Marijuana

Colorado’s ability to process hemp is limited, because it doesn’t have a decorticator, a machine that separates hemp’s stringy outer layer from its woody core, known as the hurd.

Denver City Council heard from experts, who say there’s no hard data. But readers still debate the issue.

Because of the body high and relaxing effects they tend to give, indicas and indica-leaning hybrids are your best choice for warming up after a few hours in cold.

According to a DPD announcement, the raids were conducted because Sweet Leaf stores were allegedly selling unlawful amounts of cannabis to customers, a term known as “looping.”

These vegan cannablis balls only require a food processor and refrigerator to make, and they’re a tastier option than that fruitcake collecting dust on your kitchen counter.

Blue Dream became the top-selling strain in Colorado dispensaries in February 2014, and it kept that title for over 39 months.But its favored status is slipping.

The legal-marijuana industry in the United States is projected to reach nearly $10 billion in sales in 2017, a 33 percent rise over 2016, according to Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics. While much of that growth can be attributed to a new retail market in Nevada and more states legalizing medical marijuana, Colorado is still the biggest player in the industry.

Sweet Leaf, one of Colorado’s largest cannabis businesses, closed multiple locations across the Denver metro area after the Denver Police Department issued both search and arrest warrants on Thursday, December 14, according to the DPD and the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses.

Although the International Church of Cannabis doesn’t practice Christianity, it’s still more than happy to help ring in Christmas. The Elevationist church will host a pop-up holiday market Friday, December 14.

While touting data in a federal report showing that marijuana use among Colorado teens is falling, attorney Brian Vicente, who co-authored Amendment 64, the measure that legalized limited recreational cannabis sales in the state, predicted that weed haters would try to twist the numbers to their advantage, and he was right. Days later, Colorado’s most prominent anti-pot organization is acknowledging the stats regarding teen use but raising alarm about the level of consumption among young adults.

It’s best to play along and appease both crowds – unless pissing off the old man is something you look forward to on the holidays.

Even in our fourth year of retail sales, Colorado’s cannabis industry and its citizens saw changes aplenty to rights and regulations.

The health agency of the United Nations has officially recommended that cannabidiol (CBD) not be internationally scheduled as a controlled substance.

The Colorado Department of Revenue will now display legal cannabis sales revenue data on its website dating back to 2014, when retail cannabis sales began. Previously, the DOR only included monthly tax and license revenue reports.

Hazelnut Cream is more likely to be part of a basic bitch’s Starbucks order than a weed purchase, yet thanks to the commercial boom in cannabis breeding, here we are.

Legal cannabis and homeless are two hot-button issues in Denver, and the two came to a head Monday, December 11, during a Denver City Council meeting. Experts from Colorado homeless centers and research institutions explained to council members that for the most part, the data just isn’t there to prove a connection between legal cannabis and homeless.

A new federal study shows that marijuana use among teens in Colorado has fallen below levels seen prior to the implementation of Amendment 64, the measure that legalized limited recreational cannabis sales in the state. Given the report’s origins, attorney and activist Brian Vicente, who co-authored Amendment 64, says haters of progressive marijuana laws such as Attorney General Jeff Sessions will find it more difficult than ever to suggest that these statistics are flawed.

Thanks to CBD’s rise in popularity, you can buy edibles and certain strains with THC levels of anywhere from 1 to 12 percent.

The Coffee Joint, a a planned coffee shop and pot lounge at 1136 Yuma Court, just off Interstate 25 and West Eleventh Avenue, submitted its application on Friday, December 8, according to Denver Excise and Licenses Department director of public affairs Daniel Rowland.

Compelling questions about CBD products showing up on drug tests, age requirements to buy CBD products and many more CBD-related inquiries dominated our most popular questions of 2017.

This week our Stoner offered them some suggestions for how to enjoy a true Rocky Mountain high at a ski area. Readers had their own ideas.

Westword’s most-read marijuana stories of 2017.