Denver officials jet off to Amsterdam, London to talk pot, airport cities
Denver officials are traveling to London and Amsterdam to talk with leaders there about marijuana, airport cities and urban growth.
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Shop Sesh: Why MegaFauna loves to keep it local (interview)
MegaFauna in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood, a.k.a. River North, is the brainchild of Colorado native John McCaskill, who sought to create a local collective to showcase up-and-coming designers, artists and vintage apparel.
Employment law vs. legalization
Colorado employees and employers are caught in a legal tug-of-war between Colorado state laws that say medical and recreational marijuana is legal, and the federal laws that still prohibit it. This raises many difficult questions, both for working professionals and for employers.
A pot-friendly TV show and cooking battle, “Medicated Chef” returns
Famed management consultant Peter Drucker once said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” And that’s a sentiment Steve Nelson Jr., aka Thurlow Weed, understands.
Point-counterpoint: Are rec pot’s low tax numbers worrisome? NO
If the lower estimated tax revenue numbers in Colorado are accurate, does that weaken the case for legalization? Not in the least. The possibility of increased tax revenue was never the main reason for legalizing marijuana.
Denver’s “biggest weed nerd in town” shoots his first High Times cover (interview)
Interview: Placing one of your weed-worship photos on the cover of High Times magazine isn’t unlike your band being featured “on the cover of the Rolling Stone.” And one Colorado photographer (who also shoots nug-porn for The Cannabist!) achieved that goal this month.
Pot-pioneering Dutch taking harder line as U.S. laws loosen
The Netherlands, the world pioneer in pot liberalization, has recently taken a harder line toward marijuana, with mixed results. The central government clampdown has involved banning people who live outside the Netherlands from coffee shops, and closing shops deemed to be too close to schools.
Patient’s Choice on Morrison Road (recreational review by The Ombudsman)
The Patient’s Choice location on Morrison Road isn’t busy on a Friday afternoon, which is a good thing, and the professional, friendly staff redeems an average recreational shopping experience and purchase.
Two parties in one cannabis-friendly scene: A Threesome With Mary Jane
While the Valentine’s Day “A Threesome With Mary Jane” did feature a person spinning records (or whatever is tantamount nowadays), it was by far one of the swankiest events I’ve attended in my five years in the marijuana business. For better or for worse.
Meyer: “I hope sports leagues continue to punish those who use marijuana” (column)
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.
O.penVape: Simplifying the vape pen experience (review)
As with computer technology, vaporizers seem to get smaller each year, evolving from desktop models like the Volcano — the original gold standard — to the increasingly popular and widely available portable vaporizers, many of which are based on electronic cigarette technology.
Retail pot shops limited to Northglenn in Adams County
NORTHGLENN — The customer service at The Green Solution in Northglenn is top notch. Consumers enter a fragrant lobby where a receptionist fondly remembers most of their names before letting them into a secure room with dark wood floors and brightly lit cases filled with marijuana-infused products and gadgets for consumption.
No recreational pot in Boulder? (Of all places!) What gives?
Marijuana opened for business in Colorado on Jan. 1 — but not in Boulder County. More than a hundred state licenses for retail marijuana stores have been issued in Denver, but just one in all of Boulder County.
Talking pot in a modern world: Vaping, Sour Diesel and beyond
Pot, marijuana, cannabis or weed — it’s all slight variations on a plant. And yet walking into a newly legal recreational pot shop can still be intimidating given the dizzying array of choices.
New Hampshire house to vote on legalizing up to 1 oz. of pot
CONCORD, N.H.—New Hampshire’s House votes early next month whether to legalize up to 1 ounce of marijuana for recreational use for anyone age 21 and older.
Legalization’s opening of medical pot research is dream and nightmare
Desperate parents are flocking to Colorado in search of pot-derived medical treatments they consider a last resort, yet many researchers are alarmed by parallels to past miracle-cure manias later proved false.
Uruguay OK’s first national market for legal pot
Uruguay’s Senate gave final congressional approval Tuesday to create the world’s first national marketplace for legal marijuana, an audacious experiment that will have the government oversee production, sales and consumption of a drug illegal almost everywhere else.
