After Governor John Hickenlooper ate cafeteria food and danced with elementary school students yesterday, we asked him about another issue that, at least according to him, is relevant to youth: the regulation of marijuana. Following up on a statement his office sent out last week announcing that Hickenlooper opposes Amendment…
A new poll shows Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, with majority support among likely voters — the first time that’s happened in the campaign. Opponents of the measure are responding by blasting the initiative from every angle, while a proponent stresses that no vote will be taken…
Now and then, companies send us medical marijuana-related products ranging from vaporizers to board games to books. We showcase them in our quasi-regular product review section, Stoner MacGyver. This week, it’s a Stoner Mac special: The top seven countdown to the best rolling papers…
There’s not much online about The Retreat — just its location and its connection with five other dispensaries, including many of the former Colorado Dispensary Services (CDS) locations. That means no online menu, no website telling its story, nothing. Just the basics. Which, in hindsight, is much like the dispensary…
On Monday, before Amendment 64’s proponents lost a court case over excised Blue Book language, and prior to Governor John Hickenlooper announcing his opposition to the measure, law enforcement officials held a press conference touting a study about the dangers of marijuana grows. Was the latter part of a coordinated…
Late yesterday afternoon, in the biggest surprise since the sun rose in the east, Governor John Hickenlooper announced his opposition to Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act. Amendment proponent Mason Tvert responded with a statement charging Hick with hypocrisy — a theme that echoes reaction to the negative…
Could the Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan ticket be better for medical marijuana in Colorado than the Obama administration? That depends on who you ask — and when you ask it. Last Friday, Republican veep candidate Ryan told a Colorado Springs TV station that MMJ and pot legalization are state’s rights issues…
Update: The backers of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, have lost their court fight to restore arguments in favor of the initiative that were stripped from the Blue Book voters guide during a hearing last week. Proponent Brian Vicente admits to frustration over this ruling and rips…
Yesterday, backers of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, went to court over changes in Blue Book language they say were made against the will of legislators. Another hearing has been set for tomorrow, but advocates say the appearance can be avoided with a little cooperation from legislative…
Officials with the Colorado Drug Investigators Association yesterday announced the results of a study that showed the potential dangers that marijuana grow houses pose to law enforcement officers and the greater community. Not surprising, the study found that having a sloppy, common-sense-free indoor garden (of any kind) can create borderline-hazardous…
Update:A Denver District Court judge will hear a lawsuit filed by Amendment 64 backers over Blue Book language. The hearing takes place at 1:30 p.m. today in Courtroom 215 of the Denver City-County Building. Continue for more suit details. Original post, 9:44 a.m. September 10: On Thursday, Amendment 64’s Brian…
Want a job working in the MMJ industry in Colorado? Well, get comfortable, because it might be a while before you can even start. In yet another sign of the struggles afflicting the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division, the department is now informing potential new employees that there are no appointments…
Last week, while examining the claim that passage of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, would eliminate 12,000 Colorado pot arrests per year, we spoke with attorney Warren Edson, who said some communities set a maximum $1,000 fine and a year in jail for petty possession. A police…
For years, Colorado Alternative Medicine has been known as the place to pick up some of the state’s best-grown meds. By December 2010, when I first visited the tiny South Broadway duplex, even growers were known to shop there between harvests. And based on my latest visit, little has changed…
Yesterday, members of the Legislative Council Committee asked for changes in the Blue Book description of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, suggesting along the way that the initiative is likely to spur lawsuits. Opponents pounced on these assertions and others, but a 64 backer thinks the impact…
On Tuesday in this space, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition’s Tom Angell accused the Obama campaign of using stoner stereotypes in a video featuring Harold and Kumar actors Kal Penn and John Cho despite the president’s broken promises on pot policy. Now, Angell is sharing a clip in which Obama footage…
The number of active patients on the Colorado medical marijuana registry rose from May to June, finishing just shy of 100,000 patients. But new data released by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment this week shows that while the number of active patients continues to grow, more people…
If you’re watching the Democratic National Convention on either MSNBC or CNN, there’s a good chance you’ll catch of glimpse of Richard Nixon. Why? He’s featured in a new ad for Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act — and like the campaign’s first commercial, released in May, it…
Update below: Kal Penn and John Cho, the stars of the Harold and Kumar movies, have been to Colorado multiple times in recent weeks to stump for the Obama campaign, and both appear with the president in a video about Penn hosting Democratic National Convention coverage this week; see it…
Now and then, companies send us medical marijuana-related products ranging from vaporizers to board games to books. We showcase them in our quasi-regular product review section, Stoner MacGyver. The latest? Vapor Kryptonite personal vaporizer/e-cig…
In our recent post about cannabis community division over Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, Mason Tvert, among the measure’s main proponents, said passage of the initiative would prevent as many as 12,000 pot-related arrests per year. Is this estimate reasonable? A report on view below implies that…
Robert White, Denver’s police chief, knew a lot about Denver and Colorado before he came here, but there’s one thing that really shocked him: marijuana. That’s right! White, who left his post as police chief in Louisville, Kentucky in October, had no idea that moving to Denver meant he would…
