And here we thought marijuana made its proponents more mellow than our average cranky correspondents. Yesterday morning, shortly after Nick Lucchesi posted his piece on one of the products he’d seen at KushCon II, Prescription Lock, which ends the “need to hide your weed,” Mr. Mezzrow posted this comment: So…
Last week I talked about how much I hated holiday shopping. After going to KushCon II over the weekend, I’ve changed my mind. Below is my top ten pot-toy wish list for Santa this year. All photos by Aaron Thackeray…
Last week, Representative Claire Levy talked about introducing legislation to establish standards for driving under the influence of marijuana. Colorado Coalition for Patients and Caregivers’ Robert Chase, a well-known local marijuana advocate, opposes this notion, and in a letter to Levy and other members of the general assembly, he explains…
Our Thursday preview of this weekend’s massive KushConII event found spokeswoman Chery Shuman focusing on the gathering’s seriousness. To that end, SAFER’s Mason Tvert is using KushConII as a platform from which to launch his approach to 2012 pot legalization. Look below to get more info on that, as well…
William Breathes meant to go Christmas shopping — but instead, he wound up at Boulder’s The Farm, his latest medical marijuana review subject. And there are more choices available in our newly updated MMJ center listings. Click to access our medical marijuana dispensary directory…
This dispensary has closed. Holiday shopping sucks. I would rather drink the water from a dirty plastic bong than walk around the mall this time of year — which explains why I always end up waiting until the very last minute to get anything done…
KushConII, December 17-19 at the Colorado Convention Center, has made news over its RTD bus ads, which have drawn protests from law-enforcement. But Cheryl Shuman, the event’s international director of PR and media, would rather focus on the event itself, which she says takes medical marijuana seriously. That’s important to…
Maybe you think Westword has gone pot-crazy, but the national network CNBC isn’t too far behind. After Marijuana Inc., its 2009 report on the nation’s underground weed business, became CNBC’s most successful-ever original documentary, the channel quickly produced a second investigation: Marijuana USA, an hour-long look at how pot is…
Update below: A National Institute on Drug Abuse study showing pot use up among all grades surveyed, with eighth grade taking the largest leap, prompted strong words from Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, an opponent of MMJ dispensaries who blames their prevalence for much of the rise in the state…
Yesterday, Colorado Drug Investigators Association’s Commander Jerry Peters explained why his organization had written a letter castigating RTD’s decision to accept bus ads for KushConII, a marijuana-oriented convention taking place this weekend. While RTD spokesman Scott Reed says the ads will continue running through the event, he says he understands…
It’s been a momentous year for marijuana in Colorado: landmark legislation, turf wars, huge profits, shocking arrests, enormous celebrations and more. Below, we’ve compiled links to and excerpts from 25 of the biggest weed stories to take place in the state during 2010. Page through and breathe in the year…
While all dispensaries and caregivers should be keeping an eye out for mold, mildew and pests on their cannabis, the sad truth is that there is dirty medicine out there no matter if it’s coming from a huge warehouse or a tiny basement grow. In September, KindReviews tipped us off…
Last month, organizers of KushConII thanked RTD for accepting event-related bus ads. But RTD isn’t receiving the same sort of compliments from the Colorado Drug Investigators Association. Says CDIA veep and North Metro Drug Task Force investigator Jerry Peters, “We don’t feel it’s right to advertise something that’s federally illegal”…
During a May 1 rally to legalize marijuana, Lacy Lee was arrested for holding a joint — something attorney Rob Corry considered so absurd, especially given a video of the incident on view below, that he agreed to represent her pro bono. The offense carries a maximum fine of $100…
Pot humor: a silly contrast to the serious-minded, politicized world of medical marijuana regulation and the campaign to have pot legalized for personal use by 2012 here in Colorado. Since it’s December and we could all use a laugh (or two) (or three) after what’s been called a pretty bad…
In his latest review, marijuana critic William Breathes visits The Grasshopper Alternative Medicine, a ladies’ choice shop that’s one of his picks, too. If it doesn’t fire you up, though, our newly updated MMJ center listings provide more options. Click to access our medical marijuana dispensary directory…
This dispensary has closed. Mixed in with the boutique specialty shops, craft beer houses and other restaurants in the area, Grasshopper Alternative Medicine blends in well with its East 17th Avenue neighbors. Aside from the ubiquitous green medical marijuana crosses, the clinic could pass for a coffee shop thanks to…
Advocates like Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies’ Vincent Palazzotto believe new health department rules could be devastating for patients and caregivers. But they’ll have to wait to find out what they are until next year…
At 2 p.m. this afternoon, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s medical marijuana advisory committee will meet to discuss new regulations for physicians (they’re on view below) that Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies executive director Vincent Palazzotto feels could be devastating for patient access in the…
It won’t make the body scans or perverse groping security pat-downs any easier to handle, but medical marijuana patients traveling to one of five states from DIA can now pack their cannabis openly instead of, say, hiding it in a shampoo bottle…
As the state’s medical marijuana community has blossomed and solidified, many different advocacy groups have taken root. There are pro-patient groups, industry trade groups and now, if all goes as planned, there will be a new, medical-themed organization – the Medical Marijuana Doctors Association…
Cannabis Therapy Institute’s Laura Kriho is extremely concerned about the proposal for a new medical marijuana database; she says it would be open to 24-7 law-enforcement access that violates privacy and could lead to federal prosecution of patients. But Betty Aldworth, executive director of Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulation, says…
