Published: Jul 20, 2017, 3:12 pm • Updated: Jul 20, 2017, 3:20 pm By The Cannabist Staff Denver’s new Levitt Pavilion isn’t just a sparkling crown jewel in the Mile High City’s music scene. When the 17,000-person outdoor amphitheater opens for its inaugural concert Thursday night, it will also mark a meaningful milestone for the […]
Kayvan Khalatbari, a longtime marijuana industry entrepreneur, has built up fundraising momentum in his bid to take on Denver Mayor Michael Hancock in the 2019 election, according to his latest campaign finance report. Khalatbari raised $69,569 in the first three months of 2018, his Wednesday filing says, bringing his total since entering the race last […]
Published: Nov 10, 2017, 10:00 am • Updated: Nov 13, 2017, 8:32 am By Bruce Kennedy, The Cannabist Staff Chad Drew considers himself a veteran of not only the Air Force but also the cannabis industry. The 41-year-old is sales manager at the Colorado Harvest Company, a chain of dispensaries in metro Denver. And he […]
Published: Nov 7, 2017, 8:43 am • Updated: Nov 7, 2017, 8:44 am By The Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin state Senate is set to vote on a bill that would allow farmers to grow hemp. The bill would set up state licenses for farmers looking to grow industrial hemp. People with drug […]
Published: Oct 6, 2017, 2:10 pm • Updated: Oct 6, 2017, 3:06 pm By The Cannabist Staff Featured guests: Witt Rabon and Jamar Brown, co-founders of Dro clothing. Watch the episode Podcast: Play in new window | Download LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • Designing the perfect look for today’s cannabis culture, evolving with the modern […]
Published: Aug 8, 2017, 7:37 am • Updated: Aug 8, 2017, 7:37 am By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration intends to decrease the amount of marijuana it allocates for federally approved research. The DEA has released its proposed 2018 aggregate production quotas (APQ) for substances that fall under the tightest […]
Published: Feb 21, 2018, 12:30 pm • Updated: Feb 22, 2018, 9:47 am By Dan Zak, The Washington Post. WASHINGTON – Everybody went to high school with Matt Gaetz, in some form. You know the type. Contrarian, but well-argued. Obnoxious, but not a bully. An OK baseball player, but a much better debater: loud, fast […]
Published: Jan 2, 2018, 8:45 am • Updated: Jan 2, 2018, 8:57 am By Brian Melley and Kathleen Ronayne, The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — From a pot shop in Santa Cruz that hung a banner proclaiming “Prohibition is Over!” to one in San Diego handing out T-shirts showing the first moon landing and declaring […]
Published: Feb 26, 2018, 12:10 pm • Updated: Feb 26, 2018, 12:10 pm By The Associated Press FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Banning onsite marijuana consumption and limiting the number of pot retail stores are just two of the proposed ordinances in Fairbanks. The proposal adds six new pages of Fairbanks General Code dealing with marijuana establishments […]
Amid a rise in Colorado auto fatalities involving marijuana, state transportation officials are surveying thousands of residents this year to better understand public attitudes toward driving under the influence of pot, with the hopes of blunting the increasingly deadly trend. The Cannabis Conversation, a campaign led by the Colorado Department of Transportation, law enforcement and […]