Denver limits pot homegrows to 12 plants; no front-yard smoke ban
Denver residents will be allowed to grow only 12 marijuana plants per household for recreational use, the City Council decided on Monday.
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Pot doctor convicted of illegal recommendation
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A Loveland doctor who recommended medical marijuana for an undercover officer faces possible prison time. The Coloradoan reports Monday (http://noconow.co/18iPtau) that 75-year-old Dr.
Small number of retail pot shops expected to open in Denver on Jan. 1
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Only a small number of retail marijuana shops are expected to open in Denver on Jan. 1, when the historic law begins to allow the legal commercial sale of pot.
Traffic stops turn up 85 lbs of pot worth $225K
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Deputies who stopped two vehicles traveling together in western Colorado say a search turned up about 85 pounds of marijuana with a street value of about $225,000.
So hot right now: Vape pens, pocket hookahs are all the rage
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They can look like nondescript writing pens or asthma inhalers. Some resemble lip-gloss sticks and come in the same hot pink or sparkly purple as teenage girls’ smartphone cases.
Marijuana shop owners racing to bag safety
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Child-resistant packaging is a pillar of Colorado’s rules for recreational pot shops, approved as a requirement months ago to reduce the risk of accidental ingestion by young children.
Aspen won’t have recreational marijuana stores by Jan. 1
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Those looking to buy recreational marijuana in Aspen on Jan. 1 won’t find it. In fact, it could be weeks into the new year before the first shops begin selling recreationally.
Pot clinic owner now mayor of California city
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A medical marijuana dispensary owner has been named mayor of a small Northern California city in the heart of pot country.
Steamboat dog recovering after "bad trip" from eating marijuana
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It has been more than a week since Hailey ingested suspected marijuana, and she still has not returned to being her old self.
Colombian pleads not guilty on weapons charge
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A Colombian national has pleaded not guilty in Denver federal court to a weapons charge after his arrest during raids on medical marijuana businesses.
Westwood residents plan to oppose recreational marijuana license for local bar owner
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A group of residents in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood say they plan to fight a recreational marijuana license application for one of the nearby medical marijuana dispensaries.
Man seized in federal marijuana raid pleads not guilty to weapons charge
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A man arrested in connection with major federal raids on Colorado medical-marijuana businesses pleaded not guilty Thursday to a weapons charge.
Anniversary of Prohibition’s repeal looks to legalization of pot
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Prohibition was repealed 80 years ago today, and some of Denver’s most-beloved places were swiftly created to help erase the stigma of alcohol.
Colombian tied to pot raids indicted
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A Colombian man arrested after raids on medical marijuana operations in Colorado has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of possessing a firearm after entering the country on a non-immigrant visa.
Prosecutors indict Colombian man tied to Colorado marijuana raids
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Federal prosecutors have obtained an indictment on a weapons charge against a man arrested during major raids on Colorado medical-marijuana businesses.
Pot license backlog dogs Colorado regulators
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As Colorado prepares for recreational pot sales in less than a month, state marijuana regulators are still battling an enormous backlog issuing licenses for medical marijuana.
Colorado medical marijuana business application backlog persists
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Nearly 100 Colorado medical-marijuana businesses are operating without a finalized state license, the remnants of a bureaucratic backlog now stretching back more than three years.
Denver backs off porch pot ban
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Denver officials have backed off a plan to prohibit marijuana use on front porches and in front yards. The Denver Post reports that Denver City Council on Monday rejected an ordinance that would have banned smoking marijuana on private property if it was in public view ( http://goo.gl/FfQyLx).
Denver council flips vote on front-yard pot-smoking ban
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The Denver City Council on Monday made a surprise move, reversing an earlier decision that would have banned smoking marijuana on private property if it was in public view.
$25K bond likely in marijuana raid arrest
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A Colombian man arrested after raids on medical marijuana operations in Colorado will be released on a $25,000 bond. U.S.
Federal judge grants $25,000 bond to Colorado marijuana raid suspect
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A federal judge said Monday he will allow a suspect arrested in connection with major federal raids on medical-marijuana businesses to be released on a $25,000 bond.
Denver council to make final vote on ban of pot smoking in public view
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Denver is poised to become the world’s unofficial marijuana capital when legal sales of pot begin Jan. 1, but don’t expect to see it smoked on front yards, porches or balconies if the City Council has its way.
Marijuana contaminants come under microscope
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WEST HAVEN, Conn. — The microscope at the University of New Haven, set at 10-times magnification, shows a marijuana leaf covered with dozens of tiny bumps.
Washington state officials to use minors to test marijuana shops
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SEATTLE — A select group of minors will go into Washington state’s new legal pot stores on a covert mission: to try to buy weed for the state.
Views differ on benefits, downfalls of marijuana
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There are hundreds of strains of marijuana—each containing hundreds of different chemicals—but only one molecule makes much difference, scientists say.
Pot: Hundreds of names, one key ingredient and far-reaching effects
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There are hundreds of strains of marijuana — each containing hundreds of different chemicals — but only one molecule makes much difference, scientists say.
Aurora City Council to see pot recommendations
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Marijuana grow operations in Aurora would be only in industrial areas, the number of retail pot shops would be capped at 20, and they would have to be at least 5,000 feet from one another, according to recommendations from a City Council committee.
Fed raids on Colorado marijuana businesses seek ties to Colombian drug cartels
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Colorado marijuana businesses raided this week by federal agents are being investigated for a possible connection to Colombian drug cartels, sources told The Denver Post on Friday.
Feds raid Denver-area marijuana dispensaries, grow operations, 2 homes
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Six weeks before the nation’s first retail marijuana shops open in Colorado, federal authorities on Thursday raided more than a dozen Denver metro area marijuana facilities and two homes.
Colorado voters approve new taxes on recreational marijuana
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A measure to impose hefty taxes on recreational marijuana passed easily Tuesday, as voters across the state overwhelmingly chose to make pot one of the most heavily taxed consumer products in Colorado.
