The Cannabist Staff

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Ep. 23 – Clover Leaf University president Chloe Villano and Chiefton Supply Company creative director Bryan Dehaven

Our guests on The Cannabist Show this week: Clover Leaf University president Chloe Villano and Chiefton Supply Company creative director Bryan Dehaven. [podcast] TOP MARIJUANA NEWS From an Aug. 13 report by The Cannabist’s Ricardo Baca: Colorado’s monthly recreational cannabis sales topped $50 million for the first time, according to…

Cannabist Show: She runs a cannabis school; He designs weed apparel

Our guests on The Cannabist Show this week: Clover Leaf University president Chloe Villano and Chiefton Supply Company creative director Bryan Dehaven.

Cannabist Show: He reviews weed strains; He’s a pot shop CEO

Our guests on The Cannabist Show this week: New Cannabist pot critic Sohum Shah and Good Chemistry founder and CEO Matthew Huron. Plus, marijuana news and the Pot Quiz.

Cannabist Show: He covers pot banking; She paints and puffs

Our guests on The Cannabist Show this week: Denver Post investigative reporter Dave Migoya, who covers pot banking, and Colorado ganjapreneur Heidi Keyes, who is the founder of Puff, Pass & Paint.

Reality TV on weed: Did CNN get ‘High Profits’ story right in Breckenridge?

Katherine Grimm, a cannabis consultant and one of the featured players in “High Profits” joins Ricardo Baca on The Cannabist Show, where she answers the question many are asking: Was the year depicted in the show true to her experiences with the Breckenridge Cannabis Club and the drama on Main Street?

How are Colorado schools benefiting from recreational marijuana?

Cannabist Show: Host Ricardo Baca and Colorado state Sen. Pat Steadman (D, SD-31) discuss how Colorado schools can expect to see some of the pot tax money.

What’s needed to move drug policy forward in a ‘sane way’?

What has to happen to incite sensible drug policy change in the Americas — not just the United States? Relying on data versus conjecture is the theme in a recent episode of The Cannabist Show.

Cannabist Show: He writes marijuana laws; She’s a cannabis consultant

The Cannabist Show: Talking Colorado marijuana issues with Democratic state Sen. Pat Steadman and cannabis consultant Katherine Grimm of CNN’s “High Profits” series.

Real talk: Why changing rules for Denver marijuana use is a necessity

Cannabist Show: We’re talking about the Denver marijuana initiative on social pot use with state Sen. Pat Steadman and cannabis consultant Katherine Grimm.

RAW video: Get inside the mind-set of anti-legalization group Project SAM

Project SAM co-founder Kevin Sabet, who opposes recreational marijuana legalization, talks about Colorado and beyond, including marijuana research, the pushback in local communities against allowing recreational sales and the oft-used argument that marijuana is safer than alcohol.

Two views: Don’t disregard anecdotes about pot for PTSD

Two responses from the Colorado community about the Colorado Board of Health’s decision this month to not add post-traumatic stress disorder to the state’s list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana.

Cannabist Show: He covers Brazil pot; She has global view on drug reform

Our guests on The Cannabist Show this week: Brazilian journalist and filmmaker Tarso Araujo and Erin Trapp, the executive director of the Biennial of the Americas.

Quick hits: Weedy TV advertising; healing power of cannabis on bones

The Cannabist Show’s Ricardo Baca and Producer Vince break down the interesting weed news of the week: marijuana advertising and new cannabidiol research.

Colorado city opts against pot tax, California legalization report & more

In southwest Colorado, Durango officials nix plan for additional local pot tax. A group of Washington state military veterans are promoting medical marijuana. California issues 93-page report on the goals and conflicts of marijuana legalization in the state. A Colorado judge bans a “Bong-a-Thon” event and more.

Is vaping still the ‘dumbest thing ever,’ or is resistance futile?

Denver Post A&E reporter John Wenzel joins marijuana editor Ricardo Baca on a recent episode of The Cannabist Show to defend his views about vaping and what he still finds irksome about vape culture.

