Restrictive federal banking regulations that have forced most legal marijuana dispensaries to run as cash-only businesses have opened the door to another enterprise — automated teller machines. The overriding worry is criminal enterprises could launder cash through ATMs serving the fledgling, cash-reliant business.
A burlesque-themed party in Denver is the latest in local entrepreneurs’ efforts to take advantage of legal recreational marijuana. However, it’s clearly a complicated and contentious issue.
The owners and operators of Paymon’s Mini Market in Aurora were accused by the Colorado attorney general on Tuesday of selling synthetic marijuana, known as “spice,” which is illegal in Colorado.
Actor Bill Murray did a Reddit AMA and commented on, among other things, recreational marijuana.
Nancy Grace interviewed marijuana advocate Mason Tvert and told stories that made the original clip go viral — all the way to its own “SNL” parody.
Imagine a not-so-distant future that includes vending machines dispensing joints and eighths of marijuana. A marijuana vending machine? Yes, you read that correctly — not that they’ll be next to the Pepsi and snack machines at your office, though.
How does America feel about the legalization of marijuana? Everybody has an answer, and there are certainly maps that will tell you about various states’ laws. But in truly tackling that question — How does the U.S. feel about pot legalization? — it’s best to leave the answer to the experts who make a living out of professional polling.
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.
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.
Efforts are expanding to keep those who overindulge on weed from getting behind the wheel — and punishing those who do.
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.
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.
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.
Our Ask The Cannabist expert answers the hot questions: Can I legally fly with pot? Are recreational edibles the same strength as medical edibles? And I’m a newbie to pot, so how much should I start out with?
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.
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.
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.
Denver’s marijuana czar wasn’t cheering the first day of retail pot sales in the city, but she was pleased it was rolling out so smoothly.
Colorado’s governor and Denver’s mayor did not appear at any of the events marking the day that recreational marijuana went on sale in the state, but both issued statements Wednesday evening.
Long lines and blustery winter weather greeted Colorado marijuana shoppers testing the nation’s first legal recreational pot shops Wednesday. It was hard to tell from talking to the shoppers, however, that they had waited hours in snow and frigid wind.
