Kayvan Khalatbari has been known to don a chicken suit and mock Gov. John Hickenlooper for promoting beer but not marijuana. (Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post)

How Kayvan Khalatbari built his empire of weed, pizza and comedy

Kayvan Khalatbari generally appears calm, happy and confident, whether he’s on stage for a marijuana policy speech, in the conference room of his Denver Relief pot business, handing out coupons after a comedy show, or seated in one of his Sexy Pizza shops — where the free-pie coupons transform into food.

Sexpot Comedy retools for 2015 with new lineups, lessons in hand

Sexpot Comedy retools for 2015 with new lineups, lessons in hand

Sexpot Comedy, which was created in 2012 by marijuana entrepreneur Kayvan Khalatbari and has grown with the help of Denver comedian-producer Andy Juett, is retooling for 2015 after a year of creative triumphs — but also empty seats at some of its live shows and a delayed website launch.