Dear Stoner: I was just released from the hospital with an aneurysm in my groin. They gave me Oxycodone, but it’s too strong for me. I was wondering if smoking a little pot would relieve me in terms of pain and my appetite.Vegas Jimmy Dear Jimmy: Pain meds are no…
Nederland was considered one of Colorado’s most pot-friendly places long before Amendment 64 passed. Growers have found solace in the hills around the tiny town for decades, and people burning bowls outside of acoustic jams and coffeehouses was commonplace for years. So it was no surprise that 73 percent of…
With votes on local marijuana regulation happening tonight in Wheat Ridge and Pueblo, and Adams County granting its first retail licenses, some noteworthy changes in your local cannabis infrastructure might be taking place this week, as you can see in our calendar below. See also: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Review: Fox…
Here’s yet another marijuana-bashing piece we unearthed, this one from a February 20, 1920 edition of the Routt County Sentinel. It follows the somewhat nonsensical ravings of a Dr. T.S. Blair of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — an apparent medical shill for Big Industry in the 1920s. See also: “Colorado Cannabis Time…
In recent weeks, an aide for the Obama administration said the president plans to do nothing new about marijuana policy during his final two years in office — a stance that frustrated a national cannabis advocate, the Marijuana Majority’s Tom Angell. But Angell is pleased by Obama’s prediction, included in…
In case you’re wondering (because you’re like me and only visit any given dispensary once every few years), much has changed about Fox Street Wellness since my last time there, in 2012. But that’s not a bad thing at all. See also: “Shop Drops Challenge to Pot-Hating Town Amid Fears…
Denver International Airport officially banned the sale of marijuana souvenirs and marijuana-related products last week, adding specific wording to its public-conduct rules. At DIA, it is now unlawful to “sell, display, or advertise any product bearing the image, likeness, description, or name of Marijuana or Marijuana-themed paraphernalia; and advertise a…
Last month, we told you about Granby’s extraordinary efforts to block a pot shop wanting to operate near town — by annexing the land in an “emergency” action. The law firm representing the ganjapreneurs had suggested that this action would be challenged in court, but its clients have now decided…
Colorado is already under fire from Nebraska and Oklahoma, whose attorneys general have sued this state in federal court over our marijuana laws; Kansas is thinking about joining the suit. But in Wyoming, where state officials say that plenty of Colorado pot winds up, Governor Matt Mead insists he doesn’t…
Last Friday, comedian Ralphie May’s show in Grand Junction included some special guests — members of the Grand Junction Police Department, who responded to a row involving attendees reportedly pissed at May’s apparent intoxication. Afterward, May’s manager called his client the “first victim of legalized marijuana,” suggesting that he’d overindulged…
Last month, the states of Nebraska and Oklahoma filed a complaint asking the U.S. Supreme Court to void Colorado’s marijuana laws because of the negative impacts legal pot was having across the border. Colorado Representative Tim Dore’s new bill doesn’t go quite that far. But the proposal, on view below,…
Numerous studies have suggested that marijuana users are less violent than those who consume alcohol. But would substituting marijuana for liquor also cut down on sexual assaults currently plaguing so many colleges across the country? Yes, argues New York magazine’s Annie Lowery — and she believes higher taxes on liquid…
Colorado cannabis activists have a busy week ahead them, with public pot hearings in Denver and Wheat Ridge, panel discussions in Vail and a fundraiser downtown. And fans of the cult-film Reefer Madness might want to check out what the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center is putting on in February…
Dear Stoner: My caregiver says he’s going to stop being a caregiver by the summer and that the state is probably going to make it hard to be one, anyway.Sick Sally Dear Sick Sally: He’s right. The state is trying to set strict limits on the number of patients that…
Marijuana will kill your baby! Or, at least that’s what this horribly scary article in the January 19, 1911 Montezuma Journal implies. Actually, a cannabis-infused product mentioned in the piece really does sound dangerous — but any baby poisoning going on had nothing to do with pot. See also: “Recreational…
There will be no Pot Bowl II in 2015. When the Denver Broncos lost to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, they ensured that last year’s marijuana-themed jokes and memes surrounding the Super Bowl featuring the Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks (who hail from the only other state that had legal…
Still waiting. I’m still waiting. Yes, I have the Talking Heads stuck in my head. That’s usually not a bad thing, but I keep repeating the chorus to “Crosseyed and Painless” every day around this time as the mailman drops off another stack of mail that doesn’t contain my medical…
Dear Stoner: Does the MED track recreational sales to customers? I’ve seen a few people online recently claiming it does, but I don’t know what to believe anymore. I just don’t want to be in some computer somewhere as a criminal because I buy a joint after work on Friday…
Medical marijuana patient numbers in Colorado have flattened out over the past few months, settling at around 116,000 people despite the submission of more than 2,700 new-patient applications during the past few months. In September, there were 115,710 patients on the registry; in October, the number was 117,239 — but…
The Brookings Institution’s John Hudak, who last year released a report declaring the first phase of Colorado’s legal pot rollout to be a success, has shared eight things to watch in regard to national marijuana policy in 2015. Among the most intriguing is the matter of presidential candidates having to…
Arguably the best part of a Jamaican vacation isn’t the beaches or the cheap outdoor ganja, but the food. The island is dripping in spices and flavors, and roadside shacks serve up some of the most amazing dishes on the planet, from spicy jerk chicken to vegan Rasta ital. Chef…
The big news this week is the Cannabis Business Conference. And our cannabis calendar is already filling up for February, so mark your virtual datebooks, and start saving up. See also: CU Denver Student Researching Ganja Usage Needs Your Help…
