Earlier this month, Mile Highs and Lows called out HempCon 2011 organizers for promoting “Hot Ass” and “Best Orgasm” contests at their medical marijuana convention scheduled for this weekend at the Denver Merchandise Mart. Now, a video of a previous Hot Ass contest has surfaced, and there’s nothing medical about…
Even though body artists specialize in the sort of inking and piercing that can lead to serious infections if not done properly, Denver no longer annually inspects tattoo parlors. Why not? One tattoo artist says personnel were reassigned to inspect medical marijuana dispensaries — but a city spokeswoman insists that…
Facebook has become a town hall of sorts for the online cannabis community. It’s not the best forum, though by default it has become the main place for the average cannabis user to find information. But a new social networking site, WeedPals, is hoping to change that with a ganja-centric…
In July, a group called Concerned Fort Collins Citizens petitioned the city to prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries, and their effort was a success. Now, voters will be asked to approve a ban on November 1 — and to help fight this effort, Citizens For Safer Neighborhoods is staging a fundraiser…
Tomorrow, some of the country’s top glass artists will be getting together at Illuzion Glass Studios on South Broadway to benefit the Friends of the Denver Fire Department. And while it might seem a bit self-serving for a bunch of guys who play with fire and molten glass all day…
On June 30, Kathleen Chippi and supporters filed a lawsuit claiming that medical marijuana regulations violate the state constitution, which made MMJ legal in Colorado. Now, the state has responded by arguing in part that patients don’t have a fundamental right to use medical cannabis…
Last November, voters in Windsor outlawed medical marijuana dispensaries — and as a result, In Harmony Wellness was forced to close this past May. But despite being forbidden to sell cannabis, the business is back as a patient resource center. Today, its owners are staging an open house to reintroduce…
Last week, we asked Mile Highs and Lows readers to submit their “funniest, most amusing tale” about getting popped with ganja, with winners taking home four-part stash boxes from Enjoy Jars. After hashing it out in a smoke-filled room all night over the entries, we’ve picked the (medicated) cream of…
This dispensary has closed. Top Shelf Alternatives is a questionable name. The owners likely meant to suggest they carry top-shelf medicine compared to other shops in town, but depending on when you visit, it could mean the complete opposite…
Alternative Medical Solutions, a medical marijuana center in tiny Peyton, Colorado, has been closed for about a week, and could be shuttered permanently, because it missed a July license-application deadline with El Paso County. In response, attorney Sean McAllister sued the county on AMS’ behalf, alleging that the dispensary didn’t…
Breckenridge is known as one of the most pot-friendly cities in the pot-friendly state of Colorado. But that doesn’t mean opening up a medical marijuana dispensary in town is cheap. Licensing costs there could potentially be more than double the amount charged in Denver, which critics often complain about being…
Last week, America was introduced to Jim Rice, former Wall Street suit-turned-poker player-turned-Denver medical marijuana dispensary owner. Jim Rice “survived.” And while he quickly became somewhat of a focal point of that episode for causing waves, Rice played it cool this week and positioned himself for the long run…
We here at Mile Highs and Lows are up to our ears in weed. We’re also pretty busy with weed news, too, which is why we’ve decided to bring on an intern. That’s right: We are looking for a college student to fill what is likely the first medical marijuana…
From the dreadlocked ski bum in Breck covering his season pass by selling grams from his garden to Texas tourists to the clandestine smoke shacks at nearly every resort in this state, marijuana has unofficially sponsored snowboarding and skiing in Colorado for some time. And now Cheeba Chews, maker of…
Former state representative Dorothy Butcher, a Democrat, represented Pueblo’s District 46 for three terms, adding to an impressive résumé that also includes a stint on the Pueblo city council. Which only enhances the surprise sparked by a report that a small forest of marijuana plants, some as tall as an…
The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 hasn’t sparked up love from all pro-marijuana activists, but it continues to win support from other sources. According to Regulate proponent Mason Tvert, the latest organizations to endorse the measure are the American Civil Liberties Union and the Libertarian Party of Colorado…
This dispensary has closed. Fittingly, Boulder MMC is right next to the office of Boulder’s pot-friendly congressman, Jared Polis, who has repeatedly stood up for state rights to medical marijuana. Boulder MMC owner Frank Horwich says the congressman has been over to his shop a few times, adding that Polis…
The war between activist Corey Donahue and the Department of Revenue over public records has flared up once again. This time, Donahue accuses DOR supervisor Matt Cook with improperly deleting e-mails shortly before leaving his post — a charge denied by the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division…
Posing in front of 20 pounds of marijuana got High Level Health/Discount Medical Marijuana owner Jim Rice on Survivor. But strategic moves and a bit of politicking kept him in in, at least through tonight’s first episode…
What does a skeezy beauty pageant, and “hot ass” and “best orgasm” contests have to do with medical marijuana? Nothing. But for some reason all three are events were listed as contests as recently as Tuesday afternoon for the upcoming HempCon convention…
A few weeks back, we reviewed the Enjoy Jar, a four-part herb container meant to keep your strains separated from one another. After the review, the folks at Enjoy sent us a few more for the office. Instead of hoarding them for ourselves, we figured that we’d offer them up…
Despite rumors that state licenses wouldn’t be issued until next year at the earliest, several medical marijuana clinic owners in the mountains say they have reached the final stages of the application process and are within weeks of getting the final okay from the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division…
