16 cannabis lifestyle trends that helped define 2016
Before welcoming in 2017, let’s take a moment to mark the monumental strides for marijuana in the past twelve months.
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Cannabist 2016 Gift Guide: 20 ideas for every enthusiast on your list
20 hot weed gifts for 2016: Unique gifts for all budgets include smoking accessories, storage options, edibles, entertainment, scents, balms and more.
What happens when animals get into your weed stash?
As more jurisdictions legalize marijuana, veterinarians across the country say they are seeing a sharp increase in cases of pets accidentally getting high.
Whispers of sexual abuse and trafficking in the Emerald Triangle’s secretive pot gardens
For decades, the ancient forests of the Emerald Triangle have provided cover for the nation’s largest marijuana-growing industry. But the forests also hide secrets, among them women with stories of sexual abuse and exploitation.
Inside story on where NORML is headed as America gets legalized
NORML had its annual meeting of the marijuana minds in Aspen in June. The event focused on legal issues has changed in recent years, but legalization is at the forefront.
Foodies rejoice: Are high-end cannabis-infused dishes the future of getting high?
Forget the dorm-room brownie. Instead, think cannabis-infused burritos, French macarons, salad dressings, duck breast or a cannabis-infused sous-vide burger.
Parents can literally dog their kids about drugs, with drug-sniffing K9s
Suspicious parents in Kentucky have found a new tool to use when it comes to their kids and drug use: Bringing in a drug-sniffing dog to search their home.
Colorado may create its own rules for organic marijuana; debate ahead
Colorado starts work Friday on becoming the first state to regulate organic labels in its pot industry, with other legal weed states watching to see whether they too should step in to help consumers wondering what’s on their weed.
Accidental entrepreneurs find skills in high demand as marijuana matures
Many business professionals are finding their traditional skills in areas such as finance, real estate and the trades in high demand as the Colorado cannabis industry matures.
The subtle mainstreaming of cannabis in Colorado — it’s everywhere
Weed goes wide: It’s in the air (of course), it’s a part of modern anthropology study, it’s on the local library shelves, it’s a central part of classes and tours.
Holiday recipe for happiness: Peppermint pot brownies
These pot brownies are the ultimate for the holiday season and easy to make — white chocolate mixed in with the brownie mix, and topped with marijuana-infused cream cheese.
Legalized life: 25 stories that define Colorado’s weed era since 2012
On Dec. 10, 2012, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed Amendment 64 into our constitution. And here we are three years later, a slightly changed society.
Cannabist Show: He teaches cannabis journalism; She owns an edibles biz
Colorado marijuana talk show featured guests: cannabis journalism professor Andrew Matranga and Sweet Grass Kitchen owner Julie Berliner.
Getting high before Puzzah escape room game — was this a good idea?
We were racking our brains at Puzzah, a Denver escape room where players team up for an hour of sleuthing and puzzle-solving to win a mission.
Get ready for one-day tax holiday on Colorado weed
How many cannabis consumers will take advantage of the pot price break Sept. 16? Colorado’s unusual tax law is forcing the state to suspend taxes on recreational marijuana for one day. For pot retailers, the holiday poses a bizarre supply dilemma.
Magical freedom in Oregon: Reveling in pot parties and endless possibility
Author Neal Pollack celebrates the changing times in Oregon, where weed is shared with abandon and not yet commercialized. It’s a bittersweet summer to remember.
S’mores even better with pot-infused peanut butter, it’s true
Marijuana recipes: Peanut butter is the base for infusing these fireside s’mores, but there’s a way to make them without the nutty element if you prefer.
Cannabist Show: He reforms pot laws; She’s a cannabis chef
Our guests on The Cannabist Show this week: Marijuana Policy Project’s Mason Tvert and Cannabist food writer Laurie Wolf. Talking Colorado marijuana & more.
TV still lags on pot, but a Colorado dispensary comedy would change that
The mainstream cannabis culture gap may be bridged by NBC next year when “Buds,” a comedy set in a Colorado pot dispensary, is likely to be picked up. This would be the first mainstream, prime-time broadcast network scripted series to tackle legal pot head on.
Meet the hippest home ec teacher ever: Share Denver’s Becky Hensley
Happy National Craft Month: Here’s a Shop Sesh interview with Becky Hensley. The founder of Share Denver and Denver Craft Ninjas is working for the craft-loving community — and she wants to do some “demystifying and destigmatizing” about cannabis.
Concerns grow about chaotic start to legal weed in Washington D.C.
Barring last-minute federal intervention, the District of Columbia’s attorney general said that pot will become legal as early as Feb. 26 without any regulations in place to govern the new marketplace.
A divided weed world: Black market growers and legit industry jobs
Is it worth it for black market growers to click off their lamps and go work for the man? Even if they tried to go mainstream, are employers in the legal industry motivated to hire them?
New drug dynamic for Mexico-U.S.: Less pot, a lot more heroin, meth
Made-in-the-USA marijuana is quickly displacing the cheap, seedy, hard-packed version harvested by the bushel in Mexico’s Sierra Madre mountains. Drug cartels are responding by increasing output of heroin and meth.
Best of 2014: Here are 25 incredible true stories from Colorado & beyond
2014 was a year of fascinating marijuana developments: Innovative pot products hit the market, the global pot view is changing and unusual true stories abounded.
Colorado cities and towns take diverging paths on recreational pot
A year ago, as Colorado cities and towns were preparing for the first recreational marijuana stores to open, most were optimistic they were prepared. Still, many officials held their breath. Local government leaders from Denver to smaller cities and rural hamlets say the pivotal first-year rollout went smoothly, and in some cases it has proved quite profitable for local coffers.
