Venture capital for cannabis biz: High Times launches fund
Executives at High Times, a New York publication that has covered the marijuana scene for four decades, are launching a new private-equity fund expected to boost Colorado’s newest industry.
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30 cents per ounce: “Can I pour you a Recreational Smoke?” (Yep, it’s beer.)
“Since we opened last year,” said West Flanders head brewer Brian Lutz in press materials, “many of our customers have told us they wanted to be able to enjoy Recreational Smoke here at our brewpub. In light of recent events, we decided the time was right for us to make that happen.”
Editorial: Allow medical marijuana at DIA
We understand banning recreational pot in the terminal area (pre-security) but are concerned people carrying weed as medicine could be punished unnecessarily.
Is weed harshing Colorado’s mellow? (poll)
From a regulatory and law enforcement perspective, the rollout of Colorado’s recreational marijuana industry has been relatively smooth. So here’s our question: Is marijuana harming Colorado’s reputation?
List of recreational marijuana shops in Colorado
Here’s a list of Colorado shops open for recreational marijuana sales. This list will be updated as new licenses are issued.
Jeffco sheriff sees few procedural changes regarding marijuana
JEFFERSON COUNTY — The state of Colorado seems to have marijuana on its mind, but the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has had its procedures in place for some time.
Marijuana users fear repercussions with Douglas County ban
As Douglas County and the municipalities banned recreational marijuana right off the bat, those who wish to grow their own supply are nervous about getting raided, despite most police agencies saying they will be doing nothing special when it comes to enforcement of recreational marijuana use.
Reddit AMA: Ask Marijuana Editor Ricardo Baca anything
Our editor Ricardo Baca is on Reddit from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. MT today. Ask away!
Recreational pot’s smooth launch
Some public officials predicted unruly customers would fight over scarce supplies when recreational marijuana went live in Colorado. Others feared images of public toking would be beamed around the world.
Wyo. State Patrol: Don’t bring pot here
Marijuana is legal in Colorado, but the neighbors to the north sent out a reminder Thursday: “Do not bring your Colorado purchased marijuana into Wyoming.” The Wyoming Highway Patrol put out a media release saying troopers have “no plans to increase patrols on highways near the state line to look for those transporting marijuana…from Colorado,” but the drug remains illegal in Wyoming and violators will be prosecuted.
The world media turns to Colorado
The world’s media descended on Colorado this week, putting the state’s newly legalized recreational marijuana law in the spotlight. With the start of 2014, an initial burst of late-night comedy gags passed and the coverage turned more or less serious.
Weegalization music via OutKast, Dylan, Cab Calloway and more (playlist)
This is 2014, so every milestone deserves its own updated playlist, right? Marking Colorado’s new legal recreational pot sales is this banger of a playlist put together by the fine folks at Reverb.
Boulder residents travel to buy recreational pot
Cynthia Johnston, a legalization activist from Los Angeles staying with a cousin in Lafayette for the holidays, was the sixth person to buy legal recreational marijuana when it went on sale at 8 a.m.
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.
Edgewater to host Jefferson County’s first recreational pot sales
EDGEWATER —Edgewater is making history this week as the first city in Jefferson County to allow the retail sale of recreational marijuana.
Colorado adopts regulations for hemp farming
The Colorado Department of Agriculture has adopted the state’s first industrial hemp rules that went into effect before New Year’s Day.
VIDEO: Retail Marijuana Sales Go Legal in Colorado
On Wednesday, January 1, 2014 residents of Colorado became the first state in the nation to go legal with retail sales of marijuana.
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.
How to talk with teens about cannabis
Parents who have convinced their children that alcohol and tobacco are bad for them are likely struggling next with how to talk with their teens about marijuana — especially as it has become legal for adults to use recreationally in Colorado.
Colorado regulators vow improved oversight of recreational pot shops
State regulators sought to make their presence known Wednesday — the first day of recreational pot sales in Colorado — sending investigators across the state and patching together a makeshift system to ensure that inventory is being tracked as required.
Legal marijuana sales bring long lines to Colorado
Long lines and blustery winter weather greeted Colorado marijuana shoppers testing the nation’s first legal recreational pot shops Wednesday. It was hard to tell from talking to the shoppers, however, that they had waited hours in snow and frigid wind.
Mile high milestone: Pot fears were unfounded (column)
Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown predicted bad things for New Year’s Day and the world’s debut of legal recreational marijuana sales, fearing a press photograph of wanton dope smoking would stream across news wires and forever tarnish Denver’s image.
Opinion poll: Rollout of Colorado’s recreational marijuana industry
A little more than a year after Colorado voters approved Amendment 64, legalizing the sale and possession of recreational marijuana, the state’s first stores opened Wednesday.
Gov. Hickenlooper parties with the Flaming Lips in Aspen; Lips Instagram “#legalizedit”
It’s a totally crappy Instagram, yes, but what a pairing: Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper.
Scenes from Day 1 of Colorado’s recreational marijuana sales
Scenes from the historic first day of recreational marijuana sales in Colorado on Wednesday: Pandemonium – Tight organization reigned at some recreational marijuana stores.
