Here comes Psychedelics, Denver Decriminalizes Magic Mushrooms A few years ago I wrote on the idea that Cannabis will be the catalyst to legalize psychedelics. Not to say “I told you so, but…I told you so!” Denver recently voted to decriminalize magic mushrooms. Technically, they decriminalized the possession of psilocybin,…
Let’s get something out of the way: I am not Nic Garcia. Your usual host is vacationing, and hopefully taking a break from Colorado’s news cycle. Instead, you’re stuck with Andrew Kenney. You can call me Andy. The Post hired me a few months ago to cover Denver — so,…
Colorado may be the mecca of legal marijuana, but the state’s old drug laws still loom large. More than 10,000 people in Denver alone were convicted of low-level cannabis crimes between 2001 and 2013. Those offenses — such as possessing the drug or paraphernalia — would not be illegal today,…
Dean Ween has big plans for Denver. The guitarist, best known for his work in the iconic alt-rock band Ween, hopes to open a Denver concert venue where the audience will be allowed to use marijuana — without hiding from security. The venue would be named Dean Ween’s Honeypot Lounge…
Want to vape weed at a bar? It’s not happening anytime soon, according to a new letter from five different Colorado state agencies to the Denver City Council. A city task force has been working for months on suggestions to make it easier for people to use cannabis at businesses.…
Two months after undercover Denver police officers led a raid on marijuana party buses, the case is heading toward a trial. The tour buses, which are still operating, allow paying customers to use cannabis while they ride between dispensaries and other destinations. After running for years with little trouble, buses…
Drug Enforcement Administration and FBI agents joined state and local agencies in a massive, coordinated raid of more than a dozen suspected illegal marijuana growing operations across the Denver metro area Thursday morning, federal officials say. Drug investigators began serving judicial warrants to suspected drug trafficking locations following a lengthy…
Denver dispensaries sold more than $ 587 million in marijuana in 2017 even as sales in shops in other parts of the state continue to grow. Retail sales totaled $ 377 million in Denver, according to the city’s annual report on the marijuana industry released Thursday. The city’s revenue from all marijuana…
Check for booby traps, Denver. Kevin McAllister is in town. Macaulay Culkin is best known for his role as the clever robber-combating McAllister in the 1990s classic “Home Alone.” He now runs Bunny Ears, a spoof magazine and podcast. Read the rest of this story on DenverPost.com. The Cannabist
New Marijuana Game Show Wants To Help Denver Kids ‘Just Say No’ An out-of-the-ordinary new game show developed by the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses wants to help kids stay off pot, in a more progressive manner. The show, which was the result of the team’s research on popular…