Here are 15 of the most intriguing questions readers had for Ask The Cannabist columnist Susan Squibb in the first year of recreational marijuana sales in Colorado. Queries ran the gamut from what’s now legal (and what’s still illegal) to the products for sale in pot shops to quests for 1970s strains and cooking with weed.
The black market for marijuana in Colorado isn’t what it used to be. Nine or 10 years ago, the narrative of illicit cannabis in the state focused on illegally grown product filtering in from Mexico, California and elsewhere. Now it seems officials and experts are more concerned about Colorado-grown marijuana infiltrating other states, a trend that is seeing a significant upward trajectory, according to data obtained by The Denver Post.
Colorado seed developer Ben Holmes will soon apply for a U.S. patent on a cannabis strain. If it is awarded, the patent for Holmes’ medical-grade Otto II strain would be the first to protect a cannabis plant.
Part IV in a series: This is full circle, in a way, for the family behind Medicine Man, a Colorado marijuana company that wants to be the Costco of weed. The Williams family’s bet on their business plan, tolerance for risk and willingness to be open about their financial books and personal lives have paid off.
This Q&A handles readers’ questions about cannabis. Topics include states with medical marijuana-card reciprocity; epilepsy treatments; and pumpkin-flavored marijuana strains.
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.
This weekend’s Denver County Fair includes a 21-and-over “Pot Pavilion” where winning entries for plants, bongs, edible treats and clothes made from hemp are on display.
Move over, pot brownies. The proliferation of marijuana edibles for both medical and recreational purposes is giving rise to a cottage industry of baked goods, candies, infused oils, cookbooks and classes as more states change their marijuana laws.
The Q&A handles readers’ questions on cannabis matters. Topics include marijuana edibles food trucks in Colorado, marijuana university classes and options for unaccredited investors in the pot industry.
As Washington plows toward the legal pot promised land, it’s finding that getting the cannabis market off the ground has been even tougher than anyone imagined.
“Is that grass an indica or sativa?” Imagine what you’d overhear at a marijuana farmers market. On July 4th weekend, a group of ganjaprenuers will open a cannabis-only farmers market in Los Angeles.
The world of weed is growing every day. Here’s a compendium of marijuana terms, from the plant to the many ways to consume it and the cannabis culture that surrounds it.
Hemp seed, the soft-textured, shelled byproduct of the low- or no-THC cannabis plant, is rich in protein and essential fatty acids like other so-called super foods such as blueberries and salmon.
Michelle Malkin is a conservative hero, yes, but she’s also an advocate for medical (and even recreational) marijuana. Our expansive interview:
The opening months of Colorado’s first-in-the-nation recreational marijuana industry have seen a rise in fiery explosions and injuries as pot users try to make hash oil in home-based laboratories. Since Jan. 1, the state’s only certified adult burn center has treated 10 people with serious injuries they suffered while making hash oil, compared with 11 in 2013 and one in 2012.
The Herbalizer is a vaporizer like no other. It was designed by a pair of former NASA engineers, which helps explain the deliberate creation process behind the device. A few vaporizers can claim precision temperature control. A few can claim super-fast startup. A few can be called beautiful. But none has so deftly married these features like the Herbalizer.
Here’s a little help for the thousands of visitors heading to Colorado to partake on the 4/20 weekend. A Denver guide to everything in between the official festivities. Where to stay, eat, drink and shop, and how to get around.
The Green Solution’s Grape Street location is visited by Cannabist shop critic The Ombudsman for a recreational purchase: “Even though the reception area was nice enough, it definitely did not prepare me for the uber-slick and professional presentation that oozed from every pore of this store.”
As a parent, I feel like my weed has to be on lockdown. We take precautions to keep cleaning solutions, sharp objects and hot liquids away from our children. Don’t we owe it to them, and to ourselves, to keep our medicine or recreational intoxicants away from them as well?
Colorado health officials on Friday announced a new crackdown on medical-marijuana patients whose doctors have given them permission to grow more than the standard number of marijuana plants.
Want to avoid the most common hand and wrist video game injuries caused by hours of nonstop gaming? Dr. Levi Harrison, a.k.a. “The Gamer’s Doctor” has you covered. He discusses common maladies and offers tips for preventing injury.
Readers have marijuana questions, and here are answers. In this installment, topics include buying seeds in Colorado, when is good time to start growing outdoors and a disappointing recreational shopping experience.
The Q&A handles readers’ questions on all marijuana matters. In this installment, topics include worker’s comp and how employers drug test; how soon an out-of-stater can purchase more pot; and someone seeking marijuana strains of the 1970s.
Brace yourselves, pork lovers. A herd of heritage pigs arrives at the Ritz-Carlton, Denver this Sunday for the ultimate culinary competition that is Cochon 555. We paid a visit to chef Justin Brunson of Old Major. For Brunson, pot and pigs go hand in hand.
Veronica Carpio with Grow Hemp Colorado talks about the outlook for industrial hemp as new licensing is set to begin March 1 with the Colorado Department of Agriculture. Grow Hemp Colorado is hosting a Boulder County Hemp Meeting to commemorate the occasion.
