Cannabis & Beer Reporter
Tiney Ricciardi
Since joining The Denver Post in 2020, reporter Tiney Ricciardi has honed a beat she endearingly calls “earthly delights.” That includes news and features about beer, cannabis, psilocybin, reality TV, and the great outdoors. Prior to her Rocky Mountain tenure, Tiney worked for The Dallas Morning News where she served as the paper’s first beer editor covering the Lone Star State’s emerging craft brewing landscape. In late 2020, Tiney attained her Beer Judge Certification. A Texas native and devout Dallas Stars hockey fan, Tiney resides on Colorado’s Western Slope where her favorite activity is hiking with her husband and dog to enjoy a cold brew and mountain view.
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GABF turns 40: How Colorado’s biggest beer festival shaped the American craft industry
Roll call: Who's headed to the highly anticipated return of GABF?

Mushroom rabbi grows ceremonial psilocybin for Denver congregation — but is that legal?
Rabbi Ben Gorelick and The Sacred Tribe host weekend-long Denver retreats for people to explore “the relationship to self, community and God” using psilocybin mushrooms grown locally by his team.

On Charlotte Figi Day, family will celebrate the Colorado girl who helped legitimize medical marijuana
Charlotte Figi died last April after contracting what her family suspects was COVID-19, but her legacy lives in on in the medical marijuana reform she helped inspire through her journey...
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Glendale plans to open Colorado’s first marijuana tasting room inside a replica jail cell
The Smokin Gun Apothecary in Glendale is planning to open Colorado's first marijuana tasting room, The Joint, in Glendale.

Colorado unveils plan to help bring banking to state’s cannabis industry
Because marijuana remains a controlled substance under federal law, Colorado’s dispensaries, cultivations and other businesses have been prohibited from obtaining conventional financial services, such as lines of credits or loans,...

What is social equity in Colorado’s cannabis industry? Regulators look to level the playing field for marginalized communities
Regulators at the state level and in Denver are tackling new initiatives to improve social equity in Colorado's cannabis industry -- even if they’re still figuring out exactly what that...

Colorado hopes to make cannabis industry more eco-friendly by recycling breweries’ carbon dioxide
In an effort to make Colorado's cannabis industry more eco-friendly, the state's health department and energy office launched two new pilot programs Wednesday focused on reducing carbon emissions and improving...

Colorado State University to open new cannabinoid research center
Colorado State University is planning to open a new research center dedicated to studying cannabinoids this spring, thanks to a $1.5 million donation.

This Colorado brewery wants to be the face of nonalcoholic beer movement
Ceria Brewing Co., famous for its THC-infused beers, will soon have nonalcoholic beers (sans THC) in 200+ Total Wine stores nationwide.

Perlmutter, House co-sponsors push Senate for swift action on marijuana banking bill
U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter and three other congressmen who've been pushing to give cannabis businesses access to banking services expressed hope Tuesday their bill would move through the Senate soon.

Denver dispensary burglaries hit 3-year high as 2019 ended with rash of armed robberies
Police are investigating a string of armed robberies of metro-area dispensaries in December as the number of break-ins at Denver marijuana businesses hit a three-year high in 2019.

Rodeo 101: Traditions, superstitions and essential lingo to make you sound like a pro
Strap on your spurs and learn these five rodeo terms so you can sound like a pro.

More than 50 applicants in line for Colorado’s first sports betting licenses
Colorado's gaming commission solidified the rules for sports betting licensure Thursday, setting the stage for the first group of applicants to be approved next month as the state moves toward...