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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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Cory Gardner Lifts Some Nominee Holds as Talks Continue With Justice

Cory Gardner Lifts Some Nominee Holds as Talks Continue With Justice

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 15, 2018

Colorado Senator Cory Gardner had been assured by Jeff Sessions that Justice wouldn’t interfere with state-compliant cannabis businesses and users.

Hearings Begin as Marijuana Advocates Sue Jeff Sessions, DEA

Hearings Begin as Marijuana Advocates Sue Jeff Sessions, DEA

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 15, 2018

A former NFL player, a twelve-year-old medical marijuana patient and three other plaintiffs are suing Jeff Sessions and the Drug Enforcement Administration over the federal government’s classification of marijuana as a Schedule I drug.

Colorado Sold Over $1.5 Billion of Legal Marijuana in 2017

Colorado Sold Over $1.5 Billion of Legal Marijuana in 2017

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 13, 2018

Colorado has seen sustained growth in cannabis sales revenue since introducing retail sales, increasing over 120 percent from 2014 to 2017.

NCIA Moving Seed to Sale Show From Denver to Boston in 2019

NCIA Moving Seed to Sale Show From Denver to Boston in 2019

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 13, 2018

The NCIA Seed to Sale Show, held in Denver for the last two years, will move to Boston in 2019, according to an announcement from the NCIA.

Ricardo Baca Talks Marijuana Media, From <i>the Cannabist</i> to Grasslands

Ricardo Baca Talks Marijuana Media, From the Cannabist to Grasslands

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 12, 2018

We recently caught up with Ricardo Baca to talk about his transition from reporter to potrepreneur.

New CDOT Campaign Wants Your Opinions on Stoned Driving

New CDOT Campaign Wants Your Opinions on Stoned Driving

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 9, 2018

Moving away from CDOT’s “Drive High, Get a DUI” campaign of public service announcements and materials, the new initiative will ask Coloradans to participate in anonymous online surveys about their opinions and actions related to stoned driving.

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Marijuana Credit Union Granted Conditional Account by Federal Reserve Bank

Marijuana Credit Union Granted Conditional Account by Federal Reserve Bank

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 9, 2018

Fourth Corner sued the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in 2015 over its refusal to issue the credit union an account. It lost in district court, but that decision was overturned in June 2017 by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Denver’s First Pot Club Application Hearing Tomorrow

Denver’s First Pot Club Application Hearing Tomorrow

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 8, 2018

The owners of the Coffee Joint will go before a hearing officer on Friday, February 9.

Tony Magee, Lagunitas CEO, Sees Similarities Between Beer and Pot

Tony Magee, Lagunitas CEO, Sees Similarities Between Beer and Pot

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 8, 2018

Tony Magee, who founded Lagunitas in 1993 on his wife’s stovetop in their Bay Area home, compared the start of his business to the early days of many cannabis operations.

Utopia Hopes to Be First Licensed Pot-Infused Spa in Denver

Utopia Hopes to Be First Licensed Pot-Infused Spa in Denver

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 7, 2018

It would be the first state-licensed cannabis spa in the nation if approved, offering infused massages, yoga and other pot-friendly activities, as well as meditation coaching, educational seminars and support and networking groups.

Wanda James: Illegal Construction Lane Closures Killing My Dispensary, Nearby Businesses

Wanda James: Illegal Construction Lane Closures Killing My Dispensary, Nearby Businesses

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 6, 2018

Simply Pure owner Wanda James will lead a protest today, February 6, outside of her dispensary on the corner of West 32nd Avenue and Tejon Street decrying a construction project she says is hurting businesses in the area.

Women Grow Gets New Chairwoman After Jane West Steps Down

Women Grow Gets New Chairwoman After Jane West Steps Down

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 5, 2018

West started Women Grow in Denver shortly after recreational cannabis sales began to give women businesses owners opportunities to network and grow and has since turned it in to a force to be reckoned with.

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Pot Tax Error Bill Speeds Through Senate, but Not Without Critics

Pot Tax Error Bill Speeds Through Senate, but Not Without Critics

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 3, 2018

A bill written in hopes of addressing a legislative mistake that is costing special districts across the state millions of dollars has moved forward in the Colorado General Assembly.

Study: Denver No Longer a Weed Capital Once Rest of U.S. Legalizes

Study: Denver No Longer a Weed Capital Once Rest of U.S. Legalizes

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 1, 2018

According to Seedo, larger American cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Phoenix would see the most tax revenue if the country legalized pot.

How Many Towns in Colorado Allow Marijuana Sales?

How Many Towns in Colorado Allow Marijuana Sales?

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 30, 2018

Amendment 64, the initiative that legalized retail marijuana, allows cities to decide whether to ban or allow marijuana businesses, and if so, which type of businesses.

New School Will Teach Professions Outside the Cannabis Industry

New School Will Teach Professions Outside the Cannabis Industry

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 27, 2018

Classes teaching the ins and outs of the cannabis industry have been around for years, but Inspyre wants to reach professionals further away from the plant than trimmers and growers.

Jared Polis and Elizabeth Warren Ask Trump to Protect State Pot Laws

Jared Polis and Elizabeth Warren Ask Trump to Protect State Pot Laws

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 26, 2018

A bipartisan group of 54 senators and representatives signed the letter, including Colorado representatives Ed Perlmutter and Diana DeGette.

Pot-Industry Group Sets New Standards for Packaging

Pot-Industry Group Sets New Standards for Packaging

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 26, 2018

National Association of Cannabis Businesses members include Colorado-based Dixie Elixirs, Love’s Oven, Ebbu and Local Product of Colorado.

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Bronnor’s Hash Vaporizers Recalled Over Ethanol Concerns

Bronnor’s Hash Vaporizers Recalled Over Ethanol Concerns

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 25, 2018

No products in dispensaries, including those that were recalled, carry the Bronnor name prominently on the packaging, because Bronnor manufactures infused-products for other companies.

Is Distillate Taking Over Pre-Filled Cartridges?

Is Distillate Taking Over Pre-Filled Cartridges?

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 24, 2018

Butane hash oil has been the dominate variety of cannabis oil used to fill the cartridges since retail sales began in 2014, but now distillate, once an expensive treat, is pushing old techniques out the door.

Two Bills to Fix Pot-Tax Gaffe Have Very Different Support Levels

Two Bills to Fix Pot-Tax Gaffe Have Very Different Support Levels

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 19, 2018

One bill to fix the pot-tax gaffe has zero co-sponsors. The other has fifty. One bill was sponsored by Steve Lebsock. The other was not.

Colorado Members of Congress Side With Hemp Over DEA in Federal Appeals Court

Colorado Members of Congress Side With Hemp Over DEA in Federal Appeals Court

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 18, 2018

Several Colorado state representatives have put their names on a brief supporting the industrial hemp industry in federal appeals court.

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