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Medical marijuana dispensary review: Green Cross of Cherry Creek

By William Breathes Thu., May 16 2013 at 4:20 PM
Categories: Marijuana, Mile Highs and Lows

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Green Cross of Cherry Creek is in an old three-story office building; Green Cross is on the second floor, along with a nail salon that I'm sure at least a few stoners have absentmindedly walked into before getting a whiff of acrylic nail polish instead of skunk.

I say that based on the look of "Not again" on the faces of the three old Asian ladies in the nail shop as they stopped talking and simultaneously stared up at me before turning back to each other while I turned and walked out the door.

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Medical marijuana dispensary review: Emerald City Organics in Denver

By William Breathes Thu., May 9 2013 at 4:20 PM
Categories: Marijuana, Mile Highs and Lows

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As strip malls go, the one Emerald City calls home is about as run-down as it gets.

I'm sure that the surrounding small businesses -- at least four Hispanic-centric Westernwear and boot stores, two sports bars, a liquor store and some taco joints -- all have positives behind their doors.

But collectively they don't project the most upbeat and inviting of images.

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Medical marijuana dispensary review: Healing House in Lakewood

By William Breathes Thu., May 2 2013 at 4:20 PM
Categories: Marijuana, Mile Highs and Lows

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The Healing House menu is freaking huge, and that alone makes it seem like another warehouse crap shack in the boonies getting by on a (somewhat) isolated location to sell bud.

The isolated-location part is true, with the shop pretty much at the western end of Alameda just a few miles before it crooks southwest around Green Mountain and ends at the foothills. But both the quality of the organic, soil-grown herb and (notably) the selection were well worth the fifteen-minute drive from Denver.

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Amendment 64-like proposal may be heading north to Alaska

By William Breathes Wed., May 1 2013 at 4:20 PM
Categories: Marijuana, Mile Highs and Lows

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Could Alaska be the next state to legalize and regulate small amounts of cannabis for personal use?

Supporters in Juneau think so.

The process has begun to gather signatures for a ballot measure that would legalize up to an ounce of marijuana for personal use, allow for home cultivation and set up a state-regulated cannabis industry -- all things pioneered in Colorado.

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Medical marijuana dispensary review: Sticky Buds in Denver

By William Breathes Thu., Apr. 25 2013 at 4:20 PM
Categories: Marijuana, Mile Highs and Lows

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I like sticky buds -- like when you're in the mood to roll and you start picking one apart, and it leaves your fingers feeling like they've been super-glued. The kind of sticky that you have to wipe your hands off before you reach for the paper or you'll rip it the first time. The kind of sticky that leaves funky odors stuck to your fingers (and clothes) for hours afterward. And, most important, relief that sticks with you. I also generally liked Sticky Buds, though the shop's actual buds didn't quite live up to its name.

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Marijuana: Bill that would transfer MMJ patient fees for drug counseling gutted

By William Breathes Wed., Apr. 24 2013 at 4:20 PM
Categories: Marijuana, Mile Highs and Lows, Politics

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A bill that would have used $10 million in medical marijuana patient registration fees for drug-treatment programs has been gutted for the second year in a row. The Representative Beth McCann-sponsored House Bill 1238, would have transferred $10 million over the next four years from the medical marijuana program cash fund to the Colorado Department of Human Services, where it would have been earmarked for marijuana and prescription-drug abuse treatment programs. The current, amended version of the bill does nothing of the sort.

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Photos: High Times Cannabis Cup 2013 wrap-up and winners

By William Breathes Mon., Apr. 22 2013 at 12:07 PM
Categories: Marijuana, Mile Highs and Lows

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High Times Magazine threw arguable the biggest private pot parties in the nation over the weekend, drawing thousands of people over two days to the Exdo Events Center for the mag's third cannabis contest in as many years. The past two years, only medical marijuana patients were allowed to puff tough on the premises. This year, though, the ganja fest was open to everyone, with areas set aside for recreational and medical patients to pack bowls, socialize and soak in some of the occasional springtime sun filtered through a smoky haze of clouds overhead.

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Marijuana Q&A with Warren Edson: "Marijuana needs to be declassified on a federal level"

By William Breathes Fri., Apr. 19 2013 at 4:20 PM
Categories: Marijuana, Mile Highs and Lows

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This week's multi-part cover story about the state of the state of marijuana takes a look at Amendment 64 and how legislators will address implementing the legalization of small amounts of cannabis and the shops that will sell it. Our print edition also features a Q&A with Amendment 64 proponent Mason Tvert. But for a broader look, we also caught up with several other cannabis activists, as well as representatives of business groups, to ask them their take on A64 and the challenges ahead. Today's interview: Colorado marijuana attorney Warren Edson.

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Medical marijuana dispensary review: Artisanal Medicinals in Denver

By William Breathes Thu., Apr. 18 2013 at 4:20 PM
Categories: Marijuana, Mile Highs and Lows

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It's not so much that Artisanal Medicinals looks sketchy from the outside. It's...ummm...okay, the place looks sketchy from the outside. It's in a forgotten corner of Denver that you probably only visited back in the day if you were buying paint, having a car repaired or spray painting murals at the communal permission walls. That's not to say it's a bad part of town; it's not. It's just commercial -- meaning there's a lot of commercial weed growing in nearby warehouses, including the one keeping Artisanal Medicinals stocked with hearty, stinky medical cannabis.

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Marijuana: THC driving bill reaches senate committee next week -- right after 4/20

By William Breathes Wed., Apr. 17 2013 at 4:20 PM
Categories: Follow That Story, Marijuana, Mile Highs and Lows, Politics

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The current incarnation of Colorado House Bill 1114, the THC driving bill gained House approval earlier this month and is headed for the Senate Judiciary Committee next Monday, April 22, after the 4/20 weekend.

Given that timing, several activists -- including Cannabis University founder Michelle LaMay -- are urging 4/20 revelers to use taxis and public transportation, as police may be looking for marijuana-impaired drivers.

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