Colorado tax records for July show that recreational dispensaries in the state pulled in $28,921,068 in July, while medical sales only generated $28,313,034 — roughly a $608,000 difference and the first time that rec sales have outpaced medical. So how much is that in weed? At around $400 an ounce…
I truly try to not pay attention to advertising in the cannabis world. I’ve gone so far as to put adblocker on my browser and I don’t flip past the music venue notices in my own newspaper to the “green” part of the book. I know ad revenue is what…
Update below: Passengers flying out of Denver International Airport after a vacation or work trip here have lots of choices if they want to squeeze in one last Colorado activity or buy a souvenir. They can drink local craft brews at cafes branded by Rock Bottom and Boulder Beer, eat…
The marijuana business in Colorado keeps growing — like a weed, as a matter of fact. Between August 1 and September 2, the state issued licenses to sell recreational marijuana to facilities in ten new cities — and none of them was Aurora. See also: Marijuana: Three Colorado communities to…
Dear Stoner: What is the alphabet soup that follows marijuana around? I know THC is what gets me high, but what about CBD, CBN, THCV, CBA, CBS, ESPN and all of the other things in pot? What do they do?Confused in Commerce City Dear Confused: You might have a few…
We’ve frequently reported stories of law enforcement officials in neighboring states complaining about an ongoing swarm of cars loaded with Colorado pot. Most vocal among them are Nebraska’s state troopers, who seem to get ink every few months by demanding that Colorado taxpayers cover the overtime duty they incur while…
There’s a lot of movement in Colorado’s marijuana industry, but most of it seems to be taking place on the recreational side of the corridor these days. Between August 1 and September 2, 2014, one addition and four more changes were made to the state’s list of licensed medical marijuana…
Health care professionals from all over the country are gathering in Denver through Thursday for the Marijuana for Medical Professionals Conference at the 1770 Sherman Street Event Complex. Yesterday’s speakers covered a range of topics, including a care provider’s duty to the patient, the difficulties in dosing and detailed discussions…
Eleven dispensaries opened their to recreational marijuana users age 21 and older in Colorado in recent weeks — ten in August, plus one that we missed in our July roundup. The total includes four in Denver, three in Boulder and one each in four different municipalities around the state. Here’s…
Planning your schedule? We’ve got a rundown of all of the cannabis-related events taking place this week — and beyond — so you can jot them down in your datebook. Here’s our roundup: See also: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Review: The Green Solution in Denver…
For years, marijuana advocates have warned folks from Colorado to think twice before taking cannabis over the state line to Kansas, which has some of the toughest weed-related penalties in the country and has been repeatedly accused of pot profiling. So it’s something of a surprise to discover that the…
On Friday, the CU Denver School of Public Affairs hosted its first Buechner Breakfast of the 2014-2015 school year. The topic: “Driving Stoned: The Challenges of Regulating Marijuana and Driving.” Most of the arguments about marijuana impairment and driving that panelists Robert Ticer (chief of the Avon Police Department and…
At the time of this tiny news brief from the May 16, 1903 Glenwood Post, “hasheesh” was being blamed for all of the crime and “insanity” in Egypt. Efforts to stamp it out resulted in sixteen tons of hash being confiscated in the country for the year 1901. The population…
The Green Solution’s dual recreational and medical shop on West Alameda reminds me of an old-school shopping mall. There’s the Spencer’s Gifts side, with the random assortment of pot-related stuff like Green Solution sandals, novelty pot leaf ice cube trays and other trinkets: Who knew you could make a pipe…
Dear Stoner: I’m considering growing herb for the first time this winter in my basement. Should I do a hydroponic or a soil setup?Bobby Plantaseed Dear Bobby: Hydroponic was the wave of the future in the ’90s — especially in High Times, where high-tech setups were all the rage. And…
Despite lawmakers’ claims that MMJ patient numbers are growing because of people trying to avoid recreational taxes on pot, patient numbers actually dropped slightly between May and June to 113,506 total red-card holders (down about 1,700 people). In fact, the only population that seems to be increasing on the registry…
It’s no surprise that the commenters at yesterday’s Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) public hearing for proposed rule changes to marijuana legislation brought up an array of associated social issues. And yes, they included representatives from Smart Colorado, including attorney Rachel O’Bryan, who noted that although increased regulation of marijuana edibles…
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment isn’t known as the biggest booster of medical marijuana. Nonetheless, the CDPHE has been tasked by the state legislature with overseeing $10 million worth of grants intended to fund “objective scientific research regarding the efficacy of marijuana and its component parts as…
In May, we shared a Complete Colorado report featuring video evidence that Colorado drivers in Idaho were being pulled over for extremely minor infractions — at which point law enforcers would search their vehicles for marijuana. Now, in a followup, Complete Colorado shares a new clip suggesting that vehicles with…
It’s 4:20 — which makes it the perfect time for another visit to our Marijuana Memes Facebook pagegallery. As we noted earlier this year, some of the material at the address is political, some of it’s funny and a lot of it is both. Check out our twenty favorites below…
Drug Warriors have long implied that marijuana causes violent behavior — which explains why recent incidents such as the tragic killing of Kristine Kirk, who was shot to death by her husband after he’d consumed a marijuana edible, have been major talking points for opponents of pot legalization. But now,…
Here’s a tale of illegal pill dealing from 1921 in Denver, though frankly it could be from any Thursday afternoon walking through Civic Center Park or parts of the 16th Street Mall today. See also: 1949: Crossword Puzzle’s Solution is Hash From Hemp…
