Kratom Raid: Myxed Up Protests Order to Destroy Product Under Denver Ban

Hours after Denver Environmental Health announced a ban on the sale of kratom for human consumption in the city late last yeaer, DEH representatives allegedly stormed into a local business selling the herbal substance, which has gained popularity for its pain-relieving effects, and ordered stock valued in the thousands of dollars to be destroyed on the spot. A lawyer for the shop managed to stop that from happening, and he’s now preparing for a February 8 appeal hearing over what went down.

Why Colorado Tokers Love Opium

Opium cannabis provides heavy pain and stress relief without instantly making you comatose, giving users a solid hour or so of visual and cerebral effects before pulling them down a hole of blissful fatigue.

Ask a Stoner: Is Smoking Pot Ruining My Game?

The highs given off by cannabis strains vary considerably; certain sativas might make you make anxious and uncomfortable in crowded places, while some indicas can wipe your mind of all wit and put you on an endless yawning spree.

Survey: 48 Percent of Marijuana Users Have Gone to Work High

A new survey maintains that nearly half of all marijuana users in legal cannabis states such as Colorado have gone to work high, and of those who’ve done so, 39 percent of them are stoned on the job at least once a week. But the unscientific poll can hardly been seen as the definitive word on a subject that’s stirred controversy here for years.

Kratom: Libertarian Party of Colorado Rips Denver Human Use Ban

In November, Denver Environmental Health issued a human-consumption ban on kratom, a plant-based substance that advocates tout as a pain reliever lacking the well-known negative effects of more powerful opioids. Now, the Libertarian Party of Colorado is formally decrying the move, and the organization’s spokesperson reveals that it’s a very personal subject for her. After all, she’s a user of kratom who believes her life would be infinitely worse if she could no longer take it.