As MSNBC host Rachel Maddow walked down the stairs on her first ever trip into a legal marijuana shop in her primetime show on Oct. 28, the first thing that hit her was a familiar smell. “It smells good,” said Maddow, long before she saw her first legal bud. “It actually smells like college.”
Rachel Maddow will host her MSNBC show from Denver on Oct. 28 with a lineup of local political candidates, political analysts — and a pot dispensary owner. While in Colorado, Maddow did the obligatory tour of a weed dispensary. “I’m not saying I’ve never inhaled, it’s never been an important part of my life.”
It took a while for Aurora’s recreational marijuana shops to open, but now that the first one opened its doors in Colorado’s third-largest city this morning parents in the area are taking notice. One parent commented on our news item this morning that he or she has organized more than 24 other parents from neighboring Cherry Creek Schools to spy on the city’s new recreational pot shops — to see if they recognize anyone, to take photos to share with one another, to “publicly shame those who think pot is cool.”
The city of Aurora is going live with recreational marijuana sales for the first time Wednesday, Oct. 1. But of the 21 businesses that received licenses to peddle pot in the city, there may not be any that actually will open their doors on the monumental day.
Here’s everything you need to know about the CannaSearch job fair in Denver on Sept. 16, which runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “All of these companies require accountants and marketing professionals,” says CannaSearch co-founder Ashley Picillo. “There are lots of traditional jobs in cannabis, and we want people to know that those past experiences outside of cannabis are applicable to this.”
The City of Aurora has awarded licenses to 21 business as the city’s first recreational marijuana shops, which can open as soon as Oct. 1. Each of the city’s six wards are allowed up to four recreational pot shops.
It’s all here: places to stay, places to go, getting around, scoring some herb and something to smoke it out of, and nearby eats and entertainment.
Borrowing its name from a tribute strain named for the late Jack Herer that was crossed by Sensi Seeds, Jack Flash is at its core a beautiful cross of haze and skunk.
Cannabis consumers’ unexpectedly strong appetite for edible products has manufacturers scrambling to expand facilities and meet demand. Sales of marijuana-infused food and beverages since Jan. 1 have exceeded most industry projections.
There was uncertainty about weed for sale in Colorado. Now that we’re six months in to legal marijuana, here’s what we’ve learned.
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.
If Afgoo looked out of place at a slick marijuana shop like Euflora, it’s only because it harkened back to an earlier age when strains weren’t tinkered with endlessly to produce modern super-buds. Trapped there in a display jar, it looked more like the oldest lion in the zoo. I wanted to free it.
Only in Colorado can you start 4/20 with a sunrise service and end it with Snoop Dogg – both at Red Rocks. Why not go all out with an adults-only Easter basket filled to the brim with sweets and swag?
This Q&A handles readers’ questions on cannabis matters. Topics include avoiding unwanted conversations about Colorado pot; history of the term “marijuana”; and searching for seeds.
Retail marijuana may soon make its appearance on Denver’s 16th Street Mall. Two medical-marijuana dispensary owners have applied for licenses to open recreational stores on downtown Denver’s premier commercial corridor. An estimated 2.3 million pedestrians visit the mall each year.
