A medical marijuana dispensary in the Denver area doesn’t have any more impact on its neighborhood than does a coffee shop or a drugstore, according to a recent study released by the University of Colorado Denver. Not only that, but residents don’t perceive a dispensary as an undesirable use of…
Late last month, we reported that a potentially groundbreaking case involving medical marijuana patient Brandon Coats, a quadriplegic fired by DISH after a positive drug test, is headed to the Colorado Supreme Court. In the meantime, the Colorado branch of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) is…
At the Threesome with Mary Jane party at Space Gallery, couples and singles alike got together to celebrate Valentine’s Day with some food, edibles and some live nude body paintings. This BYOC (bring your own cannabis) party was hosted by Edible Events, which helps put on cannabis-friendly events. Photographer Ursula…
The 4/20 rally at Civic Center Park has been a Denver tradition since 1993. But the 2013 edition was cut short after a shooting that remains unsolved. And so, too, does the murder of 4/20 rally founder Ken Gorman, slain seven years ago today. Current rally organizer Miguel Lopez underscores…
Broncos owner Pat Bowlen had to suffer along with the rest of us as his team got crushed in the Super Bowl. And now, PDB Sports, the company that handles the squad’s business on his behalf, is being sued for discrimination and defamation. The plaintiff is Cannabis University, whose founder,…
Ever since the passage of Amendment 64 in November 2012, officials and industry members alike have been concerned about the restrictions related to marijuana businesses and banking services. That’s because federal financial regulations essentially treated any transaction from such operations as money laundering. Now, after months of encouragement from Governor…
Mile High Medical Cannabis isn’t the first shop I’ve visited with some major issues to their marijuana. But it just might be the one shop I’ve come across that was most welcoming of that bad news. I stopped by Mile High Medical a few weeks ago, back before the Broncos…
Earlier this week, Westword and High Times magazine filed a lawsuit against the State of Colorado in regard to regulations that restrict recreational marijuana advertising to publications that are deemed “adult” by a state-mandated formula. Attorney Steve Suskin, who represents Westword on behalf of the paper’s parent company, Voice Media…
Dear Stoner: I know the Stoner is on paternity leave. So I wonder, as a parent of a newborn, what precautions do you take when smoking marijuana?Baby Buds Dear Sugar Babe: This is Hazel Kush, guest Stoner — and also a new mom. There isn’t a whole lot of scientific…
Due to its notorious status, marijuana has often been left behind as science moves forward with the study of botany. But much of that has changed with the passage of Amendment 64. “Despite the fact that cannabis is one of the most valuable and historically important crop species, we know…
Comedy can be the best medicine, especially if mixed with some medicinal cannabis. That was the idea behind the Medical Cannabis Health Fair & Comedy Fundraiser held last Friday night at the Oriental Theater. Set up by the Cannabis Patient Network, the event featured healthcare and educational vendors, speakers and…
As we’ve noted, official tourism agencies in Colorado continue to keep marijuana at arm’s length, as it were. For instance, a VISIT DENVER list of things the city has in common with Seattle, released prior to the Super Bowl, somehow managed to skip legal pot entirely. Not that the media…
Colleges and universities in Colorado and other states where industrial hemp is legal are now allowed to grow the crop for research purposes, thanks to a provision in the Farm Bill signed into law on Friday by President Obama. The provision, which was originally introduced as an amendment by Colorado…
Ashley Weber is a quadriplegic who lives with her young son, Collin, in a house whose rent she can afford due to a Section 8 housing voucher courtesy of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. But in December 2012, after revealing that she uses medical marijuana for pain…
While actual marijuana buds probably weren’t anything new to most non-medical cannabis consumers when the sale of recreational pot became legal on January 1, the huge variety of edible forms must have been an eye-opener for many longtime stoners accustomed to only the occasional batch of pot brownies. You can…
Editor’s note: William Breathes is on paternity leave. His 4:20 p.m. Thursday dispensary reviews will return soon. In the meantime, here’s one of his greatest hits: the top five questions Facebook and Twitter pals asked after being featured in a 2010 CNN profile on view below. The calls and texts…
Dear Stoner: Is there any truth to the Internet rumor that some strains that contain high levels of THC-V can actually help with weight loss by reducing appetite? If so, do you know of anyone who needs a subject for a long-term scientific study?Big J Dear Big J: We’ve done…
Mason Tvert, featured in the following wide-ranging Q&A, has played a key role in Colorado’s legalization of marijuana since 2005. Beginning with pro-pot campaigns at Colorado State University and the University of Colorado, Tvert and his SAFER organization advocated for statewide recreational marijuana legalization for eight years, working step by…
President Barack Obama may be regretting his decision to talk marijuana in an interview last month. After telling the New Yorker that, in his opinion, pot is less risky than alcohol for the individual user, Obama was asked in a CNN followup if he’d consider rescheduling cannabis, currently listed by…
We haven’t come upon continuing local coverage of old pot events while going through our stash of musty, vintage Colorado news. At least, none as intriguing as the tale of Frank Valdez as told through the local news briefs section from the Steamboat Pilot from 1937 through 1949. Basically, what…
Ever since Colorado’s medical marijuana boom, law enforcers have been worried about people driving stoned — and these concerns likely helped motivate strict open-container laws related to marijuana. But now, following the launch of recreational pot sales, one of Colorado’s most powerful legislators has introduced a bill that would make…
Maybe it’s just me and I’ve visited too many dispensaries in the last five years, but sometimes the names of these shops sound like heavy, stoner-rock bands from the ’70s. Like,”‘Did you see the festival lineup for Hemp Fest, man? Kind Love, Nature’s Kiss, Good Chemistry, Standing Akimbo and, dude,…
