“As a cancer survivor, I know the ravages of a serious illness, and patients who are suffering deserve access to a medication that can provide them relief,” singer Melissa Etheridge wrote in her statement to N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo about the state’s proposed medical marijuana bill.
The state attorney general’s office says Coloradans do not have a right to use marijuana off-the-job, siding with a satellite television company in its firing of a medical-marijuana patient.
Diagnosed with “mixed dementia” and frontal brain lobe damage, former University of Texas Longhorns defensive tackle Greg Ploetz had been deteriorating since 2005.
Child Protective Services is not exactly the popular kid at the lunch table, at least not among the circles that comprise the marijuana community. But why wouldn’t I like the idea of CPS? It’s an agency meant to keep children safe, isn’t it?
As an industry that often decries “Big Pharma,” we’ve all been turned and burned at a number of dispensaries lately. At the risk of being overly didactic: Have we forgotten the true meaning of marijuana in Colorado?
These 25 favorite strains of our marijuana critics propelled them to movement and soothed prominent aches. They’re old standbys, trendy new hybrids and old-school classics known by our parents.
What began several years ago with a trickle of women tiptoeing into the brave, new weed world has turned into a stream in Colorado’s marijuana industry.
State-licensed marijuana testing labs can no longer test for individuals. That leaves curious consumers, hemp growers and anyone who makes their own oils, edibles and tinctures with little recourse.
Five people from Colorado’s rural San Luis Valley are facing federal charges in Oklahoma for allegations that they planned to produce as much as 50 pounds of marijuana a month and sell it outside of the state.
Two bills proposed in Colorado’s Senate sought to establish definition of a “drug-endangered child,” but appear to take aim at legal marijuana.
Colorado appears to be giving up on its effort to crack down on medical marijuana growers who are using a legal loophole to grow high numbers of pot plants without the kind of oversight faced by commercial growers.
Marijuana consulting firm Denver Relief Consulting has hired a former NASA scientist to help develop state-of-the-art practices for growing cannabis.
What’s a parent to do on 4/20 weekend? There’s no reason to stay at home. There are options that are less stoney, but still fun, including a pet expo in Denver, an African festival in Boulder and Saturday and Sunday options for Easter egg hunting.
A crackdown on Colorado medical-marijuana patients could trim the number of marijuana plants being legally grown in the state by tens of thousands, according to new figures from the state Health Department.
State officials struck a nerve Friday when they unveiled new limits on medical pot plants, but they should stay the course.
I really hoped that a contemporary collection of short stories such as “The Marijuana Chronicles,” which states as its mission to “keep the flame of pot literature burning bright,” would foster reflections of how we actually live today with marijuana. I wanted to read about rat-race professionals who prefer puffing…
So what happens if your concerned neighbor reports you as a pot-smoking parent? Depending on who they call, a police officer or representative of CPS will make a visit to your home. They will want to come inside and ascertain the welfare of your child.
“As a caregiver I need to be ready to go at a moment’s notice. And I am. This requires a lot of self-awareness, honesty and willpower.”
My budtender seemed apologetic that the nugs ranged from popcorn to mini-marshmallow in size, but it was precisely what I was expecting. And that doesn’t sound like a half-bad snack right now.
The Greeley area is getting its first recreational marijuana shop. C-Nine Caregivers is opening Monday in Garden City, a tiny town surrounded by Greeley and Evans.
Nine relatives from three generations work behind the bulletproof glass at Medicine Man, which opened in 2010, grew into one of the state’s largest medical marijuana dispensaries and has aspirations of becoming a national brand if pot legalization continues its march.
Recreational marijuana may be legal in Colorado and Washington, but debates over the drug are far from over. Here’s a look at debates emerging in the states where the drug is already legal without a doctor’s recommendation.
Here’s a list of Colorado shops open for recreational marijuana sales. This list will be updated as new licenses are issued.
A definitive list of Colorado shops open for recreational marijuana sales on New Year’s Day is difficult to nail down — some shops are still waiting for licensing, or other items, and may not decide until the last minute.
A gleaming white Apple store of weed is how Andy Williams sees his new Denver marijuana dispensary. Two floors of pot-growing rooms will have windows showing the shopping public how the mind-altering plant is grown.
