Although Governor John Hickenlooper opposed Amendment 64, he signed the marijuana measure into law after Colorado voters approved it in 2012. But that doesn’t mean he’s reached a happy place regarding the law. Far from it: In a column by the New York Times’ Maureen Dowd, Hick talks negatively about…
In 2012, Brandon Coats, a paralyzed medical marijuana patient fired by DISH for failing a drug test, filed a complaint over the issue in Arapahoe District Court. When he lost there, attorney Michael Evans brought the case to the Colorado Court of Appeals, where jurists also rejected Coats’s argument. But…
This past September, the Marijuana Policy Project put up a billboard near Mile High Stadium criticizing the NFL’s pot policy — a gambit that echoed past efforts by Denver-based MPP spokesman Mason Tvert. Check out the photos below. Now, Tvert and company are taking their campaign to an even bigger…
“Our fifteen favorite Super Bowl pot memes — so far” featured a headline we didn’t choose at random. After all, we figured meme makers from around the country weren’t done celebrating the face-off between the Broncos and the Seahawks, who represent the two states that have legalized recreational marijuana sales…
Last week, Denver-based Marijuana Policy Project spokesman Mason Tvert called President Obama’s comments suggesting that marijuana may be less harmful than alcohol “refreshing.” But his group, a major backer of Colorado’s Amendment 64, is considerably less impressed by statements attributed to Drug Enforcement Administration chief Michele Leonhart, who’s widely perceived…
We recently noted the budding of “free” marijuana deals on Denver Craigslist, with folks frequently offering cannabis in exchange for a donation or as a bonus for the purchase of another item. But such proposals aren’t the only kind of weed-related deals on the site. Here’s a memorable example: An…
Big Tobacco was alive and well in 1908, promoting itself as the only thing that people should be putting in their pipes and lighting up. That’s painfully clear in this 1908 article from the Telluride Daily Journal detailing substitutes for tobacco from around the world (notably in places inhabited by…
Earlier this week, Josiah Hesse reported about how the black market for pot remains a thriving enterprise. But there are other ways to obtain recreational marijuana other than hanging out in Civic Center Park. Last year at this time, we reported about marijuana giveaways on Craigslist, in exchange for donations…
In every city, there are buildings known for being complete black holes for any restaurant or bar that tries to open. I can think of a few in Denver off the top of my head, including one at the corner of 11th and Lincoln, where dance clubs, mescal bars and…
Earlier this week, we posted about President Barack Obama’s latest marijuana comments: He told the New Yorker that pot isn’t more dangerous than alcohol, and considers it to be less risky “in terms of its impact on the individual consumer.” Cannabis reform advocate Mason Tvert was heartened by Obama’s take…
As everyone from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to the nation’s memes-makers have noticed, the upcoming Super Bowl features teams — the Broncos and the Seahawks — from the two states that have legalized recreational marijuana sales. So you had to know entrepreneurs would want a piece of the action…
Dear Stoner: Are there going to be high-CBD strains at recreational dispensaries? I really want to shop for the marijuana to use it medically. Anne (via the potline) Dear Anne: We’ve gotten this question a lot recently from people who want to try cannabis medically but don’t want to see…
On January 10, while much of the state’s cannabis community was focused on the launch of recreational sales, permanent rules for the recreational and medical marijuana industries were being quietly approved and put into effect by Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division. Most were unchanged from previous drafts, but cannabis concentrates for…
As we noted yesterday, the folks at The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are among the yuksters having fun with the Super Bowl pairing of Denver and Seattle — teams from the only two states that have legalized the sale of recreational marijuana. Memes makers are also going to…
In the latest issue of the New Yorker, President Barack Obama says marijuana isn’t more dangerous than alcohol and is actually less so in at least one significant way. Obama, who admits to smoking pot during his younger years but has spoken critically about the substance, hasn’t turned into a…
While much of northern Colorado was concentrating on seceding from the state last fall, Garden City continued to go its own way — and that way was focused squarely on the future. And yesterday, Cloud 9 Caregivers opened in that tiny town (population 241 in 2012) — the first retail…
Numbers updated below: As of January 1, when recreational marijuana sales officially began, the City of Denver had licensed eighteen shops. But far more than that are in the pipeline, and city staffers have been working diligently to process them. The result: Fifteen more stores have been licensed by the…
In late December, right before marijuana made its loud and proud entrance into the Colorado retail economy, I walked down to Civic Center Park to see if you could still buy a nickel bag off a stranger, as I did when I first moved to town a decade ago. I…
Updated numbers below: After yesterday’s Denver Bronco win, everyone in this city is plenty high. But for those who’d like to augment that euphoria, there are now 33 fully licensed retail pot shops in Denver. Late Friday, the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses updated its list of the establishments…
Like most artists, Denver painter Heidi Keyes, seen here, was looking to expand her artistic endeavors. Then, a friend told her to create a Colorado-style version of the popular Sip and Paint/Canvas and Cocktails events already happening: “Why not some kind of 420-friendly painting class?” And with that, Puff, Pass…
No matter how the AFC Championship game between Denver and New England turns out, the Broncos playoff run will turn out well for Justin Staley. Why? Staley’s an owner of Mile High Medical Cannabis, whose location, at 1705 Federal Boulevard, is only steps away from Mile High Stadium. Last week,…
Rocky Mountain Organic Medicine is located in the shadow of the Interstate 70 and Highway 6 interchange, and it’s home is one of the most curious buildings in the metro area. I’ve been driving past the thing for at least fifteen years, and always assumed it was a really tiny…
