4/20 at Civic Center: On the scene with our marijuana critic

Westword marijuana critic William Breathes is filing dispatches from the 4/20 celebration at Civic Center Park. Read from the bottom up to follow them in chronological order. 4:56 p.m.: Found my ride… Fun rally. As is always the case with the 4/20 rally, the actual event of smoking pot in…

4/20’s top ten trademark violations

If there’s one thing Denver’s marijuana movement has embraced, it’s a wanton disregard for federal laws. And no day illustrates this sentiment more than 4/20, when marijuana patients and exuberant scofflaws alike ascend on the Capitol to protest pot prohibition — and to offer reefer-eshing variations on commercial branding. Page…

Medical marijuana registry delays: Relief could be coming

As the number of people applying for Colorado medical marijuana licenses has multiplied, so has the amount of time required for the state to process all that paperwork. What started as a month delay stretched to three, then four months last fall. Now it’s seven or eight months — way…

4/20 event that’s weed-free? Catch some Natural Highs

The 4/20 event taking place at the University of Colorado at Boulder at 4:20 p.m. has been aptly described as “an orgasm of cannabis consumption.” But even as the smoke from that bash is inspiring a lot more flights than have taken off in Europe over the past week, a…

4/20 offer: Visit your legislator and get lei’d — for free

The International Cannabis Day festivities that kick off at 9 a.m. this morning at Civic Center Park have a major political component, as stressed in a recent interview with NORML executive director Allen St. Pierre, who’ll deliver the event’s “invocation.” As such, the Cannabis Therapy Institute is hoping to capitalize…

4/20 in Boulder preview: “An orgasm of cannabis consumption”

In an interview last week, NORML executive director Allen St. Pierre confirmed that he’ll be attending the politically oriented 4/20 rally at Denver’s Civic Center Park this year. It’ll be his second straight 4/20 in Colorado. Last year, he was at the bash at the University of Colorado at Boulder,…

Our updated medical-marijuana directory

The “Mile Highs and Lows” dispensary reviews you’ve come to know and love have welcomed a new member of the family: We’ve just published The Wildflower Seed’s critique of 420 Highways, located in scenic Lafayette. Don’t be late for this very important date. Then, check out other joints like this…

Medical-marijuana dispensary review: 420 Highways

This dispensary has closed. As Colorado’s medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer’s college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword is offering a no-holds-barred look…

No sharing, stoners: Vet says pot can kill your dog

Recently, a dog scarfed down a batch of pot brownies her owner purchased at a local medical marijuana dispensary — a seemingly humorous scenario that quickly proved to be no laughing matter. The owner “had called all her friends, and at first, they thought it was funny,” says Laura Higgins,…

Medical marijuana: Business owners in Niwot say “no” to dispensaries

House Bill 1284, the legislation designed to regulate the medical marijuana industry, originally featured language allowing municipalities to ban dispensaries — a prohibition MMJ advocates see as unconstitutional. Perhaps that’s why the provision was removed from the bill late last month. But Tim Wise, owner of Wise Buys Antiques in…

Our updated medical-marijuana directory

Our collection of “Mile Highs and Lows” dispensary reviews is growing again. Today, check out William Breathes’s critique of Lotus Medical, an operation that has almost everything a MMJ aficionado could want (aside from convenient parking). But it’s hardly the only game in town. Learn more by perusing Westword’s dispensary…

Mile Highs and Lows: Lotus Medical

​As Colorado’s medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer’s college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword will be offering a no-holds-barred look at what goes…

Mason Tvert celebrates marijuana decriminalization in Nederland

In its article about Nederland decriminalizing marijuana within town limits last night, the Boulder Daily Camera describes the town as the second in Colorado to take such a step, following Breckenridge, whose voters passed a similar measure last November. Marijuana advocate Mason Tvert, founder of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable…