“Starbucks of marijuana” Denver dispensary chain expanding to Telluride
Green Dragon dispensary has been granted a license to sell recreational marijuana in Telluride. The town’s four existing pot shops aren’t thrilled.
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Ep. 1 – Telluride pot shop manager Will Evans, Mitch Dickman & Zack Armstrong of “Rolling Papers” doc talk SXSW
Denver Post marijuana editor Ricardo Baca is joined by Will Evans, a development manager for Alpine Wellness, a pot shop in Telluride, Colo., and the SXSW-bound creative team behind the documentary “Rolling Papers” director Mitch Dickman and director of photography Zack Armstrong. Get caught up on the top pot headlines…
Pit bull bite leads cops to hash-oil operation near Telluride
The San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a hash oil operation discovered after a pitbull bit the groin of one of the people in the home Tuesday afternoon.
In Telluride, “Prohibition Ends At Last”
They aren’t hiding it up here any more. Lucas DaSilva of Georgia drove through the night and slept in his car with his dog Marley before settling at the front door of the Telluride Green Room around dawn Wednesday.
Colorado Divide: Is hemp the answer for a rural county hoping to rely less on mining?
In remote communities across Colorado, business owners and economic-development types are seeding a more diverse economy with hemp cultivation.
Colorado city gets community boost as pot taxes help propel opening of new rec center
“They really put a lot of time into this place, it’s not just a bigger building. It has heart. It has become something that our community members are really proud of.”
Trending: Why more and more experienced workers want a new career in cannabis
There are plenty of weed jobs available that are beyond entry level, and more well-established members of the workforce are looking at the cannabis industry.
If I use cannabis topicals, will I test positive on a THC drug test?
Experts weigh in on whether cannabis topicals — which include lotions, balms and THC transdermal patches — will cause a positive marijuana drug test.
SCOTUS won’t hear case on Colorado pot legalization
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied Nebraska and Oklahoma’s proposed lawsuit against Colorado’s legal marijuana laws. The decision means the nation’s highest court will not rule on the interstate dispute, and Colorado’s legal cannabis market is safe — for now.
Who exactly is behind the lawsuits over Colorado’s legal marijuana?
Three of the four marijuana lawsuits filed against Colorado officials and businesses were organized and at least partially funded by out-of-state anti-drug organizations and socially conservative law firms, a Denver Post analysis shows.
Accidental entrepreneurs find skills in high demand as marijuana matures
Many business professionals are finding their traditional skills in areas such as finance, real estate and the trades in high demand as the Colorado cannabis industry matures.
Cannabist Calendar: January 2016 gets rolling with winter fests & lots more
Stretch your limits at a vinyasa yoga class at Bend and Blaze every week. Catch a hip-hop show, including Mizznekol at Speak Easy Vape Lounge or head to the mountains for winter festivals celebrating fire and ice in Aspen, Telluride and Breckenridge.
Boulder County pot shops get prelim approval to stay open until 10 p.m.
Beginning in January, the five licensed marijuana shops in unincorporated Boulder County will be able to stay open three hours later at night, under a regulatory revision the county commissioners endorsed Thursday.
Colorado tourism survey shows legal marijuana’s influence
A Fall 2015 study commissioned by the Colorado Tourism Office shows legal weed as a growing motivator for trips to Colorado — conflicting with the mantra of tourism officials statewide that savvy marketing alone is responsible for record visitation and spending in the last two years.
Are you consuming pesticides or other contaminants in your cannabis? Colorado recall list (updated 2/16/18)
Do you have any pesticide-peppered pot in your stash? Find out here: An updated list of all marijuana companies going through product recalls in Colorado.
Cannabis Wedding Expo: Plan a weed wedding at this first-of-its-kind event
The first-of-its-kind Cannabis Wedding Expo in Denver will introduce attendees to 420-friendly wedding vendors, with an on-site consumption lounge to boot.
World Premiere: ‘Rolling Papers’ hits theaters February 2016
Documentary ‘Rolling Papers’ spotlights Denver Post and Cannabist writers as they cover the first year of legal marijuana in Colorado. The film debuts in theaters on Feb. 19.
Colorado cities voting on taxes, pot, broadband and bees in 2015
From municipal bonds to backyard bees, broadband and transportation from the mountains to the plains, voters in more than 80 Colorado cities and towns are deciding a wide range of local issues on the Nov. 3 ballot.
On the Oregon-Idaho border: Sheriff calls for fewer marijuana arrests
The sheriff in a western Idaho border county is encouraging deputies to cite rather than arrest every pot smoker caught on the wrong side of Oregon’s recreational marijuana law.
Do cannabis-infused topicals really work? Talking pain management
About marijuana topicals: The infused lotions, salves, massage oils and balms seen at medical and recreational shops — do they really work for treating pain?
Getting high at altitude: How weed was legally woven into a film festival
At the Telluride Mountainfilm festival, we talked about weed law, policy and more while getting high, surrounded by government and festival officials.
‘Rolling Papers’ film on legal pot in Colorado gets distribution deal
“Rolling Papers,” Mitch Dickman’s documentary about the dawn of legal marijuana in Colorado and The Denver Post’s coverage of the related cultural and business developments during the first year, has landed a worldwide distributor.
Presenting: The Cannabist Show, SXSW edition
The Cannabist Show premieres with interviews, quizzes and pop culture. Featured guests include the creative team behind the “Rolling Papers” documentary and a marijuana shop owner based in the mountain town of Telluride.
One Colorado sheriff responds to peers’ anti-pot lawsuit: ‘I don’t get it’
As six Colorado sheriffs sue the state over its legal pot, another sheriff in southwest Colorado — San Miguel County’s Bill Masters — questions their intentions. “It’s not about the constitution,” Masters said. “It’s about marijuana.”
