Denver’s attempts to get a handle on the medical marijuana issue, typified by yesterday’s eventful safety committee hearing, show the importance of municipalities establishing clear rules of the road for such operations. A repeat of this lesson may well be in the offing tomorrow in Arapahoe County Court. That’s when…
For a while, it seemed that most of the muttering about medical marijuana dispensaries and crime was based on fear and hysteria. But reports about multiple armed robberies and burglaries, as well as a kidnapping, related to medical marijuana operations in Fort Collins were followed by a videotaped burglary at…
Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown is back before council’s safety committee this morning, presenting his proposed ordinance to regulate the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries. We’re live-blogging the hearing. You’ll find Brown’s proposal at the bottom of this post, with our most recent reports at the top. 11:20 a.m.: The last…
The focus of the medical marijuana story seems to be shifting to lawmakers trying to get a handle on this booming biz, including state senator Chris Romer and Denver councilman Charlie Brown, who’s making a safety committee presentation of his latest proposal at this writing. But Coloradans for Medical Marijuana…
Forget smartphones and robotic hamsters: The real hot gifts this holiday season are medical marijuana gizmos. There are a bunch of cutting-edge weed products being developed right here in Colorado. Check out a few of our favorites below. Think of it like a holiday gift guide for that special medical-marijuana…
This weekend, an explosion rocked the home of a licensed medical marijuana grower in Breckenridge, reportedly because roommates of the owner who were injured in the accident were trying to process hashish using butane. If that’s what happened, the people in question were taking a considerable risk, says Timothy Tipton,…
A new University of Michigan survey shows binge drinking among teenagers declined over the last year, but more tenth and twelfth graders used marijuana. Panic time? Not for Mason Tvert, founder of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation). He’s repeatedly stressed that marijuana is less risky than alcohol, even writing…
Senator Chris Romer, who’s authored proposed legislation to regulate medical marijuana in Colorado, is a contentious figure in debate about the issue. He believes many younger people with medical marijuana licenses are exaggerating their illnesses in order to smoke weed legally, and he feels his reform concepts will lead to…
Yesterday, we told you about several folks featured in a Colorado-centric issue of High Times, who’ll be autographing copies of the mag at the Cannabis Therapy Institute’s Cannabis Holiday Health Fair, slated for Sunday, December 13, at the Holiday Inn, 4849 Bannock Street. But that’s not the only magazine news…
Colorado politicians are delving head first into the state’s medical-marijuana conundrum, developing statewide regulation bills and counter bills, not to mention hammering out municipal rules city by city. That’s a good thing, since the last thing we want is for any of our communities to turn out like the pot…
Today, William Breathes, one of our new medical marijuana reviewers, samples the stock at Pain Management of Colorado, located in Cherry Creek North (with prices to match). But if that doesn’t suit your fancy, you’ll find a plethora of alternatives in our newly updated dispensary directory. The most current list…
This dispensary has closed. As Colorado’s medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer’s college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword will be offering a no-holds-barred…
The Cannabis Therapy Institute’s Cannabis Holiday Health Fair, slated for Sunday, December 13, at the Holiday Inn, 4849 Bannock Street, will feature an unlikely autograph session — one that should guarantee High Times for all. The February issue of the venerable pro-pot magazine features a six-page spread on medical marijuana…
Mason Tvert, executive director of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation), has found an excellent advocate in the promotion of his new book, Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?: his mom. Diane Tvert co-stars with Mason in the piece above, which aired on an Arizona…
Senator Chris Romer has taken a leading role in writing proposed legislation for the medical marijuana industry — and not all of his ideas are to the liking of people in the business. As he told us in a November 16 blog, he wants more scrutiny for young medical marijuana…
Attorney Lauren Davis is still exasperated by a hearing last night in Castle Rock, which is considering a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries that would disenfranchise two businesses that have already been cleared to operate in the town. Davis says her client, Amber Ostrom, who owns a dispensary called Plants…
We’re as sober as especially sober judges here at Westword — yet, for whatever reason, we’re just getting around to posting a joke Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien told about our search for a medical marijuana reviewer back on November 17. At the end of our quest, we wound up…
Afghani, OG Kush, Purple Skunk, White Widow… With so many strains to choose from at local dispensaries, how do you separate the wheat from the chaff? Thankfully, a variety of medical marijuana contests have popped up around Colorado recently, and they’ve uncovered the best of the best. Check out the…
The story of the Cheesecake Lady reads like a home-grown Horatio Alger tale — one featuring considerable amounts of ganja. The Cheesecake Lady, aka Jessica LeRoux, has long been legendary in the local pre-concert tailgating scene for strolling through parking lots with her crazy hat and wavy hair and offering…
John Denver once admitted that “Rocky Mountain High” was written under the influence of LSD and marijuana — and now that his anthem is our state song, the Colorado legislature should write their medical marijuana legislation under the influence of John Denver. But drugs aren’t the reason why Denver is…
Today’s just-published review of GreenLeaf Farmacy (by one of our two new medical marijuana reviewers, The Wildflower Seed) is only the start of our information about medical marijuana in Colorado. We’re continuing to regularly update our directory of dispensaries, which is growing longer and larger all the time. The most…
This dispensary has closed. As Colorado’s medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer’s college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword will be offering a no-holds-barred…
