DENVER — A new Denver business is making history in more ways than one. Pure Elevations, located at 185 S. Santa Fe Drive, is Denver's first marijuana spa. It is also the first business where people can both buy and consume weed in the city: customers are allowed to make purchases, take edibles and use topicals inside the spa. People can also smoke outside, in the consumption … [Read more...] about Denver’s first marijuana spa is here
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Denver Begins Psychedelic Training For First Responders
The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), a 34-year-old nonprofit research and educational organization “that develops medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana,” announced in a press release on Monday that it “has partnered with the City and County of Denver to provide comprehensive … [Read more...] about Denver Begins Psychedelic Training For First Responders
A glimpse of Denver’s forthcoming upscale cannabis club
Arend Richard's vision to turn marijuana consumption into a sophisticated experience is taking shape. Zoom in: Across the street from a sex shop, a few doors down from a tattoo studio and just a block away from a dispensary, the Cirrus Social Club promises something new. State of play: The social club, which took over a martial arts studio at 3200 E. Colfax Ave. in the … [Read more...] about A glimpse of Denver’s forthcoming upscale cannabis club
Denver Archdiocese condemns marijuana in letter, industry leaders call it ‘disappointing’
The archdiocese of Denver released a pastoral letter Friday condemning the spreading use of recreational marijuana, expressing "concern for the salvation of souls." A marijuana industry leader called the letter "disappointing" and "out of touch." The letter, written by Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, "highlights challenges of broad acceptance of recreational pot." "I write to you … [Read more...] about Denver Archdiocese condemns marijuana in letter, industry leaders call it ‘disappointing’
Unlicensed Cannabis Events Prompt Crackdown by City of Denver
The Denver Department of Excise & Licenses is continuing to serve warnings to event organizers who are hosting unlicensed cannabis-related activities. This past weekend on Aug. 19, the Stoner Cinema Pop-Up held an event featuring a cannabis-friendly movie experience featuring Grandma’s Boy (2006). The screening was held at Dreams Aren’t This Good, an event venue (which is … [Read more...] about Unlicensed Cannabis Events Prompt Crackdown by City of Denver
These Denver neighborhoods are at max pot capacity
DENVER (KDVR) — Some of Denver’s neighborhoods are simply too tightly packed with marijuana. A release from Denver’s Department of Excise and Licenses shows which city neighborhoods are too full of marijuana businesses. Denver’s marijuana licensing program has tried to protect the areas with the heaviest concentration of marijuana stores and cultivation facilities from … [Read more...] about These Denver neighborhoods are at max pot capacity
International Church of Cannabis spars with liberal city — but it’s not because of drugs
The city of Denver is demanding the Church of Cannabis remove a statue that its co-founder says represents religious freedom and is used by its weed-smoking congregants for meditation. "I hope the city of Denver recognizes our right to exist and our right to have this religious effigy, this representation of the freedom of religion that all Americans should have," International … [Read more...] about International Church of Cannabis spars with liberal city — but it’s not because of drugs
Colorado’s first licensed cannabis-friendly tour bus ready to roll in Denver
DENVER — The Cannabis Experience, Colorado’s first licensed cannabis-friendly tour bus, is ready to roll in Denver. The Denver Department of Excise and Licenses, which issued the license Thursday, believes it may be the first and only licensed mobile marijuana hospitality establishment in the nation. The Cannabis Experience CEO Sarah Woodson and her husband, Terry, told … [Read more...] about Colorado’s first licensed cannabis-friendly tour bus ready to roll in Denver
Two Denver businesses hope to open marijuana smoking lounges by spring
DENVER — The Patterson Inn in Denver hopes to soon welcome Coloradans to smoke weed in its lounge, but there are still a few hurdles in the way. “This has the potential to open up a business no one has seen before,” said Patterson Inn owner Chris Chiari. Chiari says it's been a process to obtain a marijuana hospitality license. Right now, they are waiting for the city and … [Read more...] about Two Denver businesses hope to open marijuana smoking lounges by spring
‘There’s a real attack on the industry’: Medical marijuana sales continue to drop in Colorado
By: Amy Wadas on Denver7 Colorado’s Department of Revenue says medical marijuana sales are continuing to drop. Experts are worried about people with health conditions having access to the treatment they need. They say patients are paying more in taxes for similar products at recreational facilities. “This is the lowest they've been since the legalization of recreational. I'm … [Read more...] about ‘There’s a real attack on the industry’: Medical marijuana sales continue to drop in Colorado
