You don’t need to smoke a joint or play hooky to celebrate 4/20 anymore. Just hit up a certain Carl’s Jr. in Denver that is testing CBD-infused burgers all day on Saturday, April 20. Available only on 4/20 at the Carl’s Jr. located at 4050 Colorado Boulevard, the Rocky Mountain High CheeseBurger Delight will come topped […]
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Denver Company Has Big Plans for Marijuana Greenhouse in Massachusetts
On the eve of a vote that could legalize recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, a Colorado company is preparing to build the state’s largest marijuana greenhouse, a sprawling, high-tech complex that could eventually expand to nearly 1 million square feet. Denver-based AmeriCann Inc. completed a deal last week to lease a 53-acre parcel for the project […]
Veterans Find Solace Protecting Cannabis Dispensaries In Colorado
It’s nighttime at the Herbal Cure, a south Denver marijuana shop and grow house tucked into a parking lot beside the highway. Inside is a marijuana bounty: thousands of dollars’ worth of cannabis plants, boxes of marijuana-infused chocolate, jars of $360-an-ounce weed with names like Frankenberry, Lemon Skunk and Purple Cheddar. Chris Bowyer, a lanky […]
Marijuana In Bars? Denver Voters Will Decide This November
DENVER — In November, Denver voters will decide whether to allow marijuana use in bars. The Denver Elections Division announced that the petition contains enough valid signatures to make the ballot in the Nov. 8 general election. According to organizers, the bill will allow for “limited social cannabis consumption by adults in designated consumption areas within establishments […]
Denver Marijuana Grow Becomes First to Be Denied License Renewal
Neighborhood push-back against a northeast Denver marijuana grow operation culminated Thursday in the city’s first-ever denial of a routine cultivation license renewal. Starbuds, a marijuana chain that grows plants on the second floor of its recreational shop at 4690 Brighton Blvd., plans to appeal the decision by Stacie Loucks, the executive director of the Denver Department of Excise […]
Denver Marijuana Store Wins Right to a License — at a Legal Cost of $3.7 Million
At the moment last week when marijuana entrepreneur Ross Vaisman received a license to open his recreational cannabis storefront on West Colfax Avenue, he made history as the first person in Denver to beat back an effort by city officials to stymie his plans. The license granted Thursday to the Pig N’ Whistle came after […]
A First in Denver? They May Yank a Marijuana Grow License
For the first time, a Denver marijuana grow operation could lose its license because of neighborhood push-back. A hearing officer’s recommended denial, if accepted, jeopardizes the license that allows Starbuds to grow plants on the second floor of a recreational marijuana shop it operates at 4690 Brighton Blvd., near the National Western Stock Show. That is the original location […]
Is There Really Chaos in Denver’s Marijuana Security Market?
A company that provides security to the Denver marijuana industry says there’s “chaos” in the Colorado marijuana security market. The managing director of Iron Protection Group, which is a unit of Denver-based General Cannabis Corp. (over-the-counter bulletin board: CANN) said the company is currently hiring security personnel. “We understand there is some chaos now going […]
Denver Council Close to Putting Caps on Marijuana Businesses
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 initial approval. A final vote is set for next Monday. Councilwoman Robin […]
Denver City Council Considering New Restrictions on Marijuana Sales
A proposal by Denver City Councilwoman Robin Kniech laying out new regulations for marijuana sales in Denver advanced from a council committee Monday to a first reading in the council’s regular meeting on April 11. The proposal moved ahead after a council member unsuccessfully tried to add several provisions to it. Councilwoman Debbie Ortega suggested […]