Photos: Miley Cyrus Spoofs Westword Pot Cover on Instagram

We always appreciate it when men and women of genius acknowledge our work. So our imagine our delight when we discovered that Miley Cyrus, recently lauded by our own Kiernan Maletsky as pop’s greatest role model, used Instagram to put herself into a vintage Westword cover illustration. See what we…

NORML Head Rips John Hickenlooper for Calling Colorado’s Pot Legalization “Reckless”

Yesterday during a debate with Republican gubernatorial rival Bob Beauprez, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper described Colorado voter’s legalization of marijuana as “reckless.” In response, Allen St. Pierre, executive director of NORML, calls Hickenlooper a hypocrite — and that’s not all. See also: John Hickenlooper Opposing Marijuana Amendment 64, Both Sides…

Marijuana Advocate Rejects Reports of Backlash Against Legalization

In recent weeks, anti-marijuana advocates have been pushing polls they say show a majority of people in Colorado and beyond are cooling on cannabis legalization. But Mason Tvert, spokesman for the Marijuana Policy Project and a primary proponent for Amendment 64, which legalized limited pot sales in Colorado, doesn’t see…

Inside Colorado’s New Marijuana Rules

The Marijuana Enforcement Division has approved an updated set of rules for the recreational and medical marijuana industries. Many of the changes appear to be procedural and mostly clarify existing processes for things like converting a medical dispensary to a recreational or dual-use shop. The timing was key, as new…

Marijuana: Getting the MMJ Basics From Cannabis Pharmacy

The author of Cannabis Pharmacy, Michael Backes, will be discussing and signing the book at 7 p.m. this evening at the Tattered Cover LoDo, 1628 16th Street. So what can readers expect from this “sensible guide to medical marijuana?” See also: Marijuana: Reviewing The User’s Guide to Colorado Marijuana Law…

Is Utah Marijuana Compact the New Blueprint for Stopping Pot Legalization?

We recently told you about a poll suggesting a majority of Coloradans were unhappy with marijuana legalization — findings embraced by anti-pot activists who’d ignored previous surveys showing the opposite. Now, cannabis critics like these are working to prevent legalization from spreading to other states — and a document called…