As reported by the Denver Post At the Medicine Man retail pot shop in Denver’s Montbello neighborhood, the line stretched around the building, past a food truck selling breakfast burritos and into the employee parking lot. Reporters from French television, CNN, the High Times and local news stations crammed into the lobby. The store was ready at 8 a.m.…
As reported by Daily KOS At was a joyous day today in Colorado, and I was not going to miss out, so I planned to spend my day legally buying cannabis. Freedom is as freedom does. I went to bed early last night, and early this morning I took the bus down to Denver and arrived at the LoDo Wellness…
As reported by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette DENVER — Long lines and blustery winter weather greeted Colorado marijuana shoppers testing the nation’s first legal recreational pot shops Wednesday. Colorado unveiled the modern world’s first fully legal marijuana industry — no doctor’s note required (as in 18 states and Washington, D.C.) and no unregulated production of the drug (as in the…
As reported by 303Magazine Colorado made history this week as the first place in the world to legally sell Recreational Marijuana. A year after Amendment 64 was passed by Colorado voters, “Green Wednesday” marked the end of “Cannabis prohibition” for the state. The events were a grand success in both commerce and safety. 17 shops in Denver plus 20 across…
As reported by the Gazette Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown predicted bad things for New Year’s Day and the world’s debut of legal recreational marijuana sales, fearing a press photograph of wanton dope smoking would stream across news wires and forever tarnish Denver’s image. He even penned a column for his constituent newsletter with the headline “Cannabis Chaos.” “I have…
As reported by Fox News Ahead of the day when Colorado residents aged 21 and older can buy marijuana for recreational use, the first batch of Denver businesses approved to sell the drug got their licenses Friday. Applause broke out and cameras whirred when the first license was issued from Denver’s Department of Excise and Licenses. The city awarded 14…
As reported by the Daily News DENVER — Long lines and blustery winter weather greeted Colorado marijuana shoppers testing the nation’s first legal recreational pot shops Wednesday. It was hard to tell from talking to the shoppers, however, that they had waited hours in snow and frigid wind. “It’s a huge deal for me,” said Andre Barr, a 34-year-old deliveryman…
As reported by the Huffington Post DENVER (AP) — The first batch of Denver businesses approved to sell recreational marijuana got their licenses Friday, the owners mugging for pictures and saying they never thought they’d see the day when they’d get a permit to sell pot. Applause broke out and cameras whirred when the first license was issued from the…
As reported by the Denver Business Journal Hundreds of people lined up Wednesday morning in downtown Denver for the chance to legally buy marijuana for a non-medical use for the first time. The line at LoDo Wellness Center, 1617 Wazee St., ran almost a half a block long as building owner Donald C. Andrews handed out red tickets so people…
As reported by CNN Iraq war veteran Sean Azzariti described his purchase of recreational marijuana — legally — as a historic moment Wednesday. “It’s huge,” he said at a marijuana store along a light industrial corridor outside downtown Denver. “It hasn’t even sunk in how big this is yet.” Indeed, before the 3D Cannabis Center opened at 8 a.m. MT,…