Marijuana

Hot on the heels of a groundbreaking lawsuit over Salmonella-tainted kratom that targeted a Colorado Springs store, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has announced the recall of assorted products made from the popular but controversial pain-relieving herb. But while the ostensible reason for the recall involves the fear of Salmonella contamination, the CDPHE acknowledges that no illnesses have been reported in connection with the lot numbers in question, and the Food and Drug Administration statement highlighted in its news release focuses on the dangers of kratom in general, suggesting the possibility that broader seizures of the product might be in the offing.

Once you’re ready to leave your inhibitions about cannabis at the door, set an appointment with a medical marijuana physician.

If it survives, it will head to John Hickenlooper’s desk.

The hearing was scheduled to last two days in mid-March, but required an additional five days of arguments and testimony that extended into April.

What is being touted as the first lawsuit over kratom tainted with Salmonella, the subject of a nationwide health warning issued in February by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration, targets Soap Korner, a store in Colorado Springs. The suit, accessible below, maintains that plaintiff Ashley Lemke, who lives in North Dakota, was hospitalized after consuming kratom products ordered from Soap Korner’s website that later tested positive for Salmonella.

The absurdity of a sativa called Somali Taxi Ride might pique my interest, but Hash Plant is straight to the point, and I respect that.

The hilarious twin duo recently made a long, strange stop in Denver while recording a comedy special.

Congratulations, my friend: You’ve found another cannabis gray area.

Last August, when veteran reporter Peter Marcus announced that he was leaving the ambitious ColoradoPolitics.com project he helped launch the previous year in favor of a communications-director position with the rapidly growing marijuana dispensary chain Terrapin Care Station, he stressed that he wasn’t leaving journalism behind and planned to start a website that would mix original stories with posts intended to counter misinformation being spewed by pot enemies. That site, TheNewsStation.com, is now live, and included among offerings that he says “promote the positive business and economic impact of the cannabis industry” is a section in which Marcus tears apart what he sees as marijuana “Fake News.” Check out six examples below.

HB 1258 will be considered by the full Colorado House on April 9.

They dispute the latest letter from Drug Free America.

After over five hours of public testimony and deliberation, a Colorado House of Representatives committee voted in favor of a bill that would add autism spectrum disorder to the state’s list of conditions treatable by medical marijuana.

The nonprofit organization, which turns 141-years-old on April 6, founded its Cannabis Chemistry Subdivision in 2015. Now, it wants more brains to get in the mix.

All of the open grievances are from packages showing up over a month later or never being delivered at all, the company’s BBB profile shows, leading to an F- rating.

Before all you weed-hating chumps get mad, you’d better be prepared to do the same for anyone who takes a day off to get drunk at the Great American Beer Fest or at Coors Field on opening day.

SB 211 would have licensed cannabis consumption clubs for the sale and consumption of retail cannabis, but its run ended after a Senate committee voted down the bill on Monday, April 2.

It’d be disappointing if 303 OG were a hard strain to find around Denver, as are Colorado Cough and Commerce City Kush. Fortunately, it’s not.

Thee handful of private cannabis clubs in the state, Denver businesses with social consumption licenses and 420-friendly private events can only operate if they don’t allow anyone under 21 through the door.

Autism spectrum disorder is known for severe communication and behavior disorders, causing those who suffer from it to lash out physically while struggling to express their emotions.

Readers have plenty of suggestions for how to take the edge off.

Colorado long distance runner and U.S. Army veteran Flavie Dokken uses gummies from Wana Brands, a Boulder-based edibles company, to promote cannabis as an asset for athletes, recover as an athlete and treat her medical conditions.

No area of Colorado represents the controversy of legal cannabis quite like Pueblo County.