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 […]
Denver-Based Vicente Sederberg LLC, Announces the Hiring of Kelly Rosenberg, a Long-Time Marijuana Regulatory Attorney for the State of Colorado
Press release For immediate release – April 4, 2016 Rosenberg, as an attorney with the Colorado Department of Law, helped draft all regulations adopted by the Marijuana Enforcement Division DENVER, CO – Vicente Sederberg LLC today announced that Kelly Rosenberg, a former attorney with the Colorado Department of Law, has joined the marijuana-focused law firm. […]
Marijuana Dispensary Wants to Land Naming Rights to Denver Broncos Stadium
The recent bankruptcy filing by Sports Authority has raised questions about possibly renaming the stadium the Denver Broncos play in, and a marijuana company is one such interested buyer. Native Roots is one of Colorado’s largest dispensaries. It expanded from one to 14 stores over the last year. The marijuana dispensary chain said they are fully […]
Denver Changing Its Approach to Pesticides on Marijuana
More than a year after Denver started actively policing the marijuana industry’s use of pesticides, the city’s health department is changing its enforcement procedures. Starting April 15, the Denver Department of Environmental Health will no longer test marijuana and pot products in a privately owned cannabis testing facility, the city wrote in an industry bulletin […]
Denver Ready to Lift Moratorium on New Marijuana Businesses
The City Council appeared Monday to settle on allowing pending applications for new marijuana stores and grow houses to proceed when Denver lifts a moratorium May 1. Although some members hesitated on that issue, the guidance gave the green light to Councilwoman Robin Kniech to craft a formal proposal that still would replace the moratorium […]
Rejected in Denver, Is the 2016 Cannabis Cup Now Headed to Pueblo, Colorado?
After Adams County commissioners last week rejected the permit for this year’s U.S. Cannabis Cup in Colorado, organizers are scrambling to find a new home for the event — and it looks as if High Times’ largest marijuana-minded party might be leaving the Denver metro area in 2016. Cup organizers and Pueblo County property owners […]
County Commissioners Deny Permit for 2016 Cannabis Cup in Denver
Adams County commissioners have rejected a permit for April’s High Times Cannabis Cup, the vast outdoor marijuana fair that coincides with the 4/20 pot celebration rally in downtown Denver. The commissioners on Tuesday unanimously denied the Denver Merchandise Mart a permit for the April 16-20 event, taking testimony from several law enforcement officials who warned […]
Denver Releases 28,000 Marijuana Products Recalled for Pesticides
The city of Denver has released more than 28,000 packages of marijuana-infused edibles back into the market after recalling the products late last year when they tested positive for pesticides that are banned for use on cannabis. The release comes despite Gov. John Hickenlooper in November issuing an executive order mandating that all contaminated cannabis […]
Denver Area Gears Up For Its Next Big Marijuana Tourist Attraction
The forty-foot-high Willie Nelson statue has yet to appear on the edge of Colorado Boulevard — but that could only be a matter of time. Because otherwise, the construction crew is putting the finishing touches on what promises to soon become one of metro Denver’s top tourist attractions: The Smokin’ Gun. Yes, it’s a recreational […]
