Published: Apr 19, 2016, 5:31 pm By John Ingold, The Denver Post Colorado lawmakers on Tuesday gave initial approval to a bill that would ban the sale of marijuana edibles made in the shapes of animals or fruits. The goal of House Bill 1436 is to discourage young children from eating THC-infused products they mistake…
Published: Apr 19, 2016, 12:17 pm By Ricardo Baca, The Cannabist Staff Jimmy Kimmel is really making the most out of this weed issue. A few weeks ago Kimmel and his team introduced us to Mom Weed, “For moms who toke up on the go. Because let’s face it: Taking a fat rip off some…
Published: Apr 18, 2016, 9:16 pm By Jon Murray, The Denver Post The latest proposal aimed at setting marijuana industry caps in Denver won a test vote Monday in the City Council’s second attempt at finding common ground on an issue that has pitted entrepreneurs against vocal neighborhood advocates. The council voted 8-3 to give…
Published: Apr 18, 2016, 4:54 pm By Angela Hill, San Jose Mercury News OAKLAND, Calif. — This has to be the first time Wayne, Garth, Cheech, Chong, Craig and Smokey have shared a museum wall. Yes, the Oakland Museum of California has gone to pot, devoting its entire Great Hall gallery to an exhaustive, high-profile…
Published: Apr 18, 2016, 4:26 pm HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania has become the 24th state to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill into law Sunday afternoon surrounded by a jubilant crowd of supporters at the Capitol building in Harrisburg. “Marijuana is medicine and it’s coming to Pennsylvania,” said…
Published: Apr 18, 2016, 3:42 pm By Ricardo Baca, The Cannabist Staff While supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders have lost track of how many times they’ve heard his oft-touted figure of $27 — the average donation to Sanders’ campaign — the marijuana-minded vote is looking to alter that average, if only for one day.…
Published: Apr 18, 2016, 2:10 pm By Sarah Kuta, Daily Camera For the first time in years, it will be business as usual on the University of Colorado’s Boulder campus on April 20. No police tape. No fishy smelling fertilizer. No concerts. And definitely no massive crowd of people toking up at 4:20 p.m. on…
Published: Apr 18, 2016, 11:36 am By Tom McGhee, The Denver Post The weekend’s snow shut down Denver’s annual 420 marijuana rally, but organizers are now hoping to pull together an extravaganza at one of the city’s premier entertainment venues. “I’m not ruling out Sports Authority, I think it is a possibility,” said Rob Corry,…
Published: Apr 18, 2016, 10:16 am By John Ingold and Ricardo Baca, The Denver Post Updated April 18, 2016 at 5:26 p.m. Colorado’s treatment centers have seen a trend toward heavier marijuana use among patients in the years after the state legalized the drug, according to a new report from the state Department of Public…
Published: Apr 18, 2016, 12:16 am By Jon Murray, The Denver Post The sponsor of a failed Denver City Council proposal to set marijuana industry caps has refiled the bill with a concession aimed at attracting more support. Councilwoman Robin Kniech’s proposal is aimed at prohibiting new locations for pot shops and grow houses. Its…
Published: Apr 16, 2016, 1:41 am By Nikki Work, The Greeley Tribune GREELEY — Two years ago, Rick Trojan and his team at Colorado Cultivars found a wild hemp plant growing on the side of the road. It looked kind of like a Christmas tree, he said. They brought it into their greenhouse and began…
Published: Apr 15, 2016, 4:01 pm By Jesse Paul, The Denver Post Authorities say organized crime elements with out-of-state ties increasingly are using Colorado homes to grow large amounts of marijuana illegally for transport and sale across the nation. The uptick in these so-called “pirate grows” has become a priority for federal, state and local…