Newly announced "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert invited Cannabist editor Ricardo Baca on his show in December. (Comedy Central)

A year in the life of the world’s first marijuana editor

How has Colorado post-legalization life changed for the world’s first marijuana editor? Significantly, as it turns out. I have learned and witnessed a lot in the past 12 months. And our stories are the historic record of Colorado’s first-of-its-kind legalization.

Seth Rogen (Chris Pizzello, Invision/AP)

Seth Rogen in Denver: He wants to smoke weed in theater, but where?

Seth Rogen says he will screen his new film tonight in a Denver movie theater filled with marijuana smoke and hundreds of his fans. But will that actually happen? Rogen says yes, but the city of Denver’s executive director of marijuana policy says no.

Cannabist calendar: Many stoney December events in Denver

Cannabist calendar: 40-plus chill things to do in December 2014

Celebrate winter and the holidays with some of your buds this month.  Jam on Reggae Night, catch the scary holiday classic “Gremlins” at Werewolf Radar Picture Show, enjoy the potluck at the IBake holiday feast or laugh ’til you cry at the SexPot Comedy First Anniversary Show. Happy Holidaze!

Cannabist November 2014 calendar

Cannabist calendar: November 2014 has lots of stoney fall happenings

Seasonal temperatures are falling and sending the stoney fun indoors. Keep your spirits up with sidesplitting comedy shows, painting at marijuana-friendly art classes, and celebrate the bounty of your legal harvest at Thanksgiving. Here’s The Cannabist’s calendar for the month of November.

Cannabist calendar: 50-plus events for October 2014

Cannabist calendar: 50-plus events for October 2014

Spend the autumn month getting together with stony friends to watch Sunday football, chuckle at comedy shows, go for the gold at the Canna-lympics, camp overnight on a hemp farm and kick it with Snoop Dogg at the Gypsy Jane Festival.

Cannabist calendar: 40-plus events for September 2014

Cannabist calendar: 40-plus events for September 2014

Seasons are changing, but the fun doesn’t end in Colorado. Check out the calendar and catch a comedy show,  harvest fest, a grow store happy hour, painting class or ladies dance night with your buds — or go solo and make new friends.

Kayvan Khalatbari has been known to don a chicken suit and mock Gov. John Hickenlooper for promoting beer but not marijuana. (Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post)

How Kayvan Khalatbari built his empire of weed, pizza and comedy

Kayvan Khalatbari generally appears calm, happy and confident, whether he’s on stage for a marijuana policy speech, in the conference room of his Denver Relief pot business, handing out coupons after a comedy show, or seated in one of his Sexy Pizza shops — where the free-pie coupons transform into food.

The new "Mile High" video from the Nix Bros. filmmaking team pokes fun at Denver's stoned reputation. (Provided by the Nix Bros.)

Nix Bros. serve up stoney Colorado satire on Funny or Die (video)

Denver’s comedy scene has been goofing on the reality of recreationally-legal cannabis over the past few months. The latest offering: the Nix Bros.’ video for online humor clearinghouse Funny or Die — “Mile High.”

Hitting the High Spots: Perfect 4/20 week schedule

Denver’s 4/20 festivities kick off as early as April 16. All of a sudden, 4/20 has turned into your annoying friend who insists it’s her “birthday week.” Want to make the most out of your marijuana weekend? Here’s a schedule of events any stoner can pull off with a little ride planning and a modicum of motivation.

Colorado 4/20 events guide

UPDATED: 47 ways to party in Colorado on 4/20 in 2014

So what’s happening on 4/20 in Colorado? A lot — so much that you might need this handy Colorado 4/20 guide. We’ve been keeping a running list of happenings, and we’ll keep this updated.

Pot comedy takes root in Colorado: 4/20-friendly shows and a “Tokeasy” release party

The list of classic stoner comedies is pretty short, including Cheech & Chong’s “Up in Smoke,” Ice Cube’s “Friday,” “The Big Lebowski,” “Pineapple Express” and Anna Faris’ criminally underrated “Smiley Face.” And while we’re pretty sure the direct-to-DVD “Tokeasy” won’t ever be among them, the Colorado written-and-produced film is still…

Push for public consumption of marijuana in Denver ramps up

Colorado venues balance pot-friendly attitudes with legal reality

A recent flier for a “4/20-friendly” comedy and burlesque show at Herman’s Hideaway featured marijuana-leaf logos, sponsorship from the Daily Doobie newspaper and a note that the “smokeout starts at 7:10 p.m., show at 8:30.” The promise of consequence-free pot consumption is more than a marketing tactic, show co-organizer Cameron V.