A bill sponsored by Sen. Vicki Marble, R-Fort Collins, that would have blocked the use of public-assistance cards at ATMs in Colorado marijuana shops died in a state Senate committee Wednesday.
House of Representatives approved a measure that would allow anyone 21 or older to carry one ounce of pot for recreational use. The bill also lets people grow up to six marijuana plants and taxes the drug at $30 an ounce.
Officials at the Colorado Springs airport are putting up amnesty boxes to help people who didn’t realize marijuana isn’t allowed at the airport. Travelers also are encouraged to leave their pot in their cars if they park at the airport.
Retail marijuana may soon make its appearance on Denver’s 16th Street Mall. Two medical-marijuana dispensary owners have applied for licenses to open recreational stores on downtown Denver’s premier commercial corridor. An estimated 2.3 million pedestrians visit the mall each year.
Fellow Denver council members on Monday immediately shot down Councilman Chris Nevitt’s idea to have a one-day amnesty for pot-smoking on April 20, but we think the general notion has some merit.
Recreational marijuana shops have opened smoothly in Colorado. Now state lawmakers want to close a loophole allowing some to grow and sell large amounts of pot without permits and licenses.
Marijuana activists have submitted a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana use by Wyoming residents over 21. The National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) submitted their ballot proposal last week to the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office.
It had the makings of must-read story: a Republican lawmaker believes a faux news report that Colorado’s pot shops are accepting food stamps and introduces a bill to outlaw the practice.
Homeowner associations are approaching lawyers to find out whether they can ban marijuana use, even in homes, much as they do garish paint colors and funky yard art — a question that may have to be settled in court.
Since the start of legal recreational marijuana sales, Denver police have cited about one person per day for public pot smoking, the city’s police chief said Monday.
I am getting so tired of reading about how wonderful Colorado’s legalization of marijuana is, and how unfortunate it is that the “stigma” associated with pot use will remain. What is happening in Colorado is nothing to celebrate, unless you’re a pothead. And it’s not funny, although a lot of people seem to think it is.
Efforts are expanding to keep those who overindulge on weed from getting behind the wheel — and punishing those who do.
An allegedly stoned driver drove into two Colorado State Patrol vehicles as troopers were investigating a crash on the ramp to Interstate 76 from I-25 on Saturday evening.
Charges for all manner of marijuana crimes plummeted in the months after Colorado voters legalized limited possession of cannabis for people over 21.
Colorado’s burgeoning marijuana industry is big business, yet so far it is maintaining a quaint mom-and-pop character. Many of the state’s medical marijuana dispensaries and recreational stores are owned by family members who pooled their savings in order to open.
If running a retail marijuana business seems chaotic and hard work, don’t come crying to the Hackett sisters. Robin and Cheri Hackett, owners of BotanaCare Medical Cannabis Center in Northglenn, know that growing and selling pot is easy money compared with the work they did erecting steel decks.
There are 450 miles in Interstate 70 from west to east in Colorado, but Mile 420 ain’t one. After sticky-fingered stoners repeatedly swiped the marker for the 420th mile, the state Department of Transportation resorted to desperate measures.
State health officials want to offer $7.1 million in research grants to scrutinize growing claims about medically beneficial properties of marijuana and its derivatives.
Mason Tvert and Denver Post Editor Greg Moore discuss the cultural impact and history of marijuana prohibition and where the nation is heading with possible legalization of the drug.
The media fascination with all things pot/Colorado continues.
You have to feel bad for the Parquet Courts guys. Swedish Fish, roasted peanuts or licorice is not an easy decision when you’re “Stoned and Starving.” At least they can release the angst with quick blasts of guitar shredding.
The town government here has received “about 25 calls” from people interested in opening a marijuana sales shop in town, either for recreational or medical marijuana, according to Town Administrator Pamela Woods.
WASHINGTON — Among the many people nationally eyeing Colorado’s implementation of recreational marijuana is an Alaskan education professor, a Portland, Ore., businessman and a bevy of state lawmakers from Delaware to Hawaii who hope the time has come for a national pot movement.
A handful of county leaders and responsible-minded medical marijuana growers and dispensary operators are formulating a set of standards that set a new bar for best practices and quality standards for pot.
