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After 3 years of 4/20 closures, CU’s Boulder campus open to public today
The University of Colorado will remain open to the public today, the first time in four years the Boulder campus will not be closed on 4/20.
Bong scare: Boulder bus station evacuated over ‘suspicious’ device
The Boulder Transit Center at 1400 Walnut St. was briefly evacuated and the area around the downtown station shut down this morning after police received a report of a suspicious device that turned out to be a bong, according to dispatchers.
After 3 years of closures, CU-Boulder to keep campus open on 4/20
The University of Colorado will keep the Boulder campus open to the public on 4/20 this year for the first time since it began shutting implementing April 20 closures on the marijuana holiday in 2012.
Boulder men chased down by deputies after Fort Collins pot burglary
The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office chased and caught two men suspected of stealing marijuana plants from Choice Organics in Fort Collins on Tuesday.
Boulder’s marijuana sales not living up to city’s cost projections
The expected rush of recreational marijuana industry activity in the city of Boulder hasn’t materialized, and, as a result, much of the $473,000 budgeted for oversight hasn’t been spent.
Boulder considers adding e-cigs, vaporizers to outdoor smoking ban
The Boulder City Council is considering two versions of a broad outdoor smoking ban, one that includes e-cigarettes and one that does not. The City Council holds a first reading and vote on the smoking ordinance Tuesday.
Boulder council to revisit ban on pot shops selling their own “merch”
Boulder city code bans retail marijuana establishments from selling or giving away any products with their name or logo. Several Boulder City Council members believe it is time to reconsider that provision, which appears to be unique to Boulder among Colorado towns that allow recreational marijuana sales.
Temples’ James Bagshaw would prefer weed-free Boulder show
About five months ago, Temples singer James Bagshaw asked his Denver audience to stop smoking weed. A calm, reasonable request, he told the Bluebird Theater during his band’s headlining set that the fumes made it hard for him to sing. It was the psych-rock band’s first show in Denver.
Disciplinary cases for marijuana at CU-Boulder drop dramatically
The number of students disciplined for marijuana and other drug violations at the University of Colorado was cut in half between 2012 and 2013, according to newly released crime statistics.
Black Hawk helicopter used to dismantle Boulder County grow
Boulder County law enforcement, with the help of an Army National Guard helicopter, were airlifting bundles of marijuana plants out of South St. Vrain Canyon on Tuesday after a large-scale illegal marijuana grow was discovered by hikers.
Boulder won’t display “Lab Rat” cage for Colorado teen campaign
The city of Boulder has decided to hold off on participating in the statewide “Don’t Be a Lab Rat” campaign after the Boulder Valley School District said it opposed the use of a giant metal cage to educate teens about the effects of marijuana on the developing brain.
Colorado hemp field coming into bloom in Boulder County
A hemp grower in Boulder County is opening up her private research plot to visitors, and talking pollination and possibilities for the industry. This harvest is earmarked for Colorado Hemp Coffee’s research-and-development initiatives.
Pivotal Boulder medical marijuana trial blazed way to pot regulation, use
Exactly five years ago, a beaming Jason Lauve rolled out of a Boulder courthouse in his wheelchair with an assortment of marijuana that had just been returned to him by sheriff’s deputies. In the years since Lauve left a vindicated man Aug. 6, 2009, the marijuana landscape in Colorado has shifted dramatically.
Fresh Baked (recreational shop review, Boulder)
The jars smell outstanding, the budtenders are full of knowledge, but a disappointing smoke deflates the overall impression: “Perhaps I chose poorly and ended up with one of the only badly-flushed samples — but as the old saying goes, ‘one weak link can break the chain.'”
Police: Woman punched in face for taking pics of pot smokers in Boulder
Boulder police arrested a 27-year-old woman on suspicion of assaulting another woman who was taking pictures of people smoking marijuana behind Boulder High School on Thursday.
Boulder County gives initial OK to large-scale pot greenhouses
Boulder County has given initial approval to plans for a large-scale marijuana greenhouse operation off of Valmont Road, but the county commissioners could still choose to call up the plan for a public review.
Boulder County farmers to pot greenhouses: “Not in my back yard”
The owners of two Boulder County farms are objecting to a proposal to build a large marijuana greenhouse operation near their properties, saying it’s not a good fit for their family-friendly neighborhood.
Smoker Friendly, Boulder-based tobacco chain, making pot priority with Glass Werx
It doesn’t matter what they’re smoking — tobacco or marijuana. Smokers are smokers. And in the view of Smoker Friendly, they’re all potential customers. The Boulder-based tobacco purveyor is preparing to move aggressively into cannabis accessories with the new chain Glass Werx.
Making smokeout a hazy memory: CU-Boulder having pot symposium April 2
University of Colorado student leaders have set a date for the symposium to “repurpose” the annual 4/20 pot smokeout on the Boulder campus.
4:20 Digest: A quiet Boulder 4/20, death by pot in Europe & more (2-28-14)
It’s 4:20 p.m. on Feb. 28, 2014, and here are a few of the things we’re talking about at Cannabist HQ.
No 4/20 smokeout at CU-Boulder: campus closing
For the third year in a row, the University of Colorado plans to close its Boulder campus on April 20 to curtail an “unwanted 4/20 gathering,” according to a statement released Friday morning by Chancellor Phil DiStefano.
Celebrating milestone for hemp growers in Boulder
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.
Watch Boulder skier Lyman Currier react to his 4.20 score at Sochi Olympics
Part of the Olympics’ allure is the drama, the sadness, the emotion. Colorado skier Lyman Currier experienced all of the above as his Olympics ended with the worst kind of “pop” earlier this week.
Boulder County finally enters recreational fray as two stores open
Nearly two months after becoming legal in Colorado, recreational marijuana sales finally arrived in Boulder County as two shops opened their doors Tuesday.
