Interview: Mason Tvert of the Marijuana Policy Project (video)
Mason Tvert and Denver Post Editor Greg Moore discuss the cultural impact and history of marijuana prohibition and where the nation is heading with possible legalization of the drug.
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Talking quality cocoa and mint with Dabba founder (interview)
When Boulder resident James Howler dreamed up a plan to create a great-tasting pot chocolate bar in late-2011, he couldn’t have expected what would come next.
Watch: Parquet Courts on Jimmy Fallon, performing “Stoned and Starving”
You have to feel bad for the Parquet Courts guys. Swedish Fish, roasted peanuts or licorice is not an easy decision when you’re “Stoned and Starving.” At least they can release the angst with quick blasts of guitar shredding.
Food stamps at pot shops banned under Colorado bill
Food stamps for a pot brownie? Colorado lawmakers want to make sure that doesn’t happen.
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…
Others eye Colorado’s pot law for their legalization
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.
DIA approves fines for pot possession
Denver International Airport on Wednesday formalized its policy banning marijuana and set fines for possession. Under the new policy, the fine for a first offense is up to $150.
Colorado Springs Airport bans marijuana
Marijuana will be banned in the Colorado Springs Airport passenger terminal and other areas starting Friday. The airport announced the ban Wednesday, eight days after retail sales of recreational marijuana became legal under Colorado law.
‘Getting all potted up on weed’? Media coverage riles Jon Stewart
Imagine the look on Jon Stewart’s face when a Fox News pundit said tartly, “What’s to keep somebody from getting all potted up on weed and then getting behind the wheel?”
Pot shops see steady traffic, limited inventory
Only one week into Colorado’s history-making recreational marijuana industry, one shop has already sold out of pot, others fear they may soon join it and perhaps as many as 100,000 people have legally purchased marijuana at Colorado stores.
“I bought this pot with my boss’ money:” Reporter buys, destroys a $27 gram (video)
We’re fans of Trevor Hughes, the Coloradoan reporter who made the above video for the Fort Collins newspaper’s website. Hughes’ idea was solid: This is a video of him buying pot for the very first time ever. This wasn’t Hughes’ first legal recreational pot purchase; It was his first actual pot purchase. As he candidly, sweetly says: “I never have done pot.”
Cannabist Q&A: Flying with pot, edible strengths and weed newbies
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?
Cash or credit for recreational pot: Processors of cards relax rules
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 and Washington: 7 differences in state pot laws
After voters in Colorado and Washington passed historic initiatives to legalize cannabis in 2012, regulators in both states spent a year drafting guidelines for a newly legal pot industry. But legal cannabis rules will differ greatly in many ways from state to state. Here are some of the core differences between the legal pot experiments moving forward in Colorado and Washington.
National Western Stock Show: Ride ’em high, cowboy
Thousands will begin flocking to Denver this week, but not only for a chance to buy legal weed. The National Western Stock Show kicks off its 108th celebration of bolo ties and bucking broncos on Jan. 11th, an event for which I will be decidedly high. Professional Bull Riding isn’t usually my preferred PBR, but there’s enough to get into at the Stock Show for this stoner to bite. After all, its slogan is “Find Your Western Spirit.”
“We got it legal:” Comedian Tommy Chong visits Pueblo pot shop
By 7News Actor, comedian and marijuana activist Tommy Chong visited a marijuana shop in Pueblo over the weekend. Chong, of the famous “Cheech and Chong” comedy duo, visited Marisol Therapeutics to celebrate the legalization of recreational marijuana. “Everything I stood for, everything I went to jail for, everything I believed…
Is Colorado running out of marijuana?
Just six days after they opened for business, many Colorado marijuana shops say the demand for recreational pot is so high they have to ration the amount they sell customers to avoid selling out.
Cannabist Q&A: Synthetic pot, insomnia weed and much more
This week’s Ask The Cannabist column answers questions on synthetic marijuana versus the real stuff, finding the right strain for insomnia and finding the right spot to smoke weed in Colorado as a visiting tourist.
Seeking other moms who love their babies — and their weed
I’m at the playground, and the question crosses my mind: “I wonder if she smokes weed?” Yes, I’m at the playground — making enjoyable small talk with another mommy while our kiddos discover the sandbox, and I can’t help but think, “I wonder if she smokes weed?”
State of Colorado banks pot money that industry is unable to do itself
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.
Talking stigma, drug tests and more with the pot-curious
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.
Kiowa sheriff’s office raids marijuana growing operation
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.
Did you really believe the “Marijuana overdoses kill 37” hoax? (column)
If you read The Daily Currant’s Jan. 2 online story called “Marijuana overdoses kill 37 in Colorado on first day of legalization” and believed it, you are officially: ______________________________. (Fill in the blank.) And read our column here.
Spirit Airlines sparks “We’re High” Colorado flight promo
As the official tourism agencies for the state of Colorado and city of Denver stay mum on the absurd tourism potential brought forth by the recent opening of recreational marijuana shops here, businesses here and abroad are taking advantage of the lawful switch that has Colorado all over international media.