Need to know what sushi best goes with your strain of sticky icky? Hapa Sushi now has a “pairing menu” to help.
Denver International Airport on Wednesday formalized its policy banning marijuana and set fines for possession. Under the new policy, the fine for a first offense is up to $150.
Marijuana will be banned in the Colorado Springs Airport passenger terminal and other areas starting Friday. The airport announced the ban Wednesday, eight days after retail sales of recreational marijuana became legal under Colorado law.
Only one week into Colorado’s history-making recreational marijuana industry, one shop has already sold out of pot, others fear they may soon join it and perhaps as many as 100,000 people have legally purchased marijuana at Colorado stores.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Don Eckelmeyer was upbeat Wednesday when he left his home in Jackson, Wyo., at 3 a.m. He then drove more than 300 miles to buy his first legal bag of marijuana here in Steamboat Springs.
ASPEN — The Local Licensing Authority approved Aspen’s first recreational marijuana retailer on Tuesday. Although Silverpeak Apothecary legally could begin selling that day, its recreational supplies weren’t ready.
Manitou Springs is just one step away from allowing recreational marijuana sales. The city council voted 6-1 Tuesday night to amend the town’s municipal code and allow two retail marijuana stores to operate within the city limits.
Recreational-marijuana businesses might not be as unbanked as they claim, with dozens of stores offering patrons payment alternatives to cash — each requiring a bank account.
By 7News Actor, comedian and marijuana activist Tommy Chong visited a marijuana shop in Pueblo over the weekend. Chong, of the famous “Cheech and Chong” comedy duo, visited Marisol Therapeutics to celebrate the legalization of recreational marijuana. “Everything I stood for, everything I went to jail for, everything I believed…
Just six days after they opened for business, many Colorado marijuana shops say the demand for recreational pot is so high they have to ration the amount they sell customers to avoid selling out.
The Denver City Council asked that Colorado’s hundreds of marijuana businesses be granted access to federal banking institutions now that the substance is legal for commerce.
Colorado’s medical marijuana industry, considered to be worth a fraction of what the recreational-use business will be, ponied up more than $9 million in sales taxes in fiscal 2012-13, state records show.
As the new year approached, Courtney smoked marijuana for the first time, after a lifetime of being against it. “I never smoked before,” said Courtney, a young mother who wants to be identified by first name only.
Two people were arrested Saturday morning after the Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office discovered an estimated 1,200 marijuana plants while executing a search warrant at a home in Haswell.
ALBANY, N.Y.—New York would become the 21st state to allow medical use of marijuana under an initiative Gov. Andrew Cuomo will unveil this week.
Executives at High Times, a New York publication that has covered the marijuana scene for four decades, are launching a new private-equity fund expected to boost Colorado’s newest industry.
We understand banning recreational pot in the terminal area (pre-security) but are concerned people carrying weed as medicine could be punished unnecessarily.
From a regulatory and law enforcement perspective, the rollout of Colorado’s recreational marijuana industry has been relatively smooth. So here’s our question: Is marijuana harming Colorado’s reputation?
Authorities suspect a former south Georgia banker who disappeared 18 months ago and who faces allegations he stole millions of dollars from investors was growing marijuana in a home in Florida.
JEFFERSON COUNTY — The state of Colorado seems to have marijuana on its mind, but the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has had its procedures in place for some time.
As Douglas County and the municipalities banned recreational marijuana right off the bat, those who wish to grow their own supply are nervous about getting raided, despite most police agencies saying they will be doing nothing special when it comes to enforcement of recreational marijuana use.
Some public officials predicted unruly customers would fight over scarce supplies when recreational marijuana went live in Colorado. Others feared images of public toking would be beamed around the world.
Marijuana is legal in Colorado, but the neighbors to the north sent out a reminder Thursday: “Do not bring your Colorado purchased marijuana into Wyoming.” The Wyoming Highway Patrol put out a media release saying troopers have “no plans to increase patrols on highways near the state line to look for those transporting marijuana…from Colorado,” but the drug remains illegal in Wyoming and violators will be prosecuted.
The world’s media descended on Colorado this week, putting the state’s newly legalized recreational marijuana law in the spotlight. With the start of 2014, an initial burst of late-night comedy gags passed and the coverage turned more or less serious.
