This week, Grand Junction and Castle Rock banned retail sales of medical marijuana, joining Loveland and many other Colorado municipalities that have enacted similar prohibitions. Do these votes suggest that a proposed 2012 ballot measure to legalize pot for adult recreational use is doomed to failure? Hardly, says SAFER’s Mason…
In his latest review, pot critic William Breathes tries Mile High Green Cross, a High Times Medical Cannabis Cup winner. But there are plenty of other prizes out there, as you’ll discover after checking out our newly updated MMJ listings. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
I guess you could classify me as a pretty heavy ganja smoker. To quote Zach Galifianakis, “Sometimes I smoke so much pot that I forget to smoke pot.” Seriously though, I medicate at least twice a day and I’m fairly sure I have more than 5 nanograms of THC per…
Yesterday, Mesa County Constitution Advocates’ Cristin Groves predicted that a vote to prohibit medical-marijuana retail sales in Grand Junction would be close. Not really: The ban won 57 percent to 41 percent on the same day a similar measure passed in Castle Rock. Given that medical marijuana suffered more losses…
A recent investment report coming out of Colorado has been turning heads and making headlines. Medical marijuana sales in states where it’s legal has reached $1.7 billion, just under the $1.9 billion generated annually by Viagra sales. That’s some serious green, but it begs a major question: Who, specifically, is…
By this evening, Grand Junction residents should know if the majority of residents voted to ban medical marijuana businesses within city limits. Since a prohibition against retail sales in unincorporated Mesa County passed last fall, such an outcome is a done deal, right? Not so, says ban opponent Cristin Groves,…
Yesterday, Denver Post-endorsed mayoral candidate Chris Romer debuted a new ad during an event at Cake Crumbs Bakery. It portrays him as fighting for a small business against red tape; see it below. However, Romer has decided not to take donations from folks in another type of biz — the…
Colorado cannabis is better than anything Amsterdam’s got, and the medicine here is on par with, if not better than, what is coming out of California. While we already knew that here in Colorado, it was still cool to hear those words come out of High Times editor Danny Danko’s…
This will be a weekend to remember, though I doubt I’ll remember much of it. The High Times Medical Cannabis Cup is at the Exdo Event Center this weekend. If you have trouble finding it, look for the rising cloud of deliciously fragrant smoke northeast of downtown…
In his latest medical marijuana dispensary review, William Breathes sets out to discover if A Cut Above earns its name. But there are plenty of other options, as you’ll see when perusing our newly updated MMJ listings. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
The grower-owner of A Cut Above, a guy who goes by the name of Debo Newshoes, is one of the more entertaining “friends” I have on Facebook. He constantly posts photos of his floor-to-ceiling hydroponic trees, and lately the pictures have been getting better and better. So after he posted…
Amid the controversy over a bill to set THC driving limits, and sponsor Claire Levy’s views about a 5 nanogram or 8 nanogram standard, we sought out details on two of last year’s most reported driving-under-the-influence-of-marijuana stories: crashes involving Joshua Wittig and Daniel Seilheimer. THC specifics are off-limits in the…
Update below: Denver mayoral candidate Doug Linkhart has been embraced by the local MMJ community — and earned a Teapot Party endorsement — in part because of his pro-marijuana-legalization views. But will this help him or hurt him in the long run? Altitude Wellness Center’s support of Linkhart may offer…
In the ongoing bureaucratic battle over medical marijuana, Castle Rock has already witnessed its fair share of skirmishes. Amber Ostrom, owner of the city’s one and only dispensary, Plants 4 Life, had to jump through numerous legal hoops before she was allowed to keep operating. And now, on April 5,…
Update: Last week, we spoke to Representative Claire Levy, sponsor of a bill to set THC driving limits. She had originally set the standard at 5 nanograms per milliliter of blood; then, after listening to the concerns of medical marijuana community members, she backed an amendment changing the number to…
While medical marijuana is legal in Colorado, it remains against U.S. law — and the push and pull between the state and the feds continues to concern the local MMJ community. Case in point: The Haag memo, a letter sent in February by California-based U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag promising that…
For his latest dispensary review, William Breathes visits Southwest Alternative Care, home base for a legendary grower known simply as Scott. But there are many other notable centers to be found in our newly updated MMJ listings. Click here to access our medical-marijuana dispensary directory…
Update: On March 1, attorney Rob Corry sued the City of Loveland on behalf of three dispensaries that had to close the previous day under the provisions of a voter-approved medical marijuana business ban. However, yesterday’s preliminary injunction hearing didn’t go the plaintiffs’ way…
Last year, one of the many new enterprises to spring up from the medical marijuana deluge were pot classes. So-called institutes, colleges and universities opened their doors to help newbies understand complicated marijuana regulations, open their own MMJ businesses and learn how to properly grow medicinal crops. A year later,…
Ever hear of a food bank turning down food? It happened yesterday — because donations intended for Denver’s Metro CareRing were part of a pot-for-food drive organized by Urban Cannabis, a South Downing Street medical marijuana dispensary. Urban Cannabis sales director Amy DiIullo is still trying to wrap her head…
The Cannabis Therapy Institute sent out an “action alert” to its members regarding today’s planned second reading of HB 1260, a bill to set THC driving limits. But after a similar alert last week regarding HB 1250, which originally sought to ban all MMJ edibles, infused-products manufacturer Greg Goldfogel e-mailed…
Update: Last week, we reported that six cease-and-desist letters had been sent to dispensaries in Boulder after officials denied their license applications due to discrepancies in their applications — and more rejections were expected. Now, however, the city has taken a step back, telling centers appealing the decision that they…
