Tag: Denver

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April 9, 2013
04/09/2013
The 2013 International Drug Policy Reform Conference: Denver, CO

The 2013 International Drug Policy Reform Conference: Denver, CO

The International Drug Policy Reform Conference is a biennial event that brings together people from around the world who believe that the war on drugs is doing more...
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April 9, 2013
04/09/2013
Aurora, CO: Marijuana Sales Could Enrich City

Aurora, CO: Marijuana Sales Could Enrich City

According to the budget and finance office of Aurora (a Denver suburb), the city could see millions in revenue from legal marijuana sales. The actual revenue increase...
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April 3, 2013
04/03/2013
CO City Council Split on Banning Recreational Marijuana

CO City Council Split on Banning Recreational Marijuana

Englewood, Colorado, a suburb of Denver and my own home sweet home, had a split city council vote on whether or not to ban recreational marijuana stores...
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March 5, 2013
03/05/2013
NJ Governor Claims He’s Not Sabotaging Medical Marijuana

NJ Governor Claims He’s Not Sabotaging Medical Marijuana

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie denies sabotaging the medical marijuana system in the state. “I do not want people flying to New Jersey, getting off a plane, going...
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February 25, 2013
02/25/2013
Weedist Talks to Mason Tvert of Marijuana Policy Project

Weedist Talks to Mason Tvert of Marijuana Policy Project

Weedists: Meet Mason Tvert “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Mason Tvert is largely credited with the...
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February 5, 2013
02/05/2013
Colorado MMJ Meet and Greet

Colorado MMJ Meet and Greet

Well, it finally happened. The skills I gained from my years of toil in the food service industry has finally allowed me do something truly awesome. I...
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January 28, 2013
01/28/2013
Denver Suburb to Severely Limit Marijuana Possession

Denver Suburb to Severely Limit Marijuana Possession

The city of Greenwood Village, which has preemptively banned marijuana retail stores, is now pushing an ordinance which would prohibit marijuana possession on public property. This would...
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January 25, 2013
01/25/2013
Tom Tancredo Agreed to Smoke Joint if Amendment 64 Passed

Tom Tancredo Agreed to Smoke Joint if Amendment 64 Passed

Former Colorado Republican Congressman and Amendment 64 supporter, Tom Tancredo, agreed to smoke a joint with filmmaker Adam Hartle if Amendment 64 passed. “Look, I made a bet...
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January 24, 2013
01/24/2013
Denver City Council May Ban Amendment 64 Businesses

Denver City Council May Ban Amendment 64 Businesses

Denver’s City Council is divided over Amendment 64. Councilman Chris Herndon said voters in his district told him, “Don’t you dare put a commercial establishment in my...
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January 17, 2013
01/17/2013
High Times’ Cannabis Cup to be Held in United States for First Time

High Times’ Cannabis Cup to be Held in United States for First Time

High Times is bringing its Cannabis Cup competition for recreational marijuana to Denver April 20-21, the first time the event has been held in the United States.
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January 2, 2013
01/02/2013
THC University in Denver Offers Class On How to Grow Pot

THC University in Denver Offers Class On How to Grow Pot

THC University, “the first professional marijuana cultivation training program in Colorado,” is set to offer its first class on February 9th at the Auraria Campus (downtown Denver). There...
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January 2, 2013
01/02/2013
First Private Marijuana Clubs Open in Colorado

First Private Marijuana Clubs Open in Colorado

05:51pm At least two members-only recreational marijuana clubs opened in Colorado Monday, one in Denver and one in the small southern Colorado town of Del Norte,...
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January 1, 2013
01/01/2013
Interview: AJ the Hashman of At Home Baked, and Colorado MMJ Meet and Greet

Interview: AJ the Hashman of At Home Baked, and Colorado MMJ Meet and Greet

Weedists: Meet AJ the Hashman “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Many MMJ patients in Colorado...
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December 31, 2012
12/31/2012
Denver Host to Nation’s First Legal Cannabis Club

Denver Host to Nation’s First Legal Cannabis Club

This morning I happened to come across a press release email blast announcing that Denver, Colorado is host to the first legal cannabis club in the United...
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December 5, 2012
12/05/2012
Free Weedist Lighter at Kamaceuticals: Attention Colorado MMJ Patients!

Free Weedist Lighter at Kamaceuticals: Attention Colorado MMJ Patients!

  The Weedist powers-that-be have bestowed a huge crop of Weedist-branded lighters on the Denver area. As a way to spread the word about the site and...
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December 3, 2012
12/03/2012
Denver Apparently Host to First Terrestrial Cannabis Radio Station, Pot 107.1

Denver Apparently Host to First Terrestrial Cannabis Radio Station, Pot 107.1

Driving around with a friend after work last night, he flipped on the radio to 107.1, expecting the electronic dance music that usually plays on there. What...
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December 3, 2012
12/03/2012
Legal Marijuana May Give NFL a Headache

Legal Marijuana May Give NFL a Headache

The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks play in states where marijuana is now legal, a massive potential legal and public relations headache for the NFL. This could have implications for where...
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November 20, 2012
11/20/2012
Prosecutors in Colorado, Washington Dismiss Even More Marijuana Cases

Prosecutors in Colorado, Washington Dismiss Even More Marijuana Cases

Prosecutors throughout Colorado and Washington state continue to dismiss hundreds of pending misdemeanor marijuana possession cases. On Thursday, Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey and City Attorney Doug Friednash announced that they...
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August 21, 2012
08/21/2012
Outdoor Advertising for Medical Marijuana Banned in Denver

Outdoor Advertising for Medical Marijuana Banned in Denver

The Denver City Council on Monday gave final approval to a ban of all outdoor medical marijuana advertising in the city.
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August 16, 2012
08/16/2012
Marijuana Groups Backing Denver Outdoor Ad Ban Won’t Disclose Membership

Marijuana Groups Backing Denver Outdoor Ad Ban Won’t Disclose Membership

Vocal supporters of the Denver outdoor ad ban bill included representatives of the Medical Marijuana Industry Group (MMIG) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local...
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