U.S. Attorney John Walsh has sent out two waves of closure-threat letters to medical marijuana dispensaries near schools — and his spokesman reveals that a third wave is coming. But could Walsh’s targets in Colorado expand to so-called marijuana superstores, as has taken place in California? His office rep says…
I’ve always been impressed with the way the Cannabis Station took over an old automobile service station without forgetting its past. For example, the old sign out front that once displayed prices for gallons of diesel now shows prices for ounces of Sour Diesel. And an artist has incorporated a…
Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, has arguably received more attention than any other pro-pot ballot measure in the U.S. But there’s a similar proposal in Washington, and one could soon be approved for this year’s election in Oregon. Could these efforts hurt fundraising for Amendment 64? A…
In 2010, the Colorado Legislature outlined rules for the medical marijuana industry in this state with the passage of House Bill 1284. But vague language about patient plant limits could be putting at least two medical marijuana center owners in jeopardy of felony prosecution…
We’ve recently shared with you the story of Brandon Coats, a paralyzed medical marijuana patient fired by DISH Network for failing a drug test. Coats’s appeal is moving forward — but it turns out he’s not the only MMJ patient with a case against DISH. Meet Sonny Meyers…
Talk about a stash! Auraria Library contains a small but growing number of Colorado MMJ periodicals in a collection that could be the first of its kind in the country. But archivist Rosemary Evetts didn’t have a sudden epiphany that she ought to start storing such publications for posterity –…
DANK advertises its location as being discreet, which is an understatement when you’re trying to find the shop in a maze-like warehouse district full of similar-looking structures. There are no big weed leaves or green crosses hanging on the front of the building that the dispensary shares with several other…
A statewide moratorium on new medical-marijuana businesses ended Sunday, but don’t expect to see many new dispensaries popping up right away…
Marijuana, even of the medical variety, remains illegal at the federal level — meaning that dispensary owners can’t take business deductions on tax returns they submit to the feds. But since MMJ is legal in Colorado, shouldn’t they be able to deduct legitimate business expenses on state forms? Mitch Woolhiser,…
On Thursday, we updated you on the trial of Bob Crouse, a medical marijuana patient with cancer who faced cultivation and distribution charges for going beyond the state’s plant limit despite having a doctor recommendation to exceed it. At that time, activist Audrey Hatfield felt things were going Crouse’s way…
Now and then, companies send us medical marijuana-related products ranging from vaporizers to board games. We showcase them in our quasi-regular product review section, Stoner MacGyver. The latest? The Incredibowl i420…
This dispensary has closed. Re-reviewing Denver Patients Group is purely a function of its location. That is, I drove past the air-conditioned shop right as the Easy Bake oven that is my AC-less car had started to give me borderline heat stroke. Some people go to shopping malls or movies…
In April, the proponents of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, made a big splash by erecting a billboard near Mile High Stadium featuring a soccer-mom-esque woman saying, “For many reasons, I prefer marijuana over alcohol. Does that make me a bad person?” Today, the campaign has unveiled…
One of the stranger marijuana stories of last year involved a federal raid on Cherry Top Farms dispensary — one not prompted by an investigation into the center, but due to the targeting of Nathan Do, a man associated with a different MMC, who agents were following. Nathan, along with…
Last July, we told you about the prosecution of medical marijuana patient Bob Crouse, a longtime Colorado Springs restaurateur who faced cultivation and distribution charges for going beyond the state’s plant limit despite having a doctor recommendation to exceed it due to his treatment regimen for leukemia. His trial is…
Last November, Fort Collins voters elected to shut down all medical marijuana dispensaries within city limits, with the MMCs closing by midnight on Valentine’s Day. Now, a group of pro-dispensary supporters is hoping voters will bring the industry back to the northern Colorado town…
While some of us were at home lighting up last night, firefighters across the state were working to extinguish some of the most frightening blazes in the state’s history. To help support firefighters on the front lines near Fort Collins, Colorado Springs and Boulder, several medical marijuana businesses have come…
In April, we told you about the story of Brandon Coats, a paralyzed medical marijuana patient fired from DISH Network for failing a positive drug test. Coats’s complaint lost in the first round, but it’s under appeal — and with the filing of a new brief, the case is entering…
Last month, attorney Rob Corry estimated that prosecutors had wasted $100,000 in its failed pot prosecution of Josh Jones — a case he felt should have never been taken to trial. He sees similar prosecutorial wrongheadedness in the case of another client, Colorado Springs’ Elisa Kappelmann, a licensed marijuana grower…
I’ve been shopping at High Level Health for some time now, though not really as a regular place — mostly just to rush in and grab an eighth to grind down into joint food when I was running low. I last visited in the fall of 2011, before the shop…
Last week, we told you about 2011 documents uncovered by activist Corey Donahue that outlined using the proposed medical marijuana patient registry database to cross-check federal firearm databases. The reason: MMJ patients are not legally allowed to own guns. Now, however, a state official says such a search won’t happen…
No matter where you stand on marijuana legalization, you’re likely to find an exchange yesterday between Representative Jared Polis and Drug Enforcement Administrator Michele Leonhart to be flabbergasting. Throughout the conversation (at a Judiciary subcommittee hearing), Leonhart refuses to say that pot is a lesser health problem than crack, or…
