While the State of Colorado and the City of Denver are still refusing to use marijuana legalization for promotional purposes, lotsa operations with no direct ties to the pot industry have been much more receptive to the idea — including Hotels.com, which touted increased Denver searches prior to 4/20, and…
Earlier this month, we examined two controversial bills about drug-endangered children that “could arguably make all cannabis-using parents criminals” according to our William Breathes. Senator Linda Newell, who sponsored the measures, passionately disagreed with this interpretation. But yesterday, both measures failed after the state senate reportedly approved them only to…
Yesterday, as we reported, a bill calling for post-traumatic stress disorder to be added to the conditions approved for treatment by medical marijuana came before the House committee on State, Military and Veterans Affairs. But it was rejected by a 6-5 vote. Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente, attorney and co-author of…
Given how many people traveled to Denver for the annual 4/20 festivities this year, not to mention the national hype over pot tourism in general, it’s easy to forget that there are plenty of great reasons to visit Colorado that have nothing to do with weed. Fortunately, the folks at…
Is a device dubbed ZaZZZ a new convenience for medical marijuana patients? An attention-getting gimmick? Or a little bit of both? We’ll soon find out. ZaZZZ, a vending machine designed to dispense medical marijuana, is only weeks away from debuting at a shop in Avon — and about a year…
For at least four years, local marijuana activists have fought to have post-traumatic stress disorder added to the list of conditions that can be legally treated with medical marijuana in Colorado — and each time, they’ve failed. Now, however, advocates are hoping legislation scheduled to be heard by a House…
This week’s Time Capsule takes us back to 1939 in Steamboat Springs, with an update on the Colorado chapter of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC). What’s the GFWC, you ask? The organization has been around since the 1890s and was a powerful force at one time, notably working…
Over the past few weeks, critics of marijuana legalization have drawn attention to several news stories they see as demonstrating the dangers of more accessible weed. First, the death of a college student and the murder of a mom were linked to marijuana edibles, and now, the local and national…
While recreational marijuana sales still offer the thrill of buying pot legally for those not accustomed to it, a trip to the medical marijuana dispensary for longtime MMJ patients tends to be about as mundane and normal as a trip to the grocery store or cashing a check. Which actually…
For more than a year, we’ve been reporting on the subject of pot profiling — claims that drivers in vehicles with Colorado license plates are regularly being stopped in other states on a variety of shaky pretexts for marijuana searches. Our latest story comes from a man who was stopped…
Dear Stoner: What is the cheapest place to get a medical marijuana recommendation? I’ve got all my paperwork, and I’m disabled.Malcolm Dear Malcolm: This is one of the most-asked questions on our Westword potline, and the answer is: I don’t know, because I see the same doc I’ve been seeing…
Nebraska police officers are increasingly frustrated with Colorado for what they say is an increase in pot trafficking in their state that they tie directly to the legalization of cannabis across their state’s western border. This week, the Omaha World-Herald profiled several cops and state troopers who say they feel…
Anti-pot group Smart Colorado found this past weekend’s 4/20 celebration “shocking” — but a report from Bill O’Reilly’s Fox News juggernaut, The O’Reilly Factor, turns the event into a punchline, albeit while portraying participants as sadly clueless idiots. The report, from regular correspondent Jesse Watters, juxtaposes snippets of stoners making…
Yesterday, we shared negative remarks about Colorado by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in relation to this state’s marijuana laws. Among his comments: “For the people who are enamored with the idea with the income, the tax revenue from this, go to Colorado and see if you want to live…
Update below: Before becoming mired in a political scandal involving a bridge closure, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was once among the favorites to be nominated for President by the Republican Party, which could hold its 2016 convention here; Denver is a host-city finalist for the event. Should Christie make…
Yesterday, Rob Corry, attorney and speaker for the 4/20 rally at Civic Center Park, dismissed complaints about the event from the anti-pot group Smart Colorado as “hysterical.” He’s similarly critical of the Denver police arresting or citing 130 people (as well as jailing 22) at an event he otherwise sees…
While Denver’s Civic Center Park was wild on 4/20, drawing big crowds and sparking 130 arrests or citations over the course of the weekend, the scene at CU-Boulder — once the setting for what one advocate described as “an orgasm of cannabis consumption” — was anything but. For the third…
“I remember when this was, like, a hundred white kids out here smoking weed under the trees here on 4/20 protesting the government. Now look at this. We’re waiting in line for twenty minutes just to get patted down by security just to get in the park. This is awesome,…
As we noted in our roundup of the top twenty tweets about 4/20 at Civic Center Park over the weekend, some locals were less than thrilled about the annual event. But few observers were as negative as Smart Colorado, an organization devoted to “protecting youth from marijuana.” In the wake…
Four years into High Times throwing the Cannabis Cup in Denver, and it finally feels like the event has hit its full, madhouse-crazy stride — thanks in large part to a venue change from the cramped, maze-like confines of Exdo to the wide-open, somewhat-dingy-but-perfect-for-throwing-a-wild-party confines of the Denver Mart…
Update below: Last week, Denver Police Department spokesman Sonny Jackson told us that officers would have a greater presence at the annual 4/20 event at Civic Center Park due both to the still-unsolved shooting that took place at last year’s rally and laws against public consumption of marijuana. However, he…
Did you notice that yesterday was 4/20? And that it was kind of a big deal in Denver? Twitter certainly did. There was an explosion of tweets on the topic yesterday — and while most of them were positive, there were definitely some exceptions. We collected what struck us as…
