DENVER (AP) – Colorado ski resorts are reporting a surge in early-season skier visits thanks to good autumn snowfall. The trade group Colorado Ski Country USA said Monday that skier visits at its 21 member resorts from Oct. 13 through… Read More ›
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Foreign firms want to study the therapeutic potential of cannabis in Uruguay
Uruguay’s Congress recently approved creation of the world\’s first national marketplace for legal marijuana. The government will oversee production, sales and consumption of the drug. Presidential Spokesman Diego Canepa said Monday that foreign labs have told the government they’d like… Read More ›
The Heart of the Matter: The Self-Stupifying Narcissism of the Anti-Pot Brigade
Barry Eisler nailed it! This is the heart of what’s behind many of the rules, regulations and prohibitions in our society, but clearly those related to drugs, sex and other lifestyle preferences. The inability to distinguish between subjective taste and… Read More ›
Pot Won’t Fly At DIA, Marijuana Advocates Say It’s Their Right « CBS Denver
“It’s a chronic pain condition. There’s no cure for it,” said Fibromyalgia sufferer Teri Robnett. Robnett has battled the condition for 27 years and marijuana is her medication, “It’s the only thing that works for me.”She is just one of… Read More ›
New York State Is Set to Loosen Marijuana Laws
ALBANY — Joining a growing group of states that have loosened restrictions on marijuana, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York plans this week to announce an executive action that would allow limited use of the drug by those with… Read More ›
Denver City Council Passes Proclamation on Banking
Proclamation No. CP14-0001 Urging Swift Federal Action to Provide Guidance for Banking and Other Financial Institutions to Serve Legal Marijuana Businesses WHEREAS, following successive constitutional amendments enacted by the voters of Colorado to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana, the… Read More ›
5 Ways Marijuana Helps Cancer Patients
Cancer. It’s a diagnosis no one likes to hear. Even though it’s not necessarily a death sentence, the treatment for it may feel like one. Radiation and Chemotherapy both mess with your system drastically, and can make you feel like… Read More ›
Too Stoned to Drive?
Because THC is absorbed by fatty tissue, it can linger in the blood of regular users long after the drug’s effects have worn off, meaning that daily smokers may never fall below the five-nanogram threshold. “Patients like me,” Teri Robnett… Read More ›
Cannabis Patients Alliance founder named 2013 Advocate of the Year
Congratulations to Cannabis Patients Alliance founder Teri Robnett for being named Advocate of the Year at the 2013 Cannabis Business Awards. Watch her motivating call to action in her acceptance speech below.
The Road to Retail: What a long strange trip it’s been
The Daily Doobie, December 1, 2013 On November 6, 2012, Colorado made history when voters passed Amendment 64 allowing for the legal recreational use of cannabis by anyone over 21, and establishing a retail system for the production and sale… Read More ›