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Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell has been the news editor of Westword since February 2024. He’s been with the publication since 2017 and was formerly its cannabis editor. He’s earned numerous awards and accolades for his work, including placing second for the Marijuana Enterprise Reporting Award from the Colorado Society of Professional Journalists in 2018; being named a Top Cannabis Journalist by Leafbuyer in 2020; and placing first for the College Sports Writing Award from the Arizona Press Club in 2014. His prior work experience includes Arizona Republic, Inman News and Fox Sports.

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Willie Nelson’s Other Child, His Cannabis Brand, Is Ready To Celebrate His 90th Birthday

Willie Nelson’s Other Child, His Cannabis Brand, Is Ready To Celebrate His 90th Birthday

By Thomas MitchellApril 21, 2023

Willie Nelson’s ninetieth birthday takes place nine days after 4/20, and his cannabis company wants to celebrate.

Magic mushrooms have been decriminalized in Colorado.

Bill Proposing Colorado Psychedelic and Psilocybin Facilitation Laws Will Be Introduced

By Thomas MitchellApril 19, 2023

Nearly five months after Coloradans legalized and decriminalized psychedelics, the state Senate is ready to regulate psilocybin therapy and personal use.

Tetra Lounge owner Dewayne Benjamin greets Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver Department of Excise and Licenses director Molly Duplechian during a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 30, 2022.

Tetra Was Denver’s First Approved Pot-Smoking Lounge. A Year Later, It Still Hasn’t Opened

By Thomas MitchellApril 19, 2023

Jared Polis and Michael Hancock attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony in March 2022, but then came the tangle of red tape.

Marijuana from Steel City Meds has been recalled for mold and impormper testing

Latest Marijuana Recall Hits Ten Dispensaries

By Thomas MitchellApril 18, 2023

Dispensaries in Denver, Fort Collins and Pueblo have been hit with a recall over unsafe mold levels and improper testing.

illustration of mind alteration

Make Room for Mushrooms: Legal Psychedelics Inspiring a New Boom in Therapy, Businesses, Regulations

By Thomas MitchellApril 18, 2023

A decade after Colorado legalized cannabis and started the green rush, legalized psychedelics are becoming a big business.

Colorado Cannabis Tours is now licensed to drive

Colorado Cannabis Tours Now Permitted to Hit the Road

By Thomas MitchellApril 17, 2023

The newly permitted mobile lounges will take riders on cannabis-friendly tours around town and park outside of events.

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Denver 4/20 events in 2023

Every 4/20 Event in Metro Denver This Year

By Thomas MitchellApril 17, 2023

From the annual gathering at Civic Center Park and cannabis-friendly hangouts to screenings of Dazed & Confused we’ve compiled all the 4/20 fun in Denver this month.

Recalls Hit Three Different Marijuana Growers

Recalls Hit Three Different Marijuana Growers

By Thomas MitchellApril 13, 2023

The three separate recalls hit dispensaries from Denver to Trinidad.

Colorado Dispensaries Want to Offer Online Marijuana Sales

Colorado Dispensaries Want to Offer Online Marijuana Sales

By Thomas MitchellApril 11, 2023

“The most obvious reason is that we are in 2023…”

Colorado marijuana jobs cut by nearly a third

Colorado Marijuana Workforce Drops Nearly 30 Percent

By Thomas MitchellApril 10, 2023

After losing nearly 10,500 marijuana jobs from 2022 to 2023, Colorado went from second to sixth in state marijuana employment.

Budget-Friendly Weed Lines Gaining Steam

Budget-Friendly Weed Lines Gaining Steam

By Thomas MitchellApril 7, 2023

Major marijuana companies are banking on cheaper dispensary product lines like unnamed “every day” weed as inflation cuts shopping budgets.

Snaxland Opens Dispensary in Denver, New Rosin Line on the Way

Snaxland Opens Dispensary in Denver, New Rosin Line on the Way

By Thomas MitchellApril 5, 2023

More stores are just part of Snaxland’s expansion plans in Colorado.

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Denver Nuggets Players Could Be Shopping at Own Dispensaries Soon

Denver Nuggets Players Could Be Shopping at Own Dispensaries Soon

By Thomas MitchellApril 4, 2023

The possibilities are big in Colorado, where cannabis is legal and locals affectionately call the team the “Nugs.”

Hemp Sex Lube, Guitars and Everything In Between at NoCo Hemp Expo

Hemp Sex Lube, Guitars and Everything In Between at NoCo Hemp Expo

By Thomas MitchellApril 3, 2023

The NoCo Hemp Expo recently showcased everything this powerful plant can make, from clothing fibers and athletic rubs to guitars and sex lube.

Cirrus Social Club weed lounge approved on East Colfax

Cirrus Social Club Business License Approved by Denver

By Thomas MitchellMarch 31, 2023

The pot lounge on East Colfax Avenue has been “tentatively approved” by the city, but there are more hurdles ahead.

Denver’s First Cannabis Hotel Still Needs HVAC Approval

Denver’s First Cannabis Hotel Still Needs HVAC Approval

By Thomas MitchellMarch 31, 2023

The Patterson Inn was approved to add a cannabis parlor last March by the City of Denver, but the parlor still hasn’t opened yet.

How COVID and a Pitcher’s Drug Overdose Got CBD to Major League Baseball

By Thomas MitchellMarch 30, 2023

On the eve of Opening Day, an MLB executive didn’t hold back when detailing how baseball and CBD came together.

Colorado sober seating bill dies

Proposal to Require Sober Seating at Major Venues Dies in Senate Committee

By Thomas MitchellMarch 28, 2023

The bill was opposed by the Colorado Rockies, Colorado State University and the City of Denver.

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After Winning Cannabis Awards in the Shadows, Growlytics Is Ready to Shine

After Winning Cannabis Awards in the Shadows, Growlytics Is Ready to Shine

By Thomas MitchellMarch 28, 2023

This award-winning cultivation set a record for cannabis terpene production, but most users wouldn’t recognize its name.

Over a Decade After Legalization, Recreational Marijuana Sales Begin in Golden

Over a Decade After Legalization, Recreational Marijuana Sales Begin in Golden

By Thomas MitchellMarch 27, 2023

Golden Alternative Medicine is now Verts Neighborhood Dispensary, offering recreational sales.

Colorado Senate Approves Prop 122 Psychedelic Advisory Board

Colorado Senate Approves Prop 122 Psychedelic Advisory Board

By Thomas MitchellMarch 24, 2023

Tasked with implementing legal psilocybin, Governor Polis’s proposed panel was approved by the Colorado Senate on March 17.

After Flying Helicopters for the Army, Jane Co-Founder Found Purpose in Cannabis

By Thomas MitchellMarch 24, 2023

Before Socrates Rosenfeld was driving around Denver selling dispensaries on his cannabis menu website, Jane, he was flying Apache helicopters in Iraq.

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