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Denver, CO, United States

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Past articles by Thomas:

Substance-Free Seating at Large Colorado Venues? Readers Respond

Should Large Colorado venues be required to make 4 percent of their seating substance-free? → Read More

Bill Proposes Sober Seating Requirement for Colorado Sports and Entertainment Venues

If the bill is approved, Colorado would be the first state in the country to require substance-free seating at entertainment venues. → Read More

With a Loss in Oklahoma, Is Legal Weed Running Out of Fertile States?

With primarily conservative states left to win over, the move to legalize recreational marijuana could be slowing down. → Read More

Marijuana Mold Recall Hits Five Colorado Dispensaries

Marijuana sold at a handful of dispensaries across Colorado has been recalled over potentially harmful levels of mold, with the recall stemming from Colorado Springs. → Read More

Old Denver Jail Used to Store Overflow of Seized Marijuana

Denver mayoral candidate Thomas Wolf believes an old jail used to store confiscated marijuana should be utilized as a homeless shelter instead, but police are unmoved. → Read More

Denver's First Licensed Marijuana Party Bus Is Already Booking Rides to DIA

Denver is set to issue the first permit for mobile marijuana consumption license, and the mobile pot lounge is already booking rides to Denver International Airport. → Read More

Smokey's Dispensaries in Fort Collins and Garden City to be Sold

Smokey's operated in Fort Collins since 2009, but the dispensary will soon become a Star Buds after a purchase from Schwazze. Smokey's Garden City store was included in the deal. → Read More

Nikola Jokic Mural Appears in Denver Neighborhood

Two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic face popped up on a garage door in Denver's Five Points neighborhood earlier this month, courtesy of Thomas "Detour" Evans. → Read More

Marijuana Business Liability Insurance Bill Pulled by Sponsor

A bill that would have required Colorado marijuana business owners to attain liability insurance coverage has been pulled its sponsor, but a similar proposal could return. → Read More

Missouri's Recretional Marijuana Market Has Colorado Influences

Robhots, a cannabis gummies brand based in Pueblo West, was founded by Kansas City native Zach Romey, who moved to Colorado in 2013 to pursue his dream in legal cannabis. → Read More

Psychedelics are Legal in Colorado, but a Push for Personal Restrictions is Coming

Several months after Colorado voters legalized psychedelic therapy and decriminalized psychedelics statewide, there is an effort brewing to limit possession and cultivation limits. → Read More

Aaron Rodgers Is Coming to Denver...to Speak About Psychedelics

Open about his use of ayahuasca and how it benefits him personally, Aaron Rodgers is listed as a speaker for the Denver Psychedelic Science conference. → Read More

Snaxland Opens Boulder Dispensary in Former Peaceful Choice

Snaxland, one of the most popular cannabis growers in Colorado, has opened a new dispensary in Boulder. It is Snaxland's first dispensary in Colorado. → Read More

After a Record Year, Colorado Dispensary Sales Fell Over 20 Percent in 2022

After a record-breaking year in 2021, legal pot sales fell big time. → Read More

Cirrus Social Club Could Bring Cannabis-Friendly Date Nights to Colfax

Cirrus Social Lounge, a potential marijuana lounge on East Colfax Avenue in Denver, hopes to open at some point in 2023. → Read More

Marijuana Grower Buys Boulder's Oldest Dispensary, Boulder Wellness Cannabis Company

Longtime dispensary Boulder Wellness has a new owner in Boulder Built, but the popular growing operation doesn't plan on changing much about the store. → Read More

Dispensary Celebrating Recreational Opening by Giving Away a Year's Supply of Rosin

Alto opened in June of 2022, but hasn't been able to offer recreational sales yet. → Read More

Medical Marijuana Patients, Activists Pushing Colorado Legislature to Improve Program

After years of increasing limitations on Colorado's medical marijuana program, the community is fighting back with a new bill. → Read More

Native Roots Talks Colorado's Cannabis Market, Buyouts and Future Prospects

As the marijuana industry undergoes big changes, Native Roots remains one of the largest Colorado cannabis brands that hasn't abandoned its Rocky Mountain ties. → Read More

Denver Police Turn Marijuana Crime Squad Into Fentanyl Investigation Unit

The Department has launched a new fentanyl investigation unit after reassigning resources from illegal marijuana cultivation and crime enforcement. → Read More