Thai stick, because it was probably crazier than any blunt you’ve ever…
As recently as last summer, some cannabis activists were disappointed by presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’s marijuana policies. But since then, Sanders had become more progressive about cannabis — and now, a recent poll suggests that he’s got a real shot to defeat Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in the March 1 Colorado…
Legal indoor marijuana grows are consuming energy at an exorbitant rate, according to a recent report by a cannabis industry data provider. While most of legalized marijuana’s effects on communities are measured in terms of dollars and crime statistics, electricity usage is becoming an issue of growing concern among environmentalists…
In a sea of generically named pot shops labeled with words like “apothecary,” “alternative,” “herbal” and so on, anything original is sure to stand out. To be honest, though, I hadn’t noticed how clever Terrapin Care Station’s name was until a friend was playing a Grateful Dead album one lazy…
Dear Stoner: I like the pain relief and sleep aid that CBD offers, and I even enjoy a little psychoactive effect, but I still get way too high after a hit of weed. Is there any high-CBD product that’ll get me high but not too high? Jonah Dear Jonah: If…
As we recently reported, Colorado Department of Transportation figures show that in 2015, marijuana driving citations actually went down from the previous year, albeit by a small amount — 1.3 percent. In apparent response to these numbers, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office has released pot-citation data from that particular area…
Ever since the passage of Amendment 64, which legalized limited recreational marijuana sales in Colorado, state officials have been concerned about a rise in stoned driving. But has the phenomenon already peaked? It’s far too soon to say definitively. But data from the Colorado Department of Transportation show that the…
According to a recent study, Colorado is in the bottom third of states when it comes to excessive drinking. Our post sharing the stats got people talking about whether or not Denver has a drinking problem. Some of those who responded consider the issue to be overblown, while others feel…
Last month, Massachusetts lawmakers visited Colorado to learn more about the state’s marijuana industry in advance of a 2016 ballot measure in their state — and some of them were pretty freaked out by the experience. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren seems much calmer about the issue — particularly as it applies…
We’ve seen vaporizers rise in popularity over the past few years as an option for cannabis consumption, including devices that can vape marijuana flower and hash oil with relative ease. Now you can add another compound of the marijuana plant to the list, and you’ve probably been smoking it without…
We recently posted about NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s claim that the league’s marijuana ban is “the correct policy.” Goodell’s statement, made just before Super Bowl 50, retreated from previous statements suggesting a willingness to consider altering the NFL’s treatment of the substance, not to mention advocacy by plenty of former…
Colorado has been the trendsetter in legal recreational marijuana for more than two years, and as debates about the plant’s economic and social effects rage around the country, people frequently look to this state’s capital for data that supports their arguments. But until recently, Denver hasn’t been able to provide…
Last October, we told you about a class-action lawsuit filed against LivWell Englightened Health dispensaries based on its alleged use of a pesticide called Eagle 20 “in the first quarter of 2015 and likely for many months, if not years, earlier.” The substance is described in the suit, seen in its…
Highland, the Highlands, the Northside — whatever the hell you want to call it — has become the poster child for Denver gentrification. But that hasn’t stopped a lot of us from going to one of the neighborhood’s trendy restaurants or trying to squeeze into Williams & Graham for a…
Dear Stoner: Does marijuana help with depression? Searching Dear Searching: Unfortunately, the answer is not a simple yes or no. There’s such a wide range of studies on the subject that trying to wrap your head around it can make your hair fall out — or leave you more depressed…
All but lost amid the hype in advance of Super Bowl 50, won by your Denver Broncos, were remarks by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell about the league’s policy toward marijuana — an issue that arose during a Q&A in advance of the game that came complete with a reference to…
The celebration of the Broncos’ victory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 is jam-packed with events beginning at 10 a.m. tomorrow, February 9, and continuing into the afternoon, and the public is invited. But they’re not invited to smoke pot. The press release about the festivities, included below in its…
A bill introduced to the state legislature in January would create a certification program for commercial marijuana growers to label their products “pesticide-free.” As the legal marijuana industry and the authorities that regulate it try to figure out the snowballing pesticide issue in Colorado’s cannabis products, Representatives Jonathan Singer of…
The forecast for Denver’s marijuana industry is hazier than usual this winter as the City and County of Denver considers extending a moratorium on pot businesses for another two years, leaving entrepreneurs and owners holding their collective breath. The original marijuana moratorium, approved before the first legal sales on January…