Cannabist Show: He’s fighting legalization; He writes on pot culture

Our guests on The Cannabist Show this week: Project SAM co-founder Kevin Sabet and Denver Post A&E reporter John Wenzel (who’s also a Cannabist contributor).

Pot legalization opponent Kevin Sabet talks on Colorado’s weed experiment

Kevin Sabet, the co-founder of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, gives his assessment of Colorado marijuana legalization on The Cannabist Show.

How to plan a pot-infused dining experience: Start the meal off right

Cooking with cannabis: Chef Laurie Wolf shares her favorite marijuana recipes and has tips for menu planning on The Cannabist Show.

Get details on how — and why — social pot use would work in Denver

The Marijuana Policy Project’s Mason Tvert joins marijuana editor Ricardo Baca on a recent episode of The Cannabist Show, where Tvert outlines how the new ballot initiative for would work, and the reasons for seeking the change.

Video: Denver’s opinions on pot are shifting quickly, but why?

Coloradans’ perceptions on pot are shifting more quickly in the recreational era. A new poll shows Denver residents coming around to pot. But why now? We ask the experts.

Weed News: Cannacamp Canna-Can’t and Washington’s first year of pot

A recap of top weed news in Colorado and beyond: On Washington state’s first year of recreational marijuana and the CannaCamp in Colorado.

After California: What’s the next-most important state voting on pot in 2016?

California is the single-most important battleground for cannabis activists in 2016. But what state is home to the next-most important battle for legal pot?

Video: Why all presidential candidates will make pot policy a priority in 2016

For the first time in a U.S. presidential election, all 2016 candidates will make their positions on pot policy clearly known, an industry insider says.

Ep. 16 – Mary Jane’s Medicinals owner Dahlia Mertens and National Cannabis Industry Association deputy director Taylor West

Our guests on The Cannabist Show this week: Mary Jane’s Medicinals owner Dahlia Mertens and National Cannabis Industry Association deputy director Taylor West. Hosted by Denver Post marijuana editor Ricardo Baca. [podcast] Top news: It’s a busy week for weed news from all over the country. Oregon implemented its recreational…

Rand Paul’s Denver fundraiser taps marijuana industry and more

Sen. Rand Paul raises money for his presidential campaign with help from Colorado’s legal marijuana industry. Recreational marijuana has become legal in Oregon. There are stricter laws in the state of Colorado for making hash oil at home. Washington state has overhauled its marijuana tax structure.

Video: Why medical marijuana patients should step up as advocates

Medical marijuana advocate Brandon Coats, who filed a lawsuit after being fired for off-duty marijuana use, talks about his personal situation and gives advice for other medical marijuana patients.

Cannabist Show: He sued over off-duty pot use; He writes on Uruguay

On this week’s Cannabist Show, we talk with Brandon Coats, who was at the center of a high-profile pot lawsuit, and Will Carless, a Uruguay-based journalist.

Pot law expert: Colorado needs spaces for public consumption of marijuana

Does Colorado need legal spaces for the public consumption of marijuana? This cannabis law expert says the state needs to designate some areas for pot.

Court says businesses can fire MMJ patients for pot use. Is it a precedent?

Will the Colorado Supreme Court’s recent ruling — which says businesses can fire employees for the use of medical marijuana — set a legal precedent in other U.S. states with legal MMJ?

Video: Is recreational cannabis killing the medical marijuana movement?

Debate: Is the push for legal recreational cannabis in North and South America slowing down or hindering the medical marijuana movement? Watch the video.

Why marijuana concentrates are cause for confusion

A discussion about why marijuana concentrates are such a complex issue under the law, the common views of concentrates that are misguided and more.

Brandon Coats speaks: ‘The case has brought the issue out into the light’

Colorado’s highest court ruled that businesses can fire employees for the off-duty use of medical pot; Brandon Coats is glad the issue is getting attention.